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?
The world's first social investment bank Big Society Capital has announced the name of its new CEO. Cliff Prior, who has lead UnLtd for over eight years, is to take on the role early next year.
“I want to spend my life trying to prevent us needing a Dame Esther Rantzen” - declares The Big Issue's Lord John Bird at the Ashoka UK annual awards bash.
Baroness Glenys Thornton has long been a champion of social enterprise in the UK. The Labour peer and current CEO of The Young Foundation takes us to some of the places in East London that have shaped her career.
In the second Black Cab interview, former minister for equalities in the House of Lords Baroness Glenys Thornton reflects on her career and considers the challenges facing social enterprises in the UK.
The terms ‘social entrepreneurship’ and ‘social enterprise’ “dichotomise the commercial and the social spheres” argues Pamela Hartigan, director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship.
At Critical Mass delegates and speakers dealt with social enterprise dilemmas and showcased global successes in the sector. Access the presentations from the plenary sessions and workshops here.
Minister for civil society Rob Wilson has today announced the UK government is providing £1.5m funding for a second tranche of the Impact Readiness Fund to support social enterprises and charities.
The creation of a new financial market isn't something that happens overnight. Ellie Ward examines some of the missing pieces in the social finance puzzle.
