So I have just read an interesting article in the Guardian which discusses how generation Y (usually defined as people born between 1980-2000) are looking for more than 'just' salary but are looking for job fulfilment.

Now I am not suggesting that salary isn't important, of course you should be paid what you are worth, however, you may also be driven by something more. You might want to work for a company which gives something back. Social enterprises are businesses which tackle social problems, improve communities or the environment.  They make their money from selling goods and services in the open market, but they reinvest their profits back into the business or the local community. 

Social enterprise companies operate across a wealth of sectors including 8% in healthcare and 8% in environmental sectors, there are chemistry companies who fit the bill. From Dow Chemical Company to Bruker who provided equipment for our Spectroscopy in a Suitcase programme. Even if a company can't be wholly defined as a social enterprise, many have corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies.

You can read more about Social Enterprise here in the 2013 report carried out by Social Enterprise UK.