THE CORPORATE SOCIAL VENTURING (CSV) PROGRAMME IS CENTRAL TO BIG ISSUE INVEST’S MISSION TO PREVENT POVERTY AND CREATE OPPORTUNITY. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING COLLABORATIVE MENTORING AND INVESTMENT TO EARLY STAGE SOCIAL BUSINESSES.
DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES THAT TACKLE SOME OF SOCIETY’S BIGGEST CHALLENGES IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
THE CSV PROGRAMME IS AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BIG ISSUE INVEST AND BARCLAYS (AS PART OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO IMPACT 5 MILLION YOUNG FUTURES BY 2015) WITH INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT FROM FIVE PARTNERS: EXPERIAN, FIRST ARK, FUSION 21, PLACES FOR PEOPLE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON.