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One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
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One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors

giffgaff and Big Issue’s year-long partnership has helped vendors and jobseekers stay connected in an increasingly digital world.
How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
A group of young people sitting around a table using Lenovo ThinkPad laptops, with one screen open on a web browser during a session or workshop.
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How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises

How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line
Big Issue frontline manager Hattie Greenyer standing with a Big Issue magazine in front of the Citroën ë-Berlingo Van displaying 'Driving Change for Good' branding, with colourful street art mural in background
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How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line

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Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment
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Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment

The power of refurbished tech
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The power of refurbished tech

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

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Show your mum how much you love her with skincare from a brand conscious of its social and environmental impact
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Meet the Maker

Show your mum how much you love her with skincare from a brand conscious of its social and environmental impact

Looking for a Mother’s Day gift? Why not buy them from a brand that transforms rescued materials into luxury goods
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Looking for a Mother’s Day gift? Why not buy them from a brand that transforms rescued materials into luxury goods

Celebrate the women in your life this International Women’s Day with jewellery designed with sustainability and social impact in mind
Doron Shaltiel, Quazi Design founder
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Celebrate the women in your life this International Women’s Day with jewellery designed with sustainability and social impact in mind

No matter the occasion, a gift made by artisans living with mental health conditions won’t disappoint
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Meet the Maker

No matter the occasion, a gift made by artisans living with mental health conditions won’t disappoint

Fast fashion

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Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead
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Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Christmas gifts made in factories
Workers’ rights

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

Letters: There’s hope in the wonderful way people came together after the riots
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Letters: There’s hope in the wonderful way people came together after the riots

Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher
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Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher

Big Issue Shop

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Wrap up in style or put up on display: Artists including Opake and Harry Hill feature in Big Issue designer wrapping paper collection
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Wrap up in style or put up on display: Artists including Opake and Harry Hill feature in Big Issue designer wrapping paper collection

Earth Day 2024: Big businesses must take responsibility for environmental impact, retailers say
Earth Day
Earth Day

Earth Day 2024: Big businesses must take responsibility for environmental impact, retailers say

‘The system is killing us’: How B Corps are fighting injustice with socks, coffee and handbags
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‘The system is killing us’: How B Corps are fighting injustice with socks, coffee and handbags

How does The Big Issue help homeless people?
Big Issue Winter Support Kit launch at Christmas
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How does The Big Issue help homeless people?