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.
Imagine receiving £500 to spend time putting together a peer network. Well, that's exactly what UnLtd in the UK have done with three top social ventures who are taking peer learning to the next level.
An asset lock might protect a social enterprise from marauding money-men, but it forces it to suckle from the breast of subsidy, says experienced capital-raiser James Perry
Recent forays into phone leasing and build-your-own kits could herald a turning point for the mobile phone industry away from $500mn worth of wasted metals a year says Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
As 7.5m people across 130 countries take part in Global Entrepreneurship Week, Adam Stones of Forster Communications considers the gloomy environmental forecasts and the opportunities for pioneering brands to lead the way forward.
The 2013 National Business Awards social innovation winners chosen by a judging panel including Pioneers Post's Matt Black, were announced last night at the gala dinner and awards ceremony hosted by Sky’s Dermot Murnaghan.
Paula Woodman, social enterprise advisor at the British Council, uncovers a gargantuan social enterprise in India, discovers social entrepreneurs looking beyond tyranny in Myanmar, and finds French pioneers trading beyond borders.
Finding new funding and getting full cost recovery are two of the biggest headaches for UK charities, but social impact measurement is becoming more important, finds a new survey
Social investment doesn't always mean a low rate of return and voluntary and community organisations should set aside their traditional concerns over investor motivation – suggests Baker Tilly's Jim Clifford in his analysis of market trends.
