NatWest SE100 2025 awards were celebrated for the first time in Manchester, England, recognising social enterprises and social investors from across the UK.
The Better Futures Fund is the result of months of consultations over a new social impact investing vehicle announced by the government last autumn, and aims to support 200,000 children over 10 years.
Our demand for more and more clothes is bad news for the planet. New, nature-derived materials promise a lighter footprint – but can they convince price-conscious shoppers, investors and retailers to take a leap into the unknown?
It is hard to encourage newcomers into the field of impact investment when there is so little information about the gains (or losses) that can be made – both financial and social. The KL Felicitas Foundation is working to address this.
The Autumn Statement puts the brakes on promising growth of genuine community energy projects. Big Society Capital's Matt Robinson and Daria Kuznetsova provide analysis in the aftermath of the Chancellor's spending review in the UK.
More than 400 people from the UK social enterprise sector gathered in London last night to celebrate the achievements of outstanding ventures at the 2015 Social Enterprise UK Awards. Find out who took home the trophies here.
We might not want to promote the kind of consumerism that can lead to damaging social consequences but we need our ventures to be profitable to address our social missions. What to do?
... Social Investment Tax Relief that is. When social entrepreneur Matt Fountain needed investment, he gave social finance organisations a miss and used his network, using SITR as an incentive.
Cuts to the Cabinet Office raise concerns about the future of the Ministry of Civil Society and £20m of support per year is allocated to social impact bonds following Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement in the UK.
Social Business Trust has reaffirmed its belief in The Reader by announcing a renewed package. Earlier this year Pioneers Post took a closer look at the venture philanthropy charity; our film shows how they work.
