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.

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.  

The July edition of the London Anchor Institutions' Network newsletter— available to subscribe to on LinkedIn—showcases recent initiatives including our Small and Diverse Supplier Engagement Event, the launch of the Inclusive Talent Strategy, a reflection by Deputy Mayor Howard Dawber OBE on inclusive procurement.

To mark London Climate Action Week 2025 taking place this week (21 -29 June), we put Natalie Issac, Head of Sustainability at @University of London and new Chair of LAIN’s Climate Leadership Working Group in the hot seat for this latest Q&A.