As tens of thousands of delegates gather in Paris this week for the ChangeNOW conference, we dive into challenging conversations on financing nature restoration, how to revive collective action in 2026 and fighting “greenhushing”.
In a review of the bloc’s Social Economy Action Plan, the EU Commission said progress is “tangible” but commits to doing more to “level the playing field” for the sector.
FILM: Do we grasp the latest AI technology to amplify our impact, or steer clear for fear of causing harm? At SEWF25 in Taipei we explored cutting edge ideas with leading social entrepreneurs, and dived into the ethical conundrums of AI with global experts.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals fail to recognise the power of business in promoting positive social change concludes a new report launched by Social Enterprise UK, the British Council and the World Bank in Washington D.C. today.
UK social enterprises are outperforming mainstream businesses on job creation, start-up rates and in promoting diversity, but key challenges around access to finance and public sector contracts remain barriers to the continued growth of the sector.
A new study has revealed that high net worth individuals are put off impact investments due to concerns about complexity and a Cambodian social enterprise circus heads to the US.
The hero model is dead, long live collective impact. Co-founder of the SOCAP conference and long time disrupter Kevin Doyle Jones talks to Ellie Ward about hero worshipping, market taming and impact investment trends and challenges.
Demand for business support from start-up social ventures is set to increase by almost 50% but there are not enough organisations equipped to meet the sector's needs, warns new report.
"Providing world-class products and services is the expected norm" for brands such as Apple and John Lewis – the same should be so for social ventures.
It's time to end the contradiction and confusion when it comes to vocabulary in the social sector investment sphere. Impact investment, social investment, ethical investment – Phil Caroe from UK social investment charity Allia explains what's what.
Scotland’s social enterprise census reveals the sector provides more than 100,000 jobs and a new $1m fund for young social entrepreneurs is launched in New Zealand.
