Aims and Objectives
The primary aim of this research was to evaluate the potential capacity of the Social Enterprise sector to deal with wastes and resources, to assess the ways in which the sector can be more effectively included into an integrated and more sustainable waste infrastructure in the UK, and to develop the skills and knowledge capacity of the sector through a range of research and communication actions carried out both during the lifetime of the project and following its completion. The specific objectives required to achieve this are as follows:
- To identify and assess existing data sources and use these to map the current pattern of Social Enterprise involved in dealing with the management of resources and wastes in England and Wales.
- To consult with stakeholders in the sector.
- To conduct two detailed and four second tier case studies to measure and evaluate the impact of activities on economic, environmental and social sustainability of Social Enterprise on local regional and ultimately UK-level communities.
- To conduct final analysis work and to synthesise the gathered data to provide a range of targeted recommendations to encourage, if appropriate, the more effective development and integration of Social Enterprise into the resource and waste management infrastructure in England and Wales.
