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Heart of the City, the charity supported by the City Corporation, is undertaking a public consultation on how small organisations approach responsible business practices.

The findings of the consultation exercise will help champion the volume and importance of corporate social responsibility activities among smaller businesses and raise awareness within the business community and with other stakeholders that more diverse approaches to corporate responsibility are required.

To take part in this public consultation please follow this link. Please note that this consultation will close on Friday 1 May 2015.

Are you interested in working on an exciting cross-boundary EU funded project, focused on improving environmental quality in central London and across Europe?

The Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe (FREVUE) project is designed to integrate electric freight vehicles with innovative logistic operations in order to improve air quality and help businesses become more efficient. The main London activities include the deployment of 20 electric freight vehicles, looking at charging constraints, optimising logistic operations, consolidation centres and sustainable procurement, whilst also looking at regulatory opportunities linked to zero noise and air emissions.

Cross River Partnership wishes to employ the following staff to work on this innovative project funded under the EU Seventh Framework Programme:

FREVUE Trans-National Co-ordinator to lead the team and pan-European delivery partners
FREVUE Project Support Officer to support the team working on this ground breaking project

To find out more about these exciting roles and to apply, please click here.

Please note that the closing date for both roles is Thursday 23 April 2015.

Illustrious Homes have recently secured a contract win with O’Hare and McGovern (OHMG) for joinery work on their new housing development in West Hampstead. The contract is currently worth around £70,000 and this could increase to around £500,000. The contract win came through the CRP SXR2 Meet the Buyer event held in partnership with Camden Council.

“The SXR2 project has allowed us to meet buyers and access real opportunities, something we couldn’t have been able to do alone. If it wasn’t for our 1-2-1 meeting at the Meet the Buyer event with OHMG, we wouldn’t have stood a chance at winning this contract. This has opened up new markets for us and given us growth opportunities we could only have dreamt of. We would also like to extend our thanks to Camden Council for all their support” Kunle Barker, Managing Director.

Illustrious Homes are now hoping to get onto the Camden Framework and expand their work in other boroughs.
For more information on the company, please visit their website on http://www.illustrioushomes.co.uk

The CRP-led Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe (EVUE II) final conference took place on Wednesday 4 March in Brussels. The project team shared their experiences and learning of tackling the core urban issue of sustainable urban mobility. The conference attracted over 100 registered participants. The event saw the launch of the EVUE II advisory notes for city implementation of e-mobility. Over a 16 month period, the EVUE II partners identified the key messages associated with: regulation, finance, communication, the environment and technology; culminating in the publication of the advisory notes which can be viewed here. The EVUE II project will officially conclude on 31 March 2015.

Cross River Partnership contributed to Lambeth Council’s recent bid to the Mayor’s £9m High Street Fund to regenerate Brixton’s street market through capital investment. The bid was successful and this month Lambeth Council secured £869,000 – the highest single award in London. Cross River Partnership are delighted to be Programme Managing this exciting new project with, and on behalf of, the London Borough of Lambeth.

The evaluation of the Cross River Partnership-managed Construction Employer Accord (CEA) scheme is now complete. Four of the five outcome targets were exceeded, including 118% achievement for 26 week sustained jobs for formerly workless Londoners. 88% of the challenging 52 week sustained jobs target was met. Strong feedback was received from employers who stated the CEA meant they recruited candidates they would not have done otherwise. Delivery providers found the network and collaborative approach led by CRP on behalf of the GLA beneficial, throughout the programme and into the future. Well done everyone!

Cross River Partnership is very pleased to announce that Faheem Qureshi has been promoted by The Crown Estate, and from 1 April 2015 he will be working nationally across The Crown Estate’s holdings to roll-out the successful Workplace Co-ordinator model. We wish Faheem all the very best in his new role! Cross River Partnership will continue to work closely with The Crown Estate and other public and private sector partners to deliver the Recruit London Workplace Co-ordinator model in London.

Cyrus, aged 27 from Westminster, had been out of work for five months when he was supported into work as a Commis Chef at Saint George’s Hotel by Recruit London Workplace Coordinator Isabelle Benard. His career really took off and he was promoted to Junior Sous Chef within the first three months, and is already in training for a Sous Chef position. Cyrus said “I never thought that I would be able to get a promotion so fast. Isabelle did state how fast it was to move up the ladder. I really enjoy the job and the people I work with. I am glad that Isabelle is only a ‘phone call away….having this job has changed my personal life too, I feel more confident with friends and family”.

Cross River Partnership has recruited a new project support assistant for Recruit London using the same recruitment methods we promote to businesses. We cast the net far and wide to find the right candidate and Nikoletta Gjergji was referred by the Cardinal Hume Centre. She is a Westminster resident with a degree and experience working in graphic design, but was out of work at the time. She is a fantastic addition to the Recruit London team and will help Workplace Co-ordinators provide an even better service to businesses and candidates.

The presentations from the 3rd E-mobility Stakeholder Forum are now available to download. Please click on the links below to view the presentations from each session.

Operational workshops

Business Models

Integrating Urban Mobility

The Path to 2030

Policy workshops

Selling the new reality

Fact from Fiction

How to reach the goal

Technical workshops

Making the Connection

More than a Connector

More than just charging a battery