• Can we save our vital social impact infrastructure?

    OPINION: There is a critical layer in the impact movement – the intermediaries that support social entrepreneurs and impact investors. But we must rethink the economics of this field-building role.

  • Why Scotland’s Community Wealth Building Act is big news for social enterprise – and the country's economy

    EXPERT INSIGHT: New legislation puts social enterprises, co-operatives and other inclusive businesses at the centre of an economy that works for people, communities and the planet. And it’s part of a wider global conversation.

  • New momentum, difficult questions and “greenshouting”: actions for change from ChangeNOW 2026

    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”.

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We don’t need another hero

The 1970s were difficult says Simon Denny from Northampton University, but at least we can take heed from the Paper Lace song 'Billy Don't be a Hero'. Here's why.

 
Simon Denny

World in the hands of capital markets

In the second report from Monaco, Henry Palmer looks in on a meeting hosted by Total Impact Advisors and Monaco Private Equity & Venture Capital Association where delegates were warned that the big issues need a huge injection of capital if they are to succeed.

 

Henry Palmer
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The Noise Factory

Welcome to the noise factory; the cacophony of insight and knowledge heard by audiences at social innovation events across the globe. Can we capture it before it drifts off into the ether? Amanda Feldman looks to author David Brooks in search of answers.

Amanda Feldman
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Skoll, a look back

Inspirational social enterprise Five Lamps was named Impact Champion in the RBS SE100 Awards last year. Alongside £10k in cash, the prizes included a ticket to this year's Skoll World Forum. CEO Graeme Oram looks back at a busy and inspiring few days.

Graeme Oram
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Scale: the final frontier

Social enterprises face brutal government cuts, broke consumers and an anti-competitive public service market. To make it to the next generation utilising programmes like Deloitte Pioneers could be vital.

Matt Black