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?
Momentum grows among companies and investors to back a sustainable “blue economy” – while governments turn to the private sector to mobilise capital towards the most underfunded SDG at international gathering in Nice last week.
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.
ANALYSIS: Impact sector welcomes “hugely significant” announcement in the first budget from the new Labour government, but social entrepreneurs fear the impact of rising employers’ costs while the National Wealth Fund remains a mystery.
IMPACT 101: Place-based impact investing doesn't just mean investing in a particular city, region or rural area – so what does it mean? And why are pension funds, local authorities and asset managers getting involved?
Conversations at the GIIN Impact Forum reveal growing momentum for natural capital – a young field that could become a staple of impact investing, as essential to the world as renewable energy.
This week featuring the latest on the UN’s Social and Solidarity Economy resolution, UK PM Keir Starmer’s commitment to social enterprises, and what young people know about B Corps.
Pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors are now major actors in the global impact investing landscape, reveals the GIIN’s 2024 market sizing research.
Certifications and initiatives focused on purpose-led business may be disruptive. But in their desire to appeal to mainstream businesses and investors, are they undermining efforts to redesign the relationship between finance and business?
Impact investing is back in favour among ministers desperate to use private investment to tackle the country's social crises – and the government is quick to frame the sector's achievements as its own.
