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GLL awarded Social Enterprise Mark
Sports trust Greenwich Leisure (GLL) has been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark following the scheme's launch last month.
The initiative was set up in February to identify businesses to consumers which meet criteria for social enterprise. Twenty organisations have so far successfully applied for the Mark and a further 43 applications are being considered. GLL is the first leisure operator in the UK to join the scheme.
Social Enterprise Mark Champion, Lucy Findlay, said: "We are absolutely thrilled that GLL has gained the Social Enterprise Mark.
"As one of the largest social enterprises operating in London, GLL will raise awareness of the Mark with the many thousands of people they serve and work with every day.
"The Mark is about raising awareness of social enterprise and the benefits they offer to as many people as possible, and we're very pleased to have such a great social enterprise as one of the first wave of new Mark holders."
Mark Sesnan, GLL's managing director, said: "We are delighted to have been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark - it is a strong endorsement of the fact that we are meeting our social goals and clearly distinguishes us from purely commercial enterprises.
"Our approach is to ensure that the leisure services we operate continually improve and provide a basis for increasing the opportunity for all local residents to participate in affordable sport, leisure and health activities whilst developing our people and minimising our impact on the environment."