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.
Going about its business relatively quietly for the past decade, CAN’s recent announcement of a £50m social investment fund sounded a fanfare that things were changing. As chief exec Andrew Croft tells us, there’s a lot more positive noise to come.
Triodos Bank releases positive growth figures in its 2015 annual report and the Business Impact Challenge seeks corporate partnerships with social enterprises and charities.
Dr Susan De Witt from the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship in South Africa presents the challenges and opportunities that have emerged while designing one of the first Development Impact Bonds.
In the face of legislative changes that will have an impact on housing associations, the sector is trying to work out how to ensure both public and politicians are clear about the work they do.
How can big businesses ensure their vast supply chains meet acceptable ethical and sustainability standards? Ellie Ward reports from the 2016 Sedex Annual Conference to find out.
Business support organisations offer crucial consultancy services to a wide spectrum of social ventures as they grow. Heather Black of Economic Change suggests how such organisations can ensure a steady flow of income.
One of the UK's leading charity and social enterprise law firms has launched a new initiative offering £1m worth of legal support to make legal advice more affordable and accessible.
A number of corporates are tired of attracting "cut-throat, high achievers" and are taking lessons from social enterprises in seeking a more diverse workforce, it was revealed at the UnLtd Big Social event last week.
"Big businesses are finding that employees have a conscience and want to do something good." Margaret Mountford, former advisor to Sir Alan Sugar on the BBC's 'The Apprentice', tells UnLtd's Big Social audience in London.
