The number of social enterprises with equity, diversity and inclusion strategies has been steadily growing over the past five years, despite fresh challenges, reveals our deep dive into data from the SE100 Index and Social Business Awards.
Dr Chih Hoong Sin welcomes the UK government’s rediscovered enthusiasm for outcomes funds with the launch of the world’s biggest fund of this type. But we should look beyond its impressive size to focus upon how it can best optimise impact.
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.
Is starting with a Theory of Change as vital a part of impact management as we think it is? Jeremy Nicholls of Social Value International urges us not to rest on our laurels.
A year after we first reported it, South Africa's first social impact bond is close to being agreed. At the Skoll World Forum, social enterprise mothers2mothers shared the challenges of the long journey it has undertaken.
As media partner to the Social Enterprise World Forum 2017, Pioneers Post will bring you a series of thought-provoking articles and interviews in the coming months.
Multiple sessions at the 2017 Skoll World Forum saw much concern raised at how society is being shaped by voters getting their information from fake news and social media platforms.
When it comes to investment boards, what do women bring to the table? And should positive gender discrimination come into it? Two social enterprise champions bat our questions out of the park.
Fair for You provides low-cost loans to the UK’s poorest families. Its chair Ben Reid believes that social enterprise can be a successful alternative to payday lenders, but it needs backing from government and social investors.
