ANALYSIS: The UK’s privatised water industry has been sinking into debt and disrepair for years, but a commission set up to seek solutions overlooks ownership models that could work for all, say impact economy experts.
NatWest SE100 2025 awards were celebrated for the first time in Manchester, England, recognising social enterprises and social investors from across the UK.
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?
Our WISE100 are never short of wisdom. This time Bonnie Chiu tells us what advice she would give to her 21-year-old self, and why she wants businesses to diversify.
The largest-ever single investment in a UK community lender was announced this week, with nine social investors combining forces to combat the cycle of high-cost debt.
Combining capital with purpose has the “unstoppable” potential to make poverty history – but there's work to do, says Amit Bhatia. Watch him speak as a part of our In the Spotlight series.
Decreasing trust levels, lack of transparency, costly financial models – could blockchain provide the answers to some of the biggest challenges faced in the social impact sector right now? Or are we letting the hype cloud the reality?
Social impact bonds elicit strong opinions – from great enthusiasm about what they could achieve to passionate opposition to their complexity. Mara Airoldi cuts through the noise to take a hard look at the evidence we have about their effectiveness to date.
An 80-minute documentary film examining whether social impact bonds can revolutionise how we tackle society's problems will be shown in Oxford today, featuring Sir Ronald Cohen, Caroline Mason – and four-year-old Reginald.
In the basement of a homeless shelter, close to The White House, Chris Martin from Scotland’s Callander Youth Project talks to Mike Curtin, CEO of DC Central Kitchen about Mike’s “glorious ride” so far, hunger strikes and the importance of humility.
