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 Big Lottery Fund is backing community businesses, from fan-owned football clubs to locally-owned shops and leisure centres, in England and Wales with a £150m endowment announced today.
Minister for civil society Rob Wilson says that social investment, particularly the social impact bond model, is one of the key ways in which public service delivery can be transformed for the better in the UK.
Last week, the Cabinet Office called on social investors and social entrepreneurs from all over the UK to visit the chancellor's official residence on Downing Street to discuss the impact investment market's future.
People under the age of 40 are more likely to invest ethically, finds new research from the UK, a one-stop social enterprise resource centre is set up in Singapore and multinational corporates are urged to invest in education.
Social investment is given the BBC Question Time treatment in an event held in London which brought out some of the most contentious issues in the sector – from asset locks to the role of the state.
Following up the news that, after three years, Streetbank's founders eventually celebrated being recognised as a registered charity at the end of 2014, Pioneers Post has received responses from both the Charity Commission and the CIC regulator.
With just two months to go until the launch of Adessy Associates' Pioneers for Change programme, Ellie Ward speaks to one of the speakers, entrepreneur Marc Winn, about his advice for people launching their own enterprises.
Primary health care providers in developing countries must become more entreprenurial and embrace alternative options for financing treatments, according to new research.
As 2015 kicks off, the UK's internationally renowned National Health Service has made it into the headlines again as it faces renewed pressures and challenges. Andrew Laird argues that staff-led mutual models could be the answer.
