In just a week's time the Social Enterprise World Forum will bring together social innovators, business leaders and policy-makers from all over the world. This year the Forum will be hosted by South Korea in their bustling capital Seoul.  

Impact investing is poised to mobilise billions in capital for Canadian communities says the Canadian National Advisory Boad in its final report as part of the international G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce.

Thought-provoking, grounded and reminiscent of Lord of the Rings is how Jim Clifford OBE, partner at Bates Wells Braithwaite, describes the Social Impact Investment Taskforce's new direction for investment.

In an alpine lodge on Whistler Mountain two men pondered "the snow leopard", an ambitious man from Ghana who made it to the Winter Olympics. Their idea was to set up a social enterprise that could inspire similar ambitions in others.

As social challenges rise, the government’s workforce is shrinking. David Floyd talks through the innovations that could solve the gargantuan challenge of meeting the UK's social needs.

A new spin on the sharing economy... UK Minister for Civil Society resigns on the eve of the Conservative Party conference following allegations of saucy snap sharing by a UK tabloid.

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in New York, London and other cities around the world demanding action against climate change. Consumers, corporates and entire countries are being urged to act responsibly.

Shifting unequal structures requires radical thinking and a collective effort to create an alternative future. But even revolutionaries are tempted by power and money...