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 enough of the right kind of social investment available to social ventures at the smaller end of the market? We meet Resilient Scotland, a social investment finance intermediary, which is doing its bit to plug the gap.
Institutional and individual investors have been enthusiastic about putting money into the largest retail charity bond to date. Could this be a good way for other charities to raise money too?
Against a backdrop of Brexit and grumblings about the EU in French and Dutch politics, the European Commission is pushing forward support for social enterprise in Europe. Suzanna Sobolewska reports.
"It's too damn expensive to get money," said Fraser Kelly of Social Enterprise Scotland. A lively debate brought the NatWest SE100 Leadership Event 2017 to a close yesterday.
Coffee is fuelling more than just the working lives of Londoners; it's taking people out of homelessness and giving them a future too. Change Please is the Big Issue of coffee.
In a speech to attendees at the NatWest SE100 Leadership event, social entrepreneur Niall McShannon spoke about the challenges of running a social enterprise and issued a warning about the sector's capabilities.
In spite of the "shared society" rhetoric of the UK's prime minister, the third sector fears being sidelined as the chancellor fails to mention social enterprise in the spring Budget.
On International Women's Day, Jo Tilley-Riley of Big Society Capital says if social investment is in the business of social justice and positive social change, we need to start walking the walk.
