East London Business Alliance builds the connection between businesses and local communities, bringing the time, skills and resources of the private sector, to help build the capacity of local organisations, support young people in education and place people into employment in London. ELBA makes community investment easier, more effective and more rewarding, whether through face-to-face activity or online.
ELBA finds creative, ingenious and impactful ways to support local communities. Each year over 12,000 people from business give back to local communities through ELBA, using their skills, time, ideas and commitment to help in a very wide range of activities. Everything they do is needed in the local community and will have an impact.
Each year, ELBA places hundreds of people into work in London through our award-winning employment programme, delivers over 12,000 business volunteers into the community, and works with over 200 local organisations in East London and beyond.
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Celebrating Earth Day through action 🌍💪 Volunteering reminds us that small steps in our community can lead to big change for our planet. #EarthDay2025 #ELBA #CommunityForClimate #EastLondonImpact
🌍 This Earth Day, let’s take action! 🌍
With mounting environmental challenges, celebrating #EarthDay has never been more crucial. In 2025, the focus is #OurPowerOurPlanet—highlighting the need for smart energy choices and rapid renewable energy deployment from governments, industries, and businesses.
Implement one energy-saving tip at home this week! Small changes make a big impact.🔋✨
A team of graduate volunteers supported Cody Docks Partnership recently, giving their time and getting their hands dirty - tasks included brick laying, paving, green space management and boat restoration. The team made a massive impact on the day, transforming spaces for the local community to enjoy. 🌱
🚀 #AccelerateAction this #WomensHistoryMonth & #IWD2025! This year’s theme is all about moving beyond words & driving real change for gender equality. 💜 At ELBA, we’re spotlighting the incredible women in our organisation making an impact every day!
Meet Lauren, our Community Manager, who challenges workplace stereotypes & reminds us: ‘You don’t have to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.’ 🔥 Let’s push for progress, uplift women’s voices & break barriers - together! 💪🏾✨
#WomenAtWork #BreakTheBias #WomenInLeadership #WHM2025 #InspireInclusion
Thrilled to bring the talented students from @monouxcollege for an inspiring insight session @societegenerale! 🌍💼 It was a fantastic opportunity to share knowledge about the legal department within the bank and hear from various volunteers about their career paths. We hope to welcome some of the students back next year for the summer work experience programme! 🔑✨
#CareerInspiration #FutureLeaders #Finance #Law
Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay with Cadwalader`s `Girls in Finance` event! 💼✨ Empowering young women with the tools, knowledge, and inspiration to thrive in the finance world.
#GirlsInFinance #IWD2025 #WomenInFinance #Empowerment
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Corporate Testimonials
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“Through ELBA, we recently invited a client to join us on a volunteering activity, to great effect. Not only did we all emerge feeling rewarded having used our skills and experience to help develop others, but working together in such a different environment also improved our understanding of each other and strengthened our relationship.”
Senior Manager at KPMG
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“ELBA has enabled us to connect in a more sustainable way to the local community in Tower Hamlets and their support has enabled us to really have a lasting effect on the community there.”
Corporate Responsibility Manager, Catlin
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“Thank you for a very enjoyable day spent with volunteers, ELBA team, and the staff and students at Rokeby School. I thought the content of the day and my fellow presenter was excellent. ELBA's contribution to each session was also excellent and underlined key attributes and competencies that we, as employers, would be seeking from the students and to which we referred in our own presentations. I'd like to say a huge thanks to the school for the hospitality they provided. I was delighted to find three students keen to stay on after school hours to listen to a re-run of my presentation, which their schedule had not otherwise enabled them to attend. They asked some very good questions and added greatly to my enjoyment of the whole day.”
Technical Director, Tunnelling and Earth Engineering, CH2M
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“We look for individuals that are passionate about customer service and can demonstrate and understand our values. In addition, a proven background and excellent personal presentation for client facing roles is essential. If candidates can show that they really have researched and want to work for our organisation there is a fantastic career path waiting for them.”
ISS, Recruitment Manager
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“The BIG Alliance employment team has played an integral role in Macquarie’s successful support of the London Borough of Islington. Working across our business, the employment team have identified areas where Macquarie and its suppliers can offer employment and employability opportunities to local groups and individuals, connecting with the Islington community in a simple and effective way.”
Head of Business Services EMEA, Macquarie Group
