There has been a growing interest in corporate social responsibility and how businesses engage with the communities they serve and are based in. This report examines the legacy of one recent approach to corporate social responsibility, the Social Business Trust.
The report uses qualitative evidence gathered in extensive interviews to assess the impact of the Social Business Trust model of corporate social responsibility on both participants and beneficiaries. It finds that those most closely involved with the Social Business Trust, who spent time working in the social enterprise environment, had higher estimations of the value of the programme than those who were only peripherally involved.