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 This argument is outdated, says GSG Impact chair Nick Hurd.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.
"No sector has a monopoly on saints or scallywags." Rodney Schwartz, CEO of leading social investment organisation ClearlySo, contemplates both the harm done and progress made by ex-bankers in the social investment sphere.
The long form Essay in the Autumn edition of Pioneers Post Quarterly saw Michael Solomon examine the pros and cons of ethical labels. Here, they describe some of the challenges ahead of them.
CEO of disruptive asset management firm Alquity and co-founder of One Water Paul Robinson explains why responsible investing and investing in the people at the bottom of the pyramid makes business sense.
The Autumn edition of Pioneers Post Quarterly contained a comprehensive examination of ethical labels by the Responsible 100 team. Find out about their history, as well as their successes, here.
In the Autumn edition of Pioneers Post Quarterly, Michael Solomon looked at the pros and cons of ethical labelling. Here, we ask them to come clean about their business model.
The absence of figures from two major players leaves us wondering about the potentially huge pipline of money available; new figures from Key Fund very impressive.
Sustainable energy entrepreneur Harish Hande argues that a major shift towards greater social equality will only happen when businesses understand "it is not about profiting from the poor but... by partnering with the poor".
