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?
Survey results proved very positive about the number of organisations measuring social impact, but there were calls for changes to be made to make practice easier for everyone.
Next year’s Social Enterprise World Forum will be held in Christchurch. The host, the Ākina Foundation, believes that bringing the event to New Zealand is a huge opportunity to grow the country’s bubbling social enterprise sector.
Speakers at the UK's leading international conference for social enterprises, social investors and social innovation include restaurant entrepreneur Iqbal Wahhab, Big Society Capital boss Cliff Prior and more.
Next time you're trying to explain what a social enterprise is, think of Buy Rice Back. You buy a bag; a kid in India gets off the street and into education. And a rice sack gets recycled into the bargain. Everyone's a winner.
Issue six of our magazine is out now! Inside is a revealing look at impact measurement – who’s doing it, how and why. We’ve also got a cab ride with a restaurateur who thinks charity sucks and we take a trip to the future of doing good. Get stuck in!
Every quarter we’ll take a look at one of the social ventures in the NatWest SE100 Social Business Club. Keeping corporate clutter out of landfill and cutting carbon to boot is London Re-Use Ltd.
