In our latest SE100 Social Business Coffee Break webinar, Homes for Good CEO Zoe Whyatt and NatWest Social and Community Capital bossVictoria Papworth share their experiences of taking on a top job and the lessons they’ve learned.
The number of social enterprises with equity, diversity and inclusion strategies has been steadily growing over the past five years, despite fresh challenges, reveals our deep dive into data from the SE100 Index and Social Business Awards.
Dr Chih Hoong Sin welcomes the UK government’s rediscovered enthusiasm for outcomes funds with the launch of the world’s biggest fund of this type. But we should look beyond its impressive size to focus upon how it can best optimise impact.
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.
Helen Trevaskis contemplates an uncomfortable question: when pennies are few and far between, should she be guiding them towards buying her organisation's product?
The Myners report should set the Co-operative Group on the road to recovery. But prickly issues abound. "It's longer term survival if it fails to grasp these nettles is much bleaker," says Dave Boyle adviser for the co-operative enterprise hub.
Some of Timpson's top employees have done time. Sophie Hudson speaks to Dennis Phillips, welfare manager and ambassador for the Timpson Foundation and finds that Timpsons is growing a high performing team and shrinking re-offending at the same time.
Billion dollar turnovers and guardians of social value define business as usual for the Tata group. Pioneers Post met with Subramanian Ramadorai, vice-chairman of Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest IT provider.
