Increase in private capital towards blended finance deals is “encouraging”, but scarcer concessional capital will have to be used “surgically” for market to truly scale, according to research published this week.
Do small ethical brands too often become a lifestyle choice for the rich, rather than a system-changing response to the fundamental problem we’re aiming to tackle, wonders social entrepreneur Aliza Ayaz.
EXPERT INSIGHT: Although most social enterprises think they’re financially sustainable, most of them are not, argues Thaddaeus Hubbard. He has devised a simple sustainability test.
As protests grow around the world against the building of massive, environmentally destructive data centres to serve the ever growing demands of AI, one Australian social entrepreneur has developed a different type of AI data centre which meets his organisation’s social values.
OPINION: Hopes are up for the sector as prime minister Andy Burnham’s refreshed political priorities have made ministers more receptive to the message of the social enterprise community, writes Social Enterprise UK’s Jovan Owusu-Nepaul.
EXPERT INSIGHT: Although most social enterprises think they’re financially sustainable, most of them are not, argues Thaddaeus Hubbard. He has devised a simple sustainability test.
Ready to network, learn and get inspired? Don't book your diary without the Pioneers Post roundup of impact economy events coming soon – for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and all those working within the global impact economy.
The social economy community emerged from last week's Labour Party conference full of hope that the PM and his government were truly committed to engaging with the sector – but there's a long way between a stage performance and one-the-ground reality.
This week: Belu celebrates £6.5m of donations to WaterAid; Nearly 120,000 ‘for-purpose’ organisations in New Zealand; Funding CDFIs unlocks affordable lending, investment and financial inclusion, confirms analysis; and more...
Increase in private capital towards blended finance deals is “encouraging”, but scarcer concessional capital will have to be used “surgically” for market to truly scale, according to research published this week.
Do small ethical brands too often become a lifestyle choice for the rich, rather than a system-changing response to the fundamental problem we’re aiming to tackle, wonders social entrepreneur Aliza Ayaz.
Impact assets under management in Spain grew by more than 50% between 2023 and 2025, shows fresh research which was previewed at this week’s annual ‘Camino al Impacto’ event in Madrid.
OPINION: Hopes are up for the sector as prime minister Andy Burnham’s refreshed political priorities have made ministers more receptive to the message of the social enterprise community, writes Social Enterprise UK’s Jovan Owusu-Nepaul.
Solar-powered data centres, a community-owned creative economy in South Africa, solutions journalism trainees and Esther Rantzen's legacy: This week's view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
