




A way for social enterprises to promote their values-driven business to customers.
A Mark of assurance, of right thinking and bright thinking.
The Social Enterprise Mark
The Social Enterprise Mark is a label which tells customers that a product or service comes from a social enterprise and is creating a social or environmental benefit.
The Mark offers social enterprises a simple way to inform customers about the wider social or environmental impacts they offer and to take advantage of the business opportunities presented by an ever growing trend in ethical consumerism. The Mark enables social enterprises to differentiate themselves from private business and any corporate social responsibility schemes, or 'greenwash'!
For customers, it offers an instantly recognisable label to identify social enterprises; reminding them that by choosing a social enterprise they are helping to create benefits for people and the planet.
The Social Enterprise Mark is the only label of its kind that is open to all types of social enterprises that succesfully meet the qualification criteria. It means the growing number of social enterprises will gain widespread recognition amongst customers.
Explore this website to find out more about the Social Enterprise Mark and how it can help you as a social enterprise or a customer.
New market research out now!
Consumers are crying out for the Social Enterprise Mark: 7 out of 10 people said they would prefer to buy from firms who put their profits back into the community rather than into the pockets of shareholders and that they would rather buy from a company that makes decisions based on concern for society and the environment. Read the full report here which demonstrates that consumers are crying out for a Fair Trade-style charter mark to help them identify social enterprises.
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What others say
We want to show that social enterprise legal structures vary according to the needs of an organisation. We are just one kind of a range of organisations that aspire to use the Social Enterprise Mark.
June Burrough, Pierian Centre





