As tens of thousands of delegates gather in Paris this week for the ChangeNOW conference, we dive into challenging conversations on financing nature restoration, how to revive collective action in 2026 and fighting “greenhushing”.
In a review of the bloc’s Social Economy Action Plan, the EU Commission said progress is “tangible” but commits to doing more to “level the playing field” for the sector.
Social investment intermediaries that support Black and ethnically minoritised-led social enterprises in England are now able to apply for investment from a £5.5m funding pot from the wholesaler, as it opens the ‘Wave 1 Portal’ with a place-based approach.
FILM: Do we grasp the latest AI technology to amplify our impact, or steer clear for fear of causing harm? At SEWF25 in Taipei we explored cutting edge ideas with leading social entrepreneurs, and dived into the ethical conundrums of AI with global experts.
Social enterprises with great ideas to transform health and wellbeing in the south west of England can now apply for loans and grants, following the first fund launch from the Access Foundation, writes Lee Mannion.
Post Kids Company and Olive Cooke scandals, public trust in charity is lower than ever. Richard Hawkes, CEO of British Asian Trust issues a rallying call, urging the sector to change in order to survive.
We probably ought at least to allow the possibility that social innovations can be more harmful than beneficial, and stop seeing them as good by definition, write Madeleine Gabriel and Julie Simon of Nesta.
"Let us... see if we can create a bigger, stronger society with compassion at its heart," minister for civil society Rob Wilson said at an event where the government talked up its efforts to include social enterprises in its supply chain.
From the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the evolution of finance and Adam Smith, a black cab ride around London with Sir Ronald Cohen proves to be an energising exercise of the mind.
100 solutions for a better world, India's first B Corp, the other problem that social enterprises have apart from money and a 'good' hotel that is being floated from Amsterdam to London. It's all in the round-up.
