Leading voices from UK social enterprise, co-operatives and social investment have raised concerns over a “landmark” definition of the ‘impact economy’ that risks alienating a number of impactful organisations.
Impact Europe today revealed the name of its new chief: Angela Wiebeck, praised for “building bridges” between mainstream finance and impact over her two decades at UBS and Aquila Capital. She speaks to Pioneers Post from Brussels.
OPINION: There’s a message blowing across the Atlantic that the business of investment is to maximise return, and considering people and planet is woke nonsense. This argument is outdated, says GSG Impact chair Nick Hurd.
INTERVIEW: Putting a price tag on a company’s social and environmental impact is the only way to demonstrate its true profit and loss, believes Sir Ronald Cohen, who is now focusing on driving forward the next accounting revolution.
4,661 social enterprise jobs have been created or saved because of support offered by 12 specialist responsible finance providers in the UK throughout 2017, finds a new report. Yet lenders need access to more funds.
Meeting to share knowledge and experiences is vital to social entrepreneurs and other values-driven professionals. But how can seminars, workshops and conferences be run more effectively?
The self-awareness practices of mindfulness enable social entrepreneurs to lead with inspiration, develop more effective relationships and design more innovative solutions, says Gretchen Ki Steidle.
Social enterprise should be moved out of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), says Social Enterprise UK. It also calls for reform of the Social Value Act.
Social enterprise failed to get a mention in yesterday’s Autumn Statement, resulting in the UK government being accused of missing “a great opportunity”.
Organisations looking to make loans to charities and social enterprises in England have until December to apply to Access’ Growth Fund by submitting an expression of interest, the foundation has announced.
An independent review argues that the UK stands at a critical point with the potential to develop social investment for the wider public and maintain its position as a world leader in the sector.
