Paul Chan says Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to channel capital for good, while Naina Subberwal Batra opens the AVPN annual conference with a call for Asia’s impact community to take the lead in building a more inclusive world.
New accreditation, launched by the Better Business Network, aims to reduce barriers for small businesses to prove their impact while aligning with government net zero and social value policies.
Nurturing the Amazon’s bio-entrepreneurs and switching the power balance with investees are just two of the potentially transformative ideas for impact finance discussed during this week’s Latimpacto conference in Medellín.
IMPACT 101: What does child-lens investing actually involve, who’s doing it – and what prevents more investors from jumping in? Find out in our latest explainer, with Save the Children’s Mauricio Preciado-Awad.
Good Stories podcast episode 6: With £1.3bn being pumped into one of Scotland's poorest areas, social enterprise The Granton Project is ensuring that local communities truly benefit. Our reporter David Lyons finds out more.
A new supermarket in Brighton is trying to do things differently. They stock seasonal produce, source locally and are keen on animal welfare. Will it work? We checked it out.
The absence of figures from two major players leaves us wondering about the potentially huge pipline of money available; new figures from Key Fund very impressive.
This weekend the Emerge conference brings together students, entrepreneurs and activists in Oxford. One of this year's speakers explains why he is so frustrated with social finance in the UK.
EU Social Innovation Competition finalists are revealed, the UK government attempts to strengthen the Social Value Act and the new president of Catholic Charities USA is prioritising social enterprise.
Sustainable energy entrepreneur Harish Hande argues that a major shift towards greater social equality will only happen when businesses understand "it is not about profiting from the poor but... by partnering with the poor".
Our sleeper agent explains why they've gone back into the world of mulitnationals to develop the insight and business acumen needed to make a real difference in the social enterprise sector.
An informed attitude to risk could prove highly advantageous to enterprising charities willing to consider the potential impact social finance could create, argues Eddie Finch from UK chartered accountants Buzzacott.
