As Convergence publishes figures showing the blended finance market held strong in 2024, it predicts that US-led international assistance budget cuts will put smaller, high-impact deals most at risk.
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.
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.
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.
B Lab’s revised standards for B Corps currently omit ‘Impact Business Models’, one of the certification’s most promising tools for recognising the businesses that make the most meaningful impact, says Anton Simanowitz.
The UK government has unveiled its 2016 social investment strategy in two new publications ahead of the Chancellor's Budget announcement tomorrow. The government aims to ensure the UK remains a world leader in social investment.
The last year has seen the number of community businesses rise by 9% but a new report by Power to Change also identifies a number of barriers that could mean challenging times ahead.
This year’s event will see sports and leisure provider GLL partner with the annual fundraiser, alongside well-known brands like Sainsbury’s and British Airways.
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.
