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?
A legendary Silicon Valley investor says entrepreneurs can get richer by "providing value to the masses" – bring on the team of tech-vets who've raised $8m for the needs of low-income customers at the base of India's economic pyramid
Is it a moral hazard to make serious money from serious social impact? Or just perverse to disincentive investing in social enterprises when there is already a major lack of finance?
As Bloomberg’s CEO tells him that the movement towards sustainability has reached a tipping point, veteran Wall Street Journal reporter David Bank wonders if sustainability reporting is about to undergo an Oz-like transformation
Think you don't fit in? Whitney Smith explains how she transformed herself from the fat geeky kid who listened to The Cure to become co-founder of an international organisation that empowers young women
President Obama’s special advisor has praised a disabled mountain bike venture that won this year’s pitching contest at the UK’s leading social investment event
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