Social Enterprise Mark CIC exists to recognise and build the capabilities of social enterprises as competitive, sustainable businesses, dedicated to maximising social impact above shareholder profit.
Values:
Champions
We will:
Be advocates of our social enterprise community
Be a voice for the social enterprise sector
Advocate for social enterprise to be part of every supply chain
Help to grow the social enterprise sector
Collaborative
We will:
Work in partnership with people that make a difference
Meet people where they are and support them to reach their aspirations
Be true to the belief that change is possible through collective action of many
Involve stakeholders in the development of the standards
Fair, clear and robust
We will:
Provide accreditation that recognises where an organisation is in their development
Support organisations to reach standards of good practice and continue to improve and develop
Be consistent, transparent and rigorous in applying checks and identifying evidence that meets the standards
Innovative & Responsive
We will:
Be responsive to the needs of our clients and customers
Take measured risks
Take inspiration from elsewhere and apply it pragmatically to a situation or problem
Be creative/agile in finding solutions
Social Enterprise
How we help
Social Enterprise Mark CIC is the only social enterprise accreditation authority, which ensures the social enterprise business model remains ethical, credible and commercial through accreditation.
It is responsible for assessing applications for the internationally recognised Social Enterprise Mark and Social Enterprise Gold Mark.
It exists to recognise and promote the capabilities of social enterprises as competitive, sustainable businesses, dedicated to maximising social impact above shareholder profit.
The international body for recognised standards of social enterprise accreditation.
Social Enterprise Mark CIC exists to recognise and build the capabilities of social enterprises as competitive, sustainable businesses, dedicated to maximising social impact above shareholder profit.
Champions
We will:
Collaborative
We will:
Fair, clear and robust
We will:
Innovative & Responsive
We will:
Social Enterprise Mark CIC is the only social enterprise accreditation authority, which ensures the social enterprise business model remains ethical, credible and commercial through accreditation.
It is responsible for assessing applications for the internationally recognised Social Enterprise Mark and Social Enterprise Gold Mark.
It exists to recognise and promote the capabilities of social enterprises as competitive, sustainable businesses, dedicated to maximising social impact above shareholder profit.