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.
As Big Society Capital turns two, Sophie Hudson cuts through the social investment celebration with some jolting questions for the UK's pioneering social investment bank.
Myanmar is the last big country in booming Asia to open up to the global economy, and it is keen to learn from the mistakes of its neighbours. Responsible business is high on the agenda and now so is social enterprise.
Nonprofits should be more like businesses. Giving should be more like investing. Increasingly the world's wealthiest are rigorously planning their philanthropic journeys. And there are some powerful phenomena behind the trend.
The UK’s nationwide plan to transform rehabilitation services means that the world's first Social Impact Bond pilot must reconfigure its funding model.
Social entrepreneurs need to check in with reality to reap the benefits of social investment. There's a cold hard truth out there, but if you can handle it, you're winning.
