Royal honours and national award recognise exemplary leadership of LAIN’s Inclusive Employment Working Group co-chairs
LAIN’s Inclusive Employment Working Group co-chairs, Janet Gardner and Karima Khandker have received two prestigious accolades in recent months recognising their exemplary leadership.
London anchors and the Living Wage Foundation unite to give over 11k Londoners a pay rise
Today (22 October 2025), the new London Living Wage rose from £13.85 to £14.80 seeing tens of thousands of Londoners, who work for a London Living Wage paying employer and a London anchor institution, benefit from a pay rise.
Anchor Newsletter - September Edition
September’s edition of the London Anchor Institutions' Network newsletter explores LAIN’s latest Impact Report, revealing a £3.3 billion boost to small and diverse businesses. Plus, discover new initiatives supporting care-experienced young people, inclusive recruitment, and £900K in community grants through the Loved and Wanted Fund.
London Anchor Institutions’ Network’s latest report reveals benefits for Londoners, businesses and the environment
A £3.3bn cash injection to small and diverse businesses, over 11,000 Londoners benefiting from London Living Wage pay rises, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon saved – these are some of the ways in which the London Anchor Institutions’ Network (LAIN) has improved life and work in the capital.

