Corporate social impact
At NPC, we have over 20 years of experience supporting organisations to maximise their social and environmental impact, with proven results of bringing about real change in the communities in which our clients live and work. Learn more about how we can support you to maximise your impact.
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Investing in the impact economy
By Joshua Meek and Paul Kelly, Unity Trust Bank.
On 9 September 2026.
How place-aware finance can enable organisations to deliver vital community services and what this means for the impact economy.
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What does ‘place-based’ really mean?
By Sabrina Bengtzen .
On 7 August 2026.
What a place-based approach really means, why it is gaining momentum across the impact economy, and how collaboration rooted in local communities can drive more effective social change.
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How to develop meaningful corporate-charity partnerships
By Romana Bruderer-Schwab .
On 27 June 2024.
Engaging in long-term corporate-charity partnerships aligned to a business’ strengths make corporate philanthropy meaningful and offer a win-win scenario.
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Digital and financial exclusion in the UK: what’s driving it and how can we turn the tide?
By Claire Gordon .
On 14 December 2023.
NPC Senior Consultant, Claire Gordon, reflects on our research for the Santander Foundation exploring digital and financial exclusion in the UK.
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Working with businesses: how can NPC help?
By Margery Infield .
On 25 October 2023.
NPC’s Principal: Corporate Social Impact, Margery Infield, explains what support NPC offers to businesses.
Organisation we’ve worked with
First Sentier Investors
On 27 June 2023.
We worked with First Sentier Investors to help develop their new global strategy and to set up new grant-making and measurement practices. The new strategy launched in autumn 2022, with positive buy-in and feedback from across the staff base and leadership team.
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The ‘S’ in ESG: How businesses can respond in a time of crisis
By Margery Infield .
On 1 December 2022.
Among the many ways businesses can respond to the cost-of-living crisis, here are three things we think corporate social purpose teams should be considering.
Organisation we’ve worked with
British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Diabetes UK and Tesco partnership
On 21 November 2022.
NPC worked with Tesco and the charity partners to co-design a theory of change for its Little helps for healthier living programme.
Resources
Putting the ‘S’ back into ESG
On 29 September 2022.
This is a briefing on how charities can ensure social issues are considered in environmental, social and governance (‘ESG’) frameworks.
Organisation we’ve worked with
Friends Provident Foundation
On 3 January 2022.
NPC worked with Friends Provident Foundation to evaluate the impact of its five-year Building Resilient Economies programme and its Foundation-wide activities.
Organisation we’ve worked with
DHL UK Foundation
On 15 August 2018.
We helped the DHL UK Foundation to help proactively source a new charity partner.
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Building more impactful corporate-charity partnerships
On 28 March 2018.
How non-profits and for-profits can work better to together and make a bigger difference for people and causes.