Sir Ronald Cohen, the impact investing pioneer, is pre-launching an artificial intelligence avatar which discusses his ideas and reflections. We put it to the test.
Good Leaders Clinic, Episode 4: How to keep sane as the CEO of a mission-driven mental health platform, when spiralling demand puts pressure on your mission? Matty McEvoy of Together All talks about enshrining purpose in a growing company.
Humanitix opens UK office in Edinburgh with announcement of £500,000 annual prize for UK social enterprises and charities, and promise of focus on events accessibility for people with disabilities
IMPACT 101: Cooperatives are big business: more than 1bn people are cooperative members, and the top 300 cooperatives and mutuals turn over more than US$2tn. But how do these entities work, and what are their benefits and drawbacks?
Going about its business relatively quietly for the past decade, CAN’s recent announcement of a £50m social investment fund sounded a fanfare that things were changing. As chief exec Andrew Croft tells us, there’s a lot more positive noise to come.
Triodos Bank releases positive growth figures in its 2015 annual report and the Business Impact Challenge seeks corporate partnerships with social enterprises and charities.
Dr Susan De Witt from the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship in South Africa presents the challenges and opportunities that have emerged while designing one of the first Development Impact Bonds.
In the face of legislative changes that will have an impact on housing associations, the sector is trying to work out how to ensure both public and politicians are clear about the work they do.
How can big businesses ensure their vast supply chains meet acceptable ethical and sustainability standards? Ellie Ward reports from the 2016 Sedex Annual Conference to find out.
Business support organisations offer crucial consultancy services to a wide spectrum of social ventures as they grow. Heather Black of Economic Change suggests how such organisations can ensure a steady flow of income.
One of the UK's leading charity and social enterprise law firms has launched a new initiative offering £1m worth of legal support to make legal advice more affordable and accessible.
A number of corporates are tired of attracting "cut-throat, high achievers" and are taking lessons from social enterprises in seeking a more diverse workforce, it was revealed at the UnLtd Big Social event last week.
"Big businesses are finding that employees have a conscience and want to do something good." Margaret Mountford, former advisor to Sir Alan Sugar on the BBC's 'The Apprentice', tells UnLtd's Big Social audience in London.
