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 global social enterprise community has got off to a strong start as the first week of 2015 comes to an end – Jamaica is gearing up to host its first Social Enterprise Summit and India launches its biggest network of female social entrepreneurs.
Charity Bank has received official B Corporation accreditation, making it the sixth B Corporation in the UK and the first bank to be awarded the certification in Europe.
Peter Holbrook, CEO of Social Enterprise UK, is among the leaders from the social economy to be honoured in the 2015 New Year Honours. He is joined by a pioneer in the health sector and the dragon who swapped TV fame for social business.
Liverpool-based FRC Group is no stranger to political and economic uncertainty. In its 27 years of existence the 2014 RBS SE100 award winner has demonstrated unshakeable resilience and proved itself to be a champion of British social enterprise.
All eyes have been on Silicon Valley as hopes have been pinned on the idea of using technology to create positive social change. But what if the motivations of those behind the codes do not align with this view?
Social business analyst Dave Masom reflects on Darwin's theory of evolution to explain how impact measurement can be done in a way that doesn't eat up too many of your precious resources.
Financial growth? Improved impact measurement systems? Create greater social impact? Find out what New Year's resolutions three of the RBS SE100 Award winners have made as we head into 2015.
In the final round-up of 2015 a target is set for India's biggest ever impact investment fund and a Brazilian cosmetics giant becomes the world's largest B Corp.
What does it take to be a registered charity? After three years, community focused online platform Streetbank looks forward to a happy new year, having been officially recognised by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
