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.
When it comes to impact investment, we’re at risk of getting too obsessed with the means, rather than the end, warns CEO of Social Enterprise UK and chair of the Social Enterprise World Forum Peter Holbrook CBE.
From personalised trays of tasty macaroons to authentic, home cooked dishes from all over the world, here’s our pick of some of the UK’s top socially responsible party suppliers.
76% of us would be more likely to buy from a crowdfunded and socially responsible company than a traditionally funded company – that's why Ben & Jerry's are backing social ventures for the fourth year running.
Could London be the global financial capital for social impact investment? New research by PwC for the City of London Corporation considers its prospects.
From using impact measurement to avoid mission drift to the importance of investing in external support – a new report from Nesta reveals lessons learnt two years into its impact investment journey.
Supermarket giant ASDA's social investment strategy is shortlisted by Big Society Capital, the White House secures $4bn boost for the clean energy sector and microfinance fellowship opens for applications.
It's not every day that the Prime Minister invites you to hop on a plane to Milan. But that's exactly what happened to CEO of Belu Karen Lynch, who this week flew the social enterprise flag at the EXPO UK National Day.
