Nesta | UK innovation agency for social good
WEBWe are Nesta. The UK's innovation agency for social good. The UK faces major challenges – climate change, inequality, ill health. All of these problems can seem overwhelming. But we believe it's possible to meet these challenges through innovation. That's the creation of new and better solutions. We believe that through new products, new ...
About us - nesta
WEBOur specialist enterprises. We have a strong track record of incubating and growing new organisations that go on to form a crucial part of the innovation ecosystem. Several enterprises we've helped build still play an integral role as part of the wider Nesta family.
Reports - nesta
WEBReports. Get the latest cutting-edge research into how innovation happens in the UK and around the world. Nesta is a registered charity in England and Wales 1144091 and Scotland SC042833. Our main address is 58 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DS. You can reach us by phone on 020 7438 2500 or drop us a line at [email protected].
Our services - nesta
WEBNesta Investment Management is an FCA regulated manager of venture capital funds with 20 years of experience backing innovative enterprises. We are a leader in the field of impact investing – investing in organisations making measurable social impact for financial and social returns, on behalf of Nesta’s endowment and our third party clients.
Innovation methods - nesta
WEBThe next generation of innovators will have a vast new range of opportunities compared to the last. We want to spread our knowledge of the methods as widely as possible so that individuals, organisations, or governments can exploit new trends and increase their capacity for innovation, to solve problems and support communities in most need.
Nesta's Strategy to 2030
WEBMar 1, 2021 — At every stage of Nesta’s history, we have reinvented ourselves to address the challenges and opportunities of the time. Our new strategy will require new skills and partnerships and fresh ways of working. It will require us to be diverse in the skills and perspectives we bring together, and cut across the usual boundaries of the public ...
Discovery - nesta
WEBDiscovery. To innovate for social change, it’s vital to stay on top of emerging trends, technologies and interventions. This is why strategic foresight lies at the heart of Nesta’s work. Nesta has ambitious goals across our three missions. We use strategic foresight, data science and other techniques to help us to remain open-minded about ...
Explore our strategy - nesta
WEBExplore our strategy. Our missions. A fairer start. We're working to narrow the outcome gap between children growing up in disadvantage and the national average. A healthy life. We're working to increase the average number of healthy years lived in the UK, while narrowing health inequalities. A sustainable future.
Our innovation missions - nesta
WEBMar 1, 2021 — Our mission is to accelerate the decarbonisation of household activities in the UK and improve levels of productivity. Our goal is that, by 2030, the UK will have reduced household carbon emissions by 28 per cent from 2019 levels, and will be on track to reach zero by 2048. The UK urgently needs to make progress on reducing emissions if it is ...
Nesta Standards of Evidence
WEBOct 29, 2013 — The Nesta Standards of Evidence is an approach used to measure the impact of a range of our practical innovation programmes and investments. We originally applied and embedded the Standards of Evidence in Nesta Impact Investments. The Standards of Evidence are now being used more widely across Nesta, such as in The …