ANALYSIS: The UK’s privatised water industry has been sinking into debt and disrepair for years, but a commission set up to seek solutions overlooks ownership models that could work for all, say impact economy experts.
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?
Unless we get this right, at best there is a danger of a political backlash which potentially puts the sector back years, says the sheriff of impact investing Arthur Wood, on the G8 report.
The RBS SE100 Index, has announced the shortlist for its fifth annual awards. The awards recognise organisations working in a variety of sectors, from health and social care to housing and transport.
At a lavish awards ceremony in London last night, Hertfordshire Community Meals were named the UK’s social enterprise of the year for their work in supporting and enriching the lives of vulnerable people.
Social enterprise spirit brings together communities, promotes environmental protection and marks WW1 anniversary in Liverpool with a natural installation that brings beauty to wasteland site.
Food waste charity FareShare South West recieves £70,000 through pilot social investment tax relief fund set up to trial innovative methods and stuctures that will help tackle Bristol's social and environmental issues.
Since taking on social investment, FareShare is gutsier than ever as it approaches the challenge of salvaging the 400,000 tonnes of food wasted in the UK food industry.
Tim West, Pioneers Post's founder and editor, talks to M’Hammed Abbad Andaloussi in Mexico about running an NGO like a business and encouraging entrepreneurship in young people.
Today a £30m fund launches in the UK, the largest ever to serve the social sector to date. Mainstream bank Santander is invested and Chancellor George Osborne likes the sound of it.
Iqbal Wahhab OBE is a successful restaurateur with a commitment to creating social value through business. He called in the expertise of Sarah Forster to determine just how social his profitable Borough Market restaurant is.
