People displaced by conflict don’t have to be passive recipients of donations. Vadym Georgienko explains how a pilot of the ‘Citizen Token System’, which he designed, has enabled entrepreneurs in a town in western Ukraine to thrive.
As entrepreneurs eager to use artificial intelligence for the greater good grapple with AI’s negative impacts on people and planet, speakers at the ChangeNow conference offer practical solutions to create a truly sustainable AI.
From tracking underwater creatures to optimising crop yields, many entrepreneurs now use AI to tackle environmental challenges. But, with much uncertainty – and concerns about AI’s negative impact – they’re entering unknown waters.
As Trump’s USA takes its eye off social impact, Europe’s venture capitalists stand at a decisive moment in history, concluded discussions at the latest FASE Impact Fire Talk. But capital strategies must evolve to unleash VCs’ true transformative power.
MY IMPACT CAREER: Amma Lartey, a long-time entrepreneur, has been a major force in growing the impact economy in West Africa, co-founding Social Enterprise Ghana and becoming the first CEO of Impact Investing Ghana.
Pioneers Post and NatWest are seeking out the brightest and best applicants for this year's NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards. Don't miss your chance to be counted among the UK's top social enterprises this year.
The UK minister for civil society's proposals to strengthen relationships between third sector and public service commissioners are given a cool reception by Social Enterprise UK.
From enabling those with cerebral palsy to play in orchestras to mapping the oceans to better equip us to deal with climate change, the annual NT100 list wows with the enabling capacity of technology.
Social ventures are not immune to staff issues just because employees are doing purposeful work. Being clear about your values can help keep challenges about staff performance at bay, writes Graham Massey.
Grete Faremo of the United Nations Office for Project Services encourages impact investors to work with her organisation to invest in the infrastructure of developing countries.
On the second day of the GIIN Investor Forum, a panellist came clean about the focus of investments from the second biggest pension pot in the Netherlands.
Two reports were unveiled in Amsterdam this week that shed new light on the impact investing market. More money is going into funds and some investors are aiming to be 100% impactful.
A new legal form could harness the enthusiasm of millennial entrepreneurs who want to make a difference, says panel headed by Legal & General CEO Nigel Wilson.
