OPINION: There is a critical layer in the impact movement – the intermediaries that support social entrepreneurs and impact investors. But we must rethink the economics of this field-building role.
EXPERT INSIGHT: New legislation puts social enterprises, co-operatives and other inclusive businesses at the centre of an economy that works for people, communities and the planet. And it’s part of a wider global conversation.
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”.
New CEO of EVPA Roberta Bosurgi uses first speech to rally for "a bigger voice", while GIIN's Amit Bouri says "there are limits to what we can accomplish alone".
An oil company foundation has launched a climate investment fund, and investors are backing pioneering startups - but this isn’t enough to fight climate change: are institutional investors ready to join the race?
Covid-19 exposed a philanthropic sector that wasn't fully prepared for the challenges of the pandemic. But "unprecedented" global collaboration since March will boost philanthropy's fitness for the future.
With Brazil’s huge ethnic and cultural diversity and stark income inequality, there is a disparity in different women’s experience. A UK-Brazil partnership aimed to help women entrepreneurs overcome the obstacles they face.
Do banks and foundations in the same family have to fund the same impact? At a session exploring ‘fruitful collaborations’ at the EVPA conference, it was striking how different such relationships could be – and also their ability to work towards joint aims.
See behind the scenes of two of Ikea’s social enterprise partnerships as they reveal what goes on in creating products for the global home furnishing giant – and the real-life challenges of being a social enterprise supplier, at the EVPA conference.
Leading social innovator says Covid-19 offers “huge opportunity” for social entrepreneurs and impact investors to rebuild without being too stuck to past ways of working.
