ANALYSIS: The UK’s privatised water industry has been sinking into debt and disrepair for years, but a commission set up to seek solutions overlooks ownership models that could work for all, say impact economy experts.
NatWest SE100 2025 awards were celebrated for the first time in Manchester, England, recognising social enterprises and social investors from across the UK.
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?
Fergal Byrne speaks to investment banker turned social entrepreneur Connie Duckworth about creating opportunities for Afghan women and promoting gender equality in one of the most hostile environments in the world.
Against a backdrop of government cuts and diverse financial innovations, six current funding trends could translate into opportunities for charities and social businesses.
In the age of the social intrapreneur, Richard Northcote of Bayer MaterialScience gives an inside look at his work leveraging the expertise of chemicals giant Bayer to build affordable housing in the Philippines and beyond.
The Big Society theme of David Cameron's campaign at the 2010 election continues to get a bashing even though it has been dropped. But should the effort to impose the Big Society concept onto today's tired systems be maintained?
A new book by Anton Simanowitz and Katherine Knotts starts with Selia's story, a woman from Cambodia and beneficiary of microcredit. As she tells her story a pressing issue comes to light – the unintended consequences of doing good.
A £1.5m fund is announced in the UK that aims to help social ventures secure investment and win contracts and J.P. Morgan looks to Australia's social enterprise sector to reduce the nation's levels of youth unemployment.
A new report from Bridges Ventures and Bank of America Merrill Lynch unravels some of the debate surrounding social impact bonds and provides a practical guide for how they should be designed.
Ellie Ward talks to Alquity CEO Paul Robinson about making more people realise that there is a better, fairer way to invest financial resources – an approach that will ultimately create a fairer global economy.
The combined effort of Cancer Research UK, leading technology giants, game developers and citizen scientists promises to rapidly accelerate life-saving work in the social sector.
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