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LAIN celebrates five years of impact for London and Londoners 
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LAIN celebrates five years of impact for London and Londoners 

Today (4 February 2026) London’s anchor institutions – some of the city’s biggest and most influential organisations - met at City Hall to celebrate and reflect on five years of collective effort to build a fairer, greener, more prosperous London. 

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LAIN appoints London Higher CEO as new Co-Chair of LAIN
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LAIN appoints London Higher CEO as new Co-Chair of LAIN

Liz Hutchinson, CEO of London Higher – the representative body of London’s higher education sector – is LAIN’s (London Anchor Institutions’ Network) new Co-Chair.

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New research by Greater London Authority will equip anchors to better support Black Londoners, Pakistani and Bangladeshi women into work

In this blog by Natalie Ntim, Senior Policy and Projects Officer for the Workforce Integration Network (WIN), at the Greater London Authority, she explains how the latest primary research is designed to spotlight labour market inequalities and make recommendations on how employers can make workplaces more inclusive.   

Supporting young Londoners by building trusting and respectful relationships

How can we use relational practice to better support care experienced young people - and the people who support them - to thrive? That was the topic of a roundtable hosted by LAIN member University of London through our Supporting Young Londoners work.

Learning from other UK Anchor Networks

In partnership with Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES), the LAIN team convened a meeting of anchor network coordinators from across the country, in what we hope will become the first of multiple knowledge-sharing roundtables. 

Why London’s diverse small businesses deserve a seat at the table

TVOX is a micro, London-based video production company and creative agency that works with a network of freelancers to deliver high-quality, community-focused services. In securing a contract with the Greater London Authority (GLA), TVOX’s founder, Antonio Lewis has seen firsthand the positive ripple effect inclusive procurement can have — not just for his business, but across communities and supply chains.

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