SCVO's policy and public affairs team braced ourselves for a busy start to the year – you may recall ,my blog from December.,v=Jf3BCU0Dq9M Making strides towards Fair Funding "Fair Funding" isn't just a catchphrase for us.,The voluntary sector: a key player in the economy Assessing and explaining the voluntary sector's impact,on Scotland's economy is complex yet crucial.

economy, and shifting to an inclusive wellbeing economy, is intrinsic to the work of charities, community,There is concern over how non-statutory anchor organisations, such as large businesses, will be held,to account with their CWB commitments, when large business interests can often differ or directly oppose,As an example, one organisation told SCVO that businesses which are required to invest a certain amount,Many local statutory organisations or businesses will include community benefits as part of the tendering

, and Scotland's economy and society.,SCVO’s thought-leadership blog series highlights the economic return on investment generated from public,The NPF and the outcomes within it belong to the whole of Scotland, not just Scottish Government.,In December, the Economy and Fair Work Committee wrote to the Scottish Government on support for business,in the move to net zero, calling for a clear roadmap for businesses, particularly smaller businesses

In this blog, Nick Addington offers some thoughts about a possible framework to help organisations think,environmental accountability than equivalent private sector enterprises like the local coffee shop or gardening business,Finally, achieving a just transition is about preventing some people being unfairly disadvantaged or,harmed as a result of the changes to our economies and places that we need to make to successfully stop,A Just Transition How will the people, communities and places we serve be affected by the transition

Currently the lack of recognition of the voluntary sector’s fundamental role in how our society and the economy,, their organisation, and the significant contribution the sector makes to the Scottish society and economy,neither fair on the person invited to take part in discussions, nor on the rest of the sector when businesses,points that are often unnecessary, just because we don’t trust people.,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for