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 This argument is outdated, says GSG Impact chair Nick Hurd.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.
In the previous instalment in our Digital Toolbox series, we looked at easy ways to create a website. Now we'll take a look at another essential part of your marketing – how to manage your social venture's social media.
Impact investment can prove to be a great reality check, writes Liam Black. If your organisation gets it, you’ll find out how good your social enterprise really is.
Two organisations offering health solutions for a changing world have announced significant investments, meaning they can get on with creating some social impact.
Is there a risk that social impact measurement is of interest only to a small band of practitioners reinforcing each others' beliefs in a tight-knit circuit of events and media outlets? Our new report explores.
Measuring social impact can be tricky, but there are ways to make it easier and more effective. Watch our film to hear our team of experts tell you how.
House prices seem out of control and not building enough properties in the UK over several years has made the problem worse. In Leeds, the community has decided to do something about it.
In the second instalment in our Digital Toolbox series, discover easy ways to create a website and why the design of that website is such an important part of your marketing plans.
Over the coming weeks, we'll be publishing features to help you get your digital toolbox together – the websites and applications that can make your social venture run more efficiently. First: how to choose what you need.
In his state of the sector address at the NCVO's annual conference, chief executive Sir Stuart Etherington urged delegates to get over recent criticism and speak up for the sector in the lead up to the general election and Brexit.
