As Convergence publishes figures showing the blended finance market held strong in 2024, it predicts that US-led international assistance budget cuts will put smaller, high-impact deals most at risk.
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.
People displaced by conflict don’t have to be passive recipients of donations. Vadym Georgienko explains how a pilot of the ‘Citizen Token System’, which he designed, has enabled entrepreneurs in a town in western Ukraine to thrive.
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.
B Lab’s revised standards for B Corps currently omit ‘Impact Business Models’, one of the certification’s most promising tools for recognising the businesses that make the most meaningful impact, says Anton Simanowitz.
Exceptional times call for exceptional leadership. We meet four women on this year’s WISE Inspiration List whose work is helping reduce the psychological effects of the pandemic.
With more than 17,000 islands and 300 languages, Indonesia proved a challenging country in which to deliver a national social enterprise bootcamp. But having learned many valuable lessons, a similar project is now planned for Scotland.
The first study of social investment in sub-Saharan Africa identifies 820 social investors and a growing role played by corporates. But capital is not matching demand and it is heavily skewed to just three countries.
In exceptional times, you need exceptional leadership. Three women on this year’s WISE Inspiration List demonstrate just that when it comes to supporting other entrepreneurs.
When food giant Nestlé announced it would stop sourcing some Fairtrade ingredients, it sparked much dismay. But was the move justified – and is it the beginning of the end for the Fairtrade mark?
Exceptional times call for exceptional leadership. The women on this year’s WISE Inspiration List show how it’s done when it comes to providing vital care in a crisis.
Exceptional times call for exceptional leadership: meet our Women of Inspiration, 100 women in UK social enterprise and impact investing, nominated by you for recognition in this year's WISE 2020, in partnership with NatWest.
It’s been a year of huge unpredictability – but social entrepreneurs have shown time and again that they can turn crisis into opportunity. Next week’s Ashoka gathering will draw on their experience.
Domestic workers are one of society’s greatest frontiers of untapped human potential. A partnership between organisations in South Africa and east London has been helping women to start their own creative businesses.
