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In times of uncertainty, can businesses and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector work together to make meaningful change and support communities?

In spring this year, we launched the Tees Valley Business Volunteering Challenge with the aim of connecting large commercial organisations with voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) to develop innovative opportunities for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to improve volunteering, engagement and VCSE development.

Through our work with the Grow Tees Valley project, we are able to offer free exhibition space to 15 small and medium-sized Tees Valley businesses at the Grow Tees Valley Conference.

Edge Innovation has helped seven ambitious local businesses launch new products and services at the Tees Valley Business Summit.

Can Environmental Social Governance (ESG) or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) really have an impact on the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector? Our lead for social enterprise projects, Susan Ross, talks about the Volunteering Challenge she's involved with.

Ryan Siddall, Innovation Manager at NEPIC, tells us more about the manufacturing and processing challenge.

Susan Ross, Social Enterprise Lead for the Tees Valley Business Challenge, tells us more about the wellbeing challenge.

Find out more from Susan Ross, Social Enterprise Lead for the Tees Valley Business Challenge.

An introduction to the healthcare challenge from Dr Sean Gill, a Programme Manager at the AHSN NENC in the Innovation and Economic Growth Team.

Dominic Lusardi, an award-winning Digital Business Leader & Non-Executive Director, introduces the digital challenge.