The Australian actor and philanthropist is putting his Hollywood star power behind Humanitix’s efforts to disrupt the ticket sales industry, aiming to grow the impact of the social enterprise five-fold.
Bring your sandwich, speak English, stay true to your ethics and other tips: impact entrepreneurs at ChangeNOW share advice on landing deals, partners and customers at a conference exhibition.
An enterprise rescuing wasted food for schools, a CIC providing trauma-informed training, a hospitality business accelerating race equity and an organisation helping visually impaired people travel – meet the NatWest SE100 Impact Pioneer finalists.
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: Faith organisations holding billions of dollars of investment assets met in Paris for an inaugural conference last week and launched a new multi-faith network of investors and centre of excellence.
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.
The creative industries represent a huge – and fast-growing – sector of the global market. But creative businesses are also building practical solutions to social problems and giving a voice to the marginalised.
A new tech accelerator in Lisbon is offering 10 early-stage technology start-ups an opportunity to grow their corporate client base and expand internationally.
First he set about revolutionising investment in entrepreneurs. Then he brought us the impact investing task force and social investment bank. Now, Sir Ronald Cohen introduces perhaps his most important campaign yet.
Technology is the key to transforming the lives of disabled people, believes Ghanaian Derick Omari. His award-winning social enterprise trains people with disabilities to use IT to get educated and employed.
