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.
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.
Fergal Byrne speaks to investment banker turned social entrepreneur Connie Duckworth about creating opportunities for Afghan women and promoting gender equality in one of the most hostile environments in the world.
Against a backdrop of government cuts and diverse financial innovations, six current funding trends could translate into opportunities for charities and social businesses.
In the age of the social intrapreneur, Richard Northcote of Bayer MaterialScience gives an inside look at his work leveraging the expertise of chemicals giant Bayer to build affordable housing in the Philippines and beyond.
The Big Society theme of David Cameron's campaign at the 2010 election continues to get a bashing even though it has been dropped. But should the effort to impose the Big Society concept onto today's tired systems be maintained?