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?
Although services across the country have suffered from funding cuts, a scheme in Hertfordshire is bucking the trend. Now they're getting a helping hand in combatting loneliness and enabling people to live independent lives.
Australian social sector leader and CEO of Social Traders David Brookes explains why he's travelling nearly 10,000 miles to attend the 2015 Social Enterprise Summit in Inverness, Scotland.
CEO of Big Society Capital Nick O'Donohoe is to bow out of his position as leader of the London-based social investment bank, which was set up in 2012 to provide capital to UK social ventures.
From the swimming pool to the social investment board table, former Olympic swimmer turned social entrepreneur Sharron Davies has been named one of UnLtd’s 2015 Big Venture Challenge winners.
Malaysia's Prime Minister launches three year social enterprise strategy, Social Enterprise UK join forces with Social Enterprise West Midlands and social investment saves dementia support centre from closure in the north of England.
The new parliament has now offically been opened by The Queen in her speech to the House of Lords yesterday – but what do the next five years have in stall for public service spin outs?
Sleepless nights and weight loss... the telltale signs were appearing. Craig Deaden Phillips explains how finding Headspace saved him from a possible breakdown and helped turn his business around.
In the heart of chaotic Delhi women in the Kathputli Colony are taking a stand against gender inequality through social entrepreneurship whilst reviving an ancient art. Ellie Ward reports from Delhi.
