MY IMPACT CAREER: Amma Lartey, a long-time entrepreneur, has been a major force in growing the impact economy in West Africa, co-founding Social Enterprise Ghana and becoming the first CEO of Impact Investing Ghana.
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.
How can impact investing claim to drive systemic change when its leadership mirrors the same patriarchal and exclusionary structures it seeks to dismantle – and how can we start changing this?
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.
Corporate scandals are nothing new but it’s not difficult for companies to behave properly, argue Stephen Bediako and Lord Victor Adebowale. Examples of good practice are plentiful.
NPC turned 15 this year. But is the think tank and consultancy useful to the sector? We sat down with chief executive Dan Corry to talk impact, effectiveness and influence.
Just as we have buried one definition debate, another one rears its head, writes Vinay Nair. But these ‘beyond profits', once understood, should be cause for celebration.
One UK social enterprise has found that encouraging entrepreneurship is empowering LGBT people against a backdrop of discrimination and violence. Alice Troy-Donovan reports.
Looking after employees who are caring for loved ones makes economic sense for employers. That is an opportunity for social enterprise, writes David Grayson.
Streaming services, adblockers... if people can choose how they consume media, how do you get their attention to support your cause? By going where they are and speaking their language, writes Mike Buonaiuto.
Sultan Hamidullah Atar recently negotiated with Isis as the Marawi City crisis continues. Practising conflict resolution in the Philippines, he explains how such services are social enterprises – provided by civil society and used by the community.
