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 This argument is outdated, says GSG Impact chair Nick Hurd.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.
How can big businesses ensure their vast supply chains meet acceptable ethical and sustainability standards? Ellie Ward reports from the 2016 Sedex Annual Conference to find out.
Business support organisations offer crucial consultancy services to a wide spectrum of social ventures as they grow. Heather Black of Economic Change suggests how such organisations can ensure a steady flow of income.
ClealySo, one of the UK's leading social investment intermediaries, has raised over £100m through its clients. The capital will be channeled to high impact social businesses.
The UK based venture philanthropy charity has a new programme to support more social enterprises that show potential to grow to national scale or significance.
Georgina Symons-Jones, investor relations manager at CAF Venturesome, explores whether social investment or philanthropy is the most impactful way of making a difference.
The SE100 Index researchers analyse the results of the sixth year of this unique index, which tracks the growth and performance of social ventures in the UK.
Love is the Chairman of Crowdfunder and also the MD of River Cottage. Here he tells us about his hectic household, the opportunity of being ‘more than profit’ and going surfing at lunchtime.
Last year CAF Venturesome examined why some of its social investments have failed to repay in full. CAF's team focussed on financial “failure”, rather than failure to achieve social impact. What are the most common reasons loans don't get repaid?
