In our latest SE100 Social Business Coffee Break webinar, Homes for Good CEO Zoe Whyatt and NatWest Social and Community Capital bossVictoria Papworth share their experiences of taking on a top job and the lessons they’ve learned.
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.
Grete Faremo of the United Nations Office for Project Services encourages impact investors to work with her organisation to invest in the infrastructure of developing countries.
On the second day of the GIIN Investor Forum, a panellist came clean about the focus of investments from the second biggest pension pot in the Netherlands.
Two reports were unveiled in Amsterdam this week that shed new light on the impact investing market. More money is going into funds and some investors are aiming to be 100% impactful.
A new legal form could harness the enthusiasm of millennial entrepreneurs who want to make a difference, says panel headed by Legal & General CEO Nigel Wilson.
The impact investor has announced a new pot of cash that should, in theory, never run out. Bridges says it's "designed to free ambitious mission-led businesses from the constraints of traditional fund structures".
Big Society Capital (BSC) recently held an event where anyone could ask a question about its operations. Geetha Rabindrakumar, head of social sector engagement at BSC, offers a case study that gives some answers.
Are you ready to become a social butterfly? Remember that getting involved with Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and the rest should be a commitment, not a flirtation.
