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Enta gains newly launched ‘ethical’ business award - 1st February 2010

Enta CIC has been successful in satisfying key criteria to be awarded the Social Enterprise Mark, which identifies them as trading for social and environmental purposes.

 

 The Social Enterprise Mark was launched nationally on February 1st, at Voice10, the Social Enterprise Coalition’s national conference. The Social Enterprise Mark is the brand for social enterprises. The Mark will identify businesses which meet defined criteria for social enterprise, and consumers will recognise that businesses displaying the Mark are trading to benefit people and planet.

 

Enta CIC joins other ethical businesses that have been recognised by being awarded the Mark both nationally (such as the Eden Project), and locally (such as Gateway Family Services and iSE, the Institute for Social Entrepreneurs). The Social Enterprise Mark builds off the pilot work run by RISE, the voice for south west social enterprise.

 

Social enterprises are working to make a difference across the UK and beyond, but not enough people know what they are or how they work. The Social Enterprise Mark aims to raise awareness of what social enterprises do in order to get more people to buy from, engage with, start up and work for social enterprises.

 

Enta CIC has been working across Birmingham since 1977 changing lives and communities by providing learning opportunities, training and guidance to help people who have faced barriers prepare for paid employment. Enta also runs the Lakeside Children’s and Family Learning Centre in Kingstanding.Enta moved in December 09 to flagship new premises in Aston where facilities include a Vocational Training Centre, a Canalside Training Café, Conference Facilities, Enta’s Catering Service, a Day Care Nursery, a Careers Library and lots more.

 

Kevin Hayes, CEO said, “We’re really proud to have been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark. Enta is absolutely committed to supporting people into employment and consequently helping local communities to thrive and prosper”.

 

Lucy Findlay, champion from the Social Enterprise Mark Company (manager of the Mark) advised:
“We are delighted to award the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark to Enta CIC. Social enterprises come in all shapes and forms so it's great to see a vital, local training organisation understanding the importance of being part of the wider social enterprise brand. It will help Enta promote their business ethics and values. We hope that the Social Enterprise Mark will do for social enterprise what the Fair Trade Mark did for fair trade.”