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?
"I wish that Pakistan would become what it once was in the 50s and 60s." Ashoka fellow Qurat-Ul-Ain Bakhtiari explains why shaking up Pakistan's education system and empowering its young people is key to a more peaceful future.
Three years since Big Society Capital was founded, CEO Nick O’Donohoe has announced the social investment bank is launching "a Conversation" with stakeholders to ensure that it is more transparent going forward.
With new social enterprise legislation being debated by the Italian government in the coming months, there is no better time for the Social Enterprise World Forum to return to Europe. Pioneers Post catches up with CEO Elena Casolari.
With further public sector cuts expected in the next five years, those responsible for delivering public services must think and act like entrepreneurs argues Andrew Laird.
As we head towards the end of Christian Aid Week, David Bull from think tank NPC says it’s time to pay closer attention to the 32,000 religious charities in the UK.
The ‘father of social investment’ Sir Ronald Cohen has opened The Foundry, a new social justice hub in London that aims to foster social innovation and social sector collaboration.
Rob Wilson has been reappointed Minister for Civil Society following the UK general election last week, but a quickfire response to one of his constituents on Twitter has led to over 5,000 people demanding his resignation.
Social enterprises and trade unions should work "much more closely" together and find common ground, said CEO of Social Enterprise UK Peter Holbrook CBE at the Greenwich University Social Enterprise Festival this week.
