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.
How can impact investing claim to drive systemic change when its leadership mirrors the same patriarchal and exclusionary structures it seeks to dismantle – and how can we start changing this?
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.
Australia's first community owned renewable energy retailer gets set to open its doors and impact fund manager LeapFrog Investments hit £1bn milestone.
The founder of green car sharing company E-Car Club Andrew Wordsworth reflects on how his team created a watershed moment for crowdfunded businesses in the UK.
"As funding for outcomes-based commissioning increases, so must the efforts of the sector to learn from social impact bonds to date," argues Jenny North at Impetus-PEF.
There are approximately 60 million displaced refugees across the globe, of which roughly 3.5 million live in temporary transit camps. They need shelter. Swedish social enterprise Better Shelter is here to help.
Although mental health issues are gaining focus around the globe, developing countries are still underserved in this area. The good news is that one initiative is proving majorly impactful and the World Health Organisation are taking notice.
269 capital allocations, £246m committed, £66m drawn down... Following its pledge to be more transparent, the world's first social investment bank has delivered us a big Xmas sack of data! Lee Mannion unwraps it.
"We must accept that peer to peer lending (and crowdfunding generally) is simply not the right option for many business borrowers," argues CEO of Responsible Finance Ben Hughes.
