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CamdenAbility Case Study

20th May 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

CRP’s CamdenAbility project works with a network of local employers to improve disability standards and create opportunities for Camden residents with disabilities and long-term health conditions. The project is funded by Camden Council and delivered in partnership with Business Disability Forum.

We’ve recently supported Andres into his first ever paid work placement with CamdenAbility network member UCL.

Andres had never worked previously, wasn’t sure what kind of work he wanted to do and was worried about how employers would respond to his Autism.

UCL were looking to recruit and Administrative Support Assistant as worked with the project to source a suitable applicant for the role.

Andres had the necessarily skills and working closely with UCL, we were able to bypass the standard recruitment process and support them with making small adjustments to ensure he was able to be successful in post.

Andres has now been in post for over a month and is delighted to have started his career in a role he can excel in, with an organisation that is understanding to his autism and willing to be different in promoting their opportunities to candidates with disabilities.

To find out more about CamdenAbility, please contact CRP’s Disability, Inclusion and Engagement specialist Parma Sira at parmasira@crossriverpartnership.org

National Walking Month

20th May 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

Use CRP’s Clean Air Route Finder to get around this month and beyond. May is National Walking Month during which people are encouraged to add an extra 20 minutes of walking a day to their routines. Up to 26% of people in UK get less than 30 minutes of physical activity a day (that’s less than 5 minutes a day), and walking is a simple way to get started maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Living Streets #Try20 lists 20 simple ways to incorporate more walking into your routine – and to help you get the most out of your walks, CRP’s Clean Air Route Finder will help you identify less polluted routes to your destination.

Global Good Awards Judging

20th May 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

CRP are proud to be sponsoring a category for the Global Good Awards this year and even had one of our colleagues join the judging panel.

Laura Jacklin took part in the judging day this month to go through the great entries that have been submitted by a range of organisations.

We are looking forward to seeing some great work being recognised at the Global Good awards ceremony on the 19th of June. In addition, we have designed a Clean Air Walking Route for those attending to get to the ceremony. To find other Clean Air Walking Routes in London please visit https://www.cleanairroutes.london/ 

For further information please contact CRP’s laurajacklin@crossriverpartnership.org 

London Mayor’s Construction Academy 2

15th May 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

The London Mayor’s Construction Academy (MCA) has been set up to help more Londoners train in the skills they need to access construction sector vacancies on the capital’s housing construction sites.  Since its introduction:

  • Seven construction training hubs led by stakeholders from further education, higher education and local government have successfully launched programmes of activity to bring together employers, training providers and learners to address the construction skills needs and meet demand by enabling housebuilding employers to fill vacancies. The list of hubs can be found here.
  • A review of the MCA Quality Mark is underway to ensure the list of 21 providers awarded the Mark in 2018 continue to reflect the best quality of construction training provision available across London. Other providers wishing to obtain the MCA quality mark will be invited to apply to do so later in the year.
  • A £7.2 million capital funding programme for quality-marked providers has been created to ensure that equipment and facilities keep pace with changing technology.

Also building on the above progress, a £1.7 million programme of delivery is in development to expand successful hubs and create new ones in areas not yet served by a hub.

For further information on the MCA click here >>

National Park City Festival

10th May 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

The GLA, working with the partners including the National Park City Foundation, want to make London the world’s first National Park City. To reach this milestone they will be running their National Park City Festival from 20-28 July 2019, London’s largest free celebration of the outdoors, aimed at people of all ages. There will be a diverse range of fun activities from culture and health and fitness to wildlife, the environment and more. They will also be encouraging Londoners to discover new spaces and find fresh ways to get in touch with nature. As they want to give all Londoners, organisations and businesses the opportunity to take part, find our more information here.

Clean Air Day – 20 June 2019

10th May 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

Cleaning up our air on the longest day of the year #cleanairday

CRP is a proud supporter of Clean Air Day, a nationwide day of action raising awareness of air pollution and the ways to it reduce pollutions and improve health. Clean Air Day is co-ordinated by the environmental charity Global Action Plan.

Here’s how you could get involved…

10th International Public Markets Conference

9th May 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

The 10th International Public Markets Conference takes place between June 6th-8th 2019. Bringing together over 300 public market leaders, advocates, and representatives from throughout the world, attendees will have the unique opportunity to experience first-hand the character and striking diversity of London’s market scene! The conference, hosted by the Mayor of London and Project for Public Spaces, will focus on inclusion, innovation, and the social and economic impacts of public markets. For more information, please visit: https://publicmarkets.pps.org/

Final Clean Air Better Business Stakeholder Meeting

15th April 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

After six years of cross-borough, cross-sector working, CRP’s Clean Air Better Business programme (CABB) came to a close with a final stakeholder meeting on 3 April 2019.

CRP Partners from boroughs and BIDs heard from project Partners including Kings College London, The Northbank BID and Victoria BID, just how far business-led action has come since CABB began, and how CABB has supported that journey.

CABB Project Manager, Brendon Harper, launched a programme summary report, outlining the key outcomes and achievements of the Clean Air Better Business programme. The report can be accessed here.

Despite the completion of CABB, CRP-led partnership programmes continue to improve London’s air quality continue, including our 7-borough, Defra-funded Clean Air Villages programme.

Clean Air Better Business Summary Report

15th April 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

Over the past six years, Cross River Partnership’s Mayor’s Air Quality Funded ‘Clean Air Better Business’ programme has brought together central London boroughs, BIDs and businesses to support the business sector to reduce emissions and exposure to toxic air pollution.

A programme summary report, available here outlines the programme’s key achievements including:

1. Putting air quality firmly on the business agenda
2. Supporting businesses to reduce emissions from freight and servicing
3. Taking on the impact of growing e-commerce deliveries
4. Supporting business-led green infrastructure and healthy streets
5. Reducing exposure to toxic air pollution
6. Spreading the word that Clean Air is Better for Business

Air quality is now firmly on the business agenda, with BIDs, estates and individual businesses now leading action to clean London’s air while achieving commercial and CSR goals.

CRP continues to lead multi-borough, cross-sector programmes to improve air quality, with programmes such as Clean Air Villages taking lessons learnt from Clean Air Better Business to upscale action.

Zero and Low Emission Supplier Directory

19th March 2019 / Posted by CRP Team

CRP is excited to be launching a Zero and Low Emission Supplier Directory in April 2019. This will provide a platform to promote businesses making low or zero emission deliveries, such as those on foot, by bike or using electric/hybrid vehicles.

The directory will be available online for anyone wishing to find suppliers who are committed to minimising pollution on our streets. We are currently focussing on businesses that deliver within five identified air pollution hotspots as part of the Clean Air Villages project.

If you think your business may be eligible, and wish to be part of this directory, please apply here.

For further information on Clean Air Villages and the directory, please contact either Kate Fenton or Abby McDougall.

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