As tens of thousands of delegates gather in Paris this week for the ChangeNOW conference, we dive into challenging conversations on financing nature restoration, how to revive collective action in 2026 and fighting “greenhushing”.
In a review of the bloc’s Social Economy Action Plan, the EU Commission said progress is “tangible” but commits to doing more to “level the playing field” for the sector.
FILM: Do we grasp the latest AI technology to amplify our impact, or steer clear for fear of causing harm? At SEWF25 in Taipei we explored cutting edge ideas with leading social entrepreneurs, and dived into the ethical conundrums of AI with global experts.
PLUS: New impact firm Engine No. 1 to ‘harness capitalism for positive change’; Turner Impact Capital closes $350m workforce housing fund; IIX launches $27m bond to help women rebuild livelihoods, December impact reports; and more.
Using ‘dumb’ phones to make children smarter may sound counter-intuitive, but Eneza Education is proving that SMS-based learning is the best way to reach pupils in remote and low-income communities in four African countries.
Catch up with some of our top Impact Library stories of the year – interviews, analysis, guides and opinion – available exclusively to Pioneers Post subscribers.
This may be a year you'd rather forget, but our favourite pictures from 2020's stories, from Cape Town to the Brazilian Amazon, tell a different tale – one of creativity, innovation and human empathy.
Amount raised is at lower end of previous estimates, but Big Society Capital “very pleased” with early demand given lockdown challenges of building trust with investors.
How did enterprise support organisations working in the global South keep small and social businesses up and running in a tumultuous year? Lessons from Ghana, Latin America and beyond.
The Women in Safe Homes fund, from UK impact investment firm Resonance and real estate manager Patron Capital, aims to buy 650 homes and lease them to charities helping women at risk of homelessness.
Annie E. Casey Foundation loan – the largest investment to date for venture philanthropist REDF’s Impact Investing Fund – to boost jobs and training in underserved areas of the US.
Social enterprises worldwide have proved to be adaptable and innovative in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, with only 1% reporting permanent closure, according to a new survey. But support is needed to help those who have been hit hardest.
