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.
Social investment plays a vital role in improving the GCSE exam results of disadvantaged students in the UK and the UN looks to entrepreneurship to solve the youth unemployment crisis in Gambia.
"Our sector is so much the stronger for his lifetime of work. I will greatly miss his friendship and his wisdom" – Sir Stuart Etherington on Stephen Lloyd, much loved and respected charity and social enterprise lawyer, who died this week.
The most successful social enterprises will have broken down the doors of a disused building and used them as tables. They'll also be able to tell a fantastic story.
A sense of purpose is a luxury that we aspire to. And there's something about the quest to reach it that irks accidental social entrepreneur, Helen Trevaksis.
Billions of pounds of cuts, 'graphs of doom', the promise and betrayals of the Big Society, lead us to one big question: who pays when the state can't?
We meet the social entrepreneur with a sweet tooth who is tackling some of Scotland's biggest social issues, such as isolation and loneliness, with honey.
One woman leads a community in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, helping them to find peace and providing them with a place to heal through a community farm project.
As Africa's economy grows apace, entrepreneurs from across the continent are turning their energies towards deep-rooted challenges from poverty to corruption.
