Build Back Better: Justine Greening on giving people a step onto the ladder

The reach of utilities firms into disadvantaged areas is a rare commodity, which can be harnessed to great effect when it comes to driving social mobility, say Rt Hon Justine Greening, Social Mobility Pledge founder and former Education Secretary; and Louise Beardmore, Customer Services and People Director at United Utilities.

Utilities firms are particularly well placed to play a major role in rebuilding the UK economy when the coronavirus crisis finally ends. As organisations with direct influence on households, including those in disadvantaged communities, they are in a position to engage and support what are often hard-to-reach families and individuals.

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Rt Hon Justine Greening

Founder, Social Mobility Pledge

Former Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities, Secretary of State for International Development, Secretary of State for Transport, Economic Secretary to the Treasury