Ready to network, learn and get inspired? Don't book your diary without the Pioneers Post roundup of social impact events coming soon – for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and all those working within the global impact economy.
This week: the UK prime minister launches a new Civil Society Covenant, impact investments in Greece reach €1.8bn in 2024, half a trillion dollars is invested in gender equality across Asia Pacific, and more.
IMPACT 101: Thousands of firms – including Patagonia, Triodos, Nespresso and The Guardian – now boast a ‘B’ symbol. But what exactly is a B Corp? How does certification work – and what difference will the new criteria make?
This week: UK government creates new cross-departmental ‘Impact Capital Function’, world’s first LGBTQ+ cooperative distillery launches crowdfunder, 2025 Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs winners announced, and more.
This week: B Lab co-founder Andrew Kassoy dies at 55, 'most sustainable' company in the world revealed, Chocolate Films awarded royal warrant, and more.
Our demand for more and more clothes is bad news for the planet. New, nature-derived materials promise a lighter footprint – but can they convince price-conscious shoppers, investors and retailers to take a leap into the unknown?
This week: discover the ‘first professor for the impact economy’, survey reveals young changemakers risk online backlash and financial struggles, global universities ranked according to positive impact – and much more.
This week: Church of England prepares for controversy over reparations fund; catalytic EU funding creates three Eastern European impact funds; Hey Girls’ Celia Hodson’s next move; DEI nosedive; a new funders platform for Asia, and more.
