Business School

  • Pioneers Post Business School: How to do good business, better

    The tools and insight you need to do good business, better. Get expert advice, practical insight and frontline examples on key business management topics from our network of social business practitioners and advisors. 

  • From Quebec to Mozambique – three cities putting sustainability first

    How do you cater for a growing urban population while protecting the planet? Insights from a resource-strapped mayor in Mozambique, a conservation champion in Canada, and a Polish municipality that’s involving kindergartens to reach net zero.

  • How to build an inclusive impact fund: co-create – and pay people for their time

    ‘Diverse-led’ social enterprises often miss out on access to social investment. An obvious solution: involve potential investees in the design of the fund. But it's not a quick win, as social investors UnLtd and Impact Hub Bradford tell us.

  • What is blended finance?

    IMPACT 101: What exactly is being blended in blended finance? Why do we need this strategy – and what are the challenges of making it work? Catch up in our explainer with Dalberg's Marcos Paya.

  • Social Business Profile: Phool – the Indian venture upcycling floral waste

    An ambitious business in India is cleaning up its holy rivers, employing marginalised women – and taking on the country’s vast, long established incense market. What are the secrets of its success?

  • Good Leaders Podcast Episode 5 - Liam Black: ‘My biggest failures have happened when I haven't stayed true to my values’

    Over his long and diverse career, Liam Black has run a number of purpose-led businesses – both his own and other people's. He speaks to Tim West about the question at the core of our podcast series: what does it mean to be a good leader?

Carbon Coop at work

How to: reduce your digital footprint

If the internet were a country, it would be the seventh biggest emitter of CO2. As scientists deliver a “final warning” on climate change, community tech leaders share four steps you can take to reduce your environmental impact.

What is catalytic capital?

IMPACT 101: You've heard it mentioned everywhere, but what exactly is catalytic capital? Why do we need it, who's providing it, and how does it relate to blended finance? Catch up in our explainer, with C3's Stacy Xiao.