Sir Ronald Cohen, the impact investing pioneer, is pre-launching an artificial intelligence avatar which discusses his ideas and reflections. We put it to the test.
Humanitix opens UK office in Edinburgh with announcement of £500,000 annual prize for UK social enterprises and charities, and promise of focus on events accessibility for people with disabilities
IMPACT 101: Cooperatives are big business: more than 1bn people are cooperative members, and the top 300 cooperatives and mutuals turn over more than US$2tn. But how do these entities work, and what are their benefits and drawbacks?
Why should I accept your claims about social return (not that I have any choice)...Jeremy Nicholls argues that the protections afforded to investors should be available to recipients too.
Following the Social Enterprise Alliance summit in Minnesota, Jerr Boschee, co-founder of the event and former advisor to the Social Enterprise Unit at the UK Department of Trade and Industry, talks about progress, and the pitfalls of setting the bar too high.
In the spirit of Global Sharing Day, we're cross posting an interview from Daniel de Filippis with the founder of The People Who Share, Benita Matofska.
Unity Trust Bank is moving to an employee share ownership plan that will see staff receive share certificates confirming that they own a stake in the organisation.
In 2012, ethical fashion brand, Elvis and Kresse secured a place on the Deloitte Pioneers programme, which supports socially innovative business to scale. Kresse Wesling says she's determined to take the business to new heights, and sets her sights on a global consortium of ethical brands to challenge the world’s biggest fashion houses.
The UK voluntary sector now earns £21.4bn a year, but Peter Holbrook of SEUK says charities and social ventures need to keep going in the face of more cuts, falling donations and statutory funding.
Third Sector IT is one of the fastest growing social enterprises in the UK, and topped the newcomers category in the 2012 RBS SE 100 Index, which tracks the growth and impact of UK social business. CEO, Stony Grunow shares his insight on tech for good and motivating yourself after a 100ft. cliff fall.
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