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Corporate social responsibility is no longer the clichéd buzzword it used to be. We take a look at a movement where sustainability isn’t a secondary concern but is central to business strategy. Workspace customers such as B Lab and Anthesis are at the cutting edge of “caring capitalism”.

Introducing XLP, a charity which creates positive futures for young people growing up in deprived inner-city estates.

Fed up of swiping through a never-ending stream of virtual daters? Well, things might just be about to change. There's a new meet-up platform on the dating scene and it’s putting love at first sight over love at first swipe.

In today’s Workspace environments, rows of clunky computers have given way to co-working areas; in-trays are now inboxes; and we stamp our feet if the Wi-Fi takes more than a few seconds to upload on our digital devices when we wander round the office. Today’s office and studio spaces are wired differently, with an attitude that the space between your walls is as important as the space between your ears.

There is undoubtedly a changing dynamic afoot in the area, with its diamond heritage under threat due to soaring demand for online jewellery commerce and increasing rents, leading to squeezed profit margins for diamond and jewellery businesses that have adorned Hatton Garden’s streets since the Middle Ages.

Today, the Barley Mow Centre is a bustling business centre for companies in the heart of leafy Chiswick. It’s fast become a hub of creativity and innovation in West London, but it hasn’t always been a home for London’s entrepreneurs and growing businesses as the rest of this article reveals.

10 Workspace volunteers build a community garden for the most sustainable building in London.

West London has long been a fantastic area in which to live, work and play. Its leafy, suburban lifestyle is excellent for families, meanwhile its key economic drivers for businesses include one of the world’s biggest airports, Heathrow, the ‘Golden Mile’ and Sky’s creative cluster environment.

The latest Workspace Business Insights Dinner was bang on trend at The Pill Box in Bethnal Green. The theme was ‘wellness at work’ and the panel of guest speakers were truly outstanding, if we do say so ourselves.

Last month, customers, employees, shareholders and neighbours joined Workspace to celebrate the launch of The Record Hall. The Record Hall is the latest – and 68th – addition to our portfolio of high-quality flexible office, co-working and meeting room spaces across London...

Here at Workspace we work a little differently and we certainly strive to make our spaces somewhere people love to be in. We make sure to keep tackling the issue of work life balance, because we know how important it is to have good mental health as well as physical. We care about our environment and our people and we are always looking for new and exciting ways to do the right thing.

With camping season now firmly upon us, we round up five of the best campsites within an hour’s drive of London, as recommended by Pitchup.com.

For some time, Farringdon has been one of the most influential regions of Central London in which to do business. Its handy proximity to the City of London, as well as the ever-popular creative Clerkenwell district gives Farringdon the edge over many other business districts across the capital.

Architecture is a complex and creative industry. To succeed in starting and running your own business you need to be able to keep the whole picture front of mind and obsess about the detail.

Perhaps the capital’s favourite promenade with easy access to some of the most famous landmarks and attractions, here’s why we think your business should be based in Bankside.

The tech company Satalia have a flat hierarchy and transparent pay structure. Founder Daniel Hulme, who was a panellist at the Workspace Business Insight (WBI) Dinner on the future of collaboration, tells us how Satalia will revolutionise the way companies are organised.