The Better Futures Fund is the result of months of consultations over a new social impact investing vehicle announced by the government last autumn, and aims to support 200,000 children over 10 years.
Our demand for more and more clothes is bad news for the planet. New, nature-derived materials promise a lighter footprint – but can they convince price-conscious shoppers, investors and retailers to take a leap into the unknown?
The minister for civil society announces a review, just two years after the last one. Former communities secretary Hazel Blears and Chris Catterall of Public Services Lab offer their suggestions at Social Value Summit.
£58.5m of the landmark fund's loans have been repaid. The money will be recycled for further social investment, channelled through Access Foundation's capacity building programmes.
In a UK-first, a social impact bond is being used to launch a scheme for young people with special needs to learn to use public transport on their own. The aim is to save councils money as well as improving young people's independence.
Britain must pursue an ‘inclusive innovation’ agenda if it wants to improve its chances of reducing poverty, social exclusion and inequality on its shores, says Harsha Patel.
There is a lot of heavy stuff going on in the world. Rather than finding ourselves held back by a paralysis of complexity and negativity, 2017 is a year to lean into new areas of opportunity. Embrace the power of ‘heliotropy’, says Charmian Love.
After more than a decade of training women as solar engineers in its home country of India, social enterprise Barefoot College is expanding its programme into other territories.
