• Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day

    We speak to Catherine Hanley, Software Engineer at Cambridge Bio-Augmentation Systems

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  • Award win for Cambridge Solar

    Future Business Centre tenant wins British Renewable Energy Installer of the Year 2018 award

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  • Belong Ltd raises £35 million through Retail Charity Bond

    Funds for pioneering later-life care enabling older people to live the lives they choose

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  • Kingdom Housing Association

    Scottish Government invests £40 million in Allia’s charitable bond programme
    £15 million increase in funding to support the development of affordable housing in Scotland

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  • Opportunity for start-ups to make a Serious Impact

    Access free support to launch or grow your start-up with Serious Impact.

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  • Introducing The Innovation Lab

    The UK’s best equipped maker-space for impact entrepreneurs has landed in Peterborough.

     

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Amplifying impact for people, place or planet

Allia is an independent not for profit with a social mission, dedicated to helping impact organisations and initiatives to grow.

  • Where do you want to be?

    Future Business Centres; workspace, co-working, virtual offices, event space, workshops and free business support programmes for impact entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs... continue

  • Flexible finance for positive impact

    Retail Charity Bonds are an alternative to bank borrowing – a simple form of unsecured loan finance that connects charitable borrowers with ethical investors… continue

  • Er…take the hesitation out of your business venture

    A range of free support from one day workshops to acceleration and incubation programmes, designed to energise entrepreneurs to develop and grow impact ventures… continue

  • Where can your idea take you?

    UK’s best equipped maker space for entrepreneurs to make a positive impact. Featuring everything from 3D printers and drones to CAD and digital media… continue

FROM THE BLOG

31st May 2018

Serious solutions to the potential UK wet wipe ban

With recent UK government plans to eliminate plastic waste including single use products, a potential ban on wet wipes has just been announced. Although wet wipes are marketed as ‘flushable’, most are made of polyester and other non-biodegradable materials causing environmental damage.

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