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 This argument is outdated, says GSG Impact chair Nick Hurd.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.
Students taking social entrepreneurship courses at higher education institutions may not become social entrepreneurs, writes Dr Pathik Pathak of Southampton University. But they’ll still be valuable to society.
Ahead of the Beyond Good Business event on 23 May, Dirk Bischof of Hatch Enterprise tells us why corporates and social enterprises working together can only be a good thing.
Asian Venture Philanthropy Network founder Douglas Miller tells us why JFK was an inspiration and how a business approach to philanthropy will create more social impact.
Happy employees should make for a productive (and profitable) enterprise. But is your workplace culture up to scratch? The Corporate Rebels provide some food for thought.
Enough navel gazing about how we measure, writes Ben Carpenter of Social Value International. Let’s focus on the point of impact measurement – maximising social value.
It was the first time we'd got out of London (to Glasgow) and the first time a CEO had sung to us about jam sandwiches. We also got an insight into deprivation and regeneration from the boss of Social Enterprise Scotland.
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.
