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.
INTERVIEW: Founded in 1990s eastern Europe, NESsT is still helping high-impact organisations to grow, and not rely on grants. We hear how it makes extra efforts to track its own impact – and how a new fund is tackling LGBTQIA+ discrimination.
Following record investments in 2021, deals are lower this year, Dealroom’s Impact Database reveals this week. Yet impact startups remain collectively valued at more than US$2tn and “impact unicorns” have reached 200.
INTERVIEW: As B Lab leads a "substantial revisit" of the criteria for companies seeking B Corp status, we ask the man who oversees these standards what will change – and if recent criticism of B Corp certifications is justified.
Company directors’ reliance on international accounting standards means sustainability issues are currently reported separately, if at all. But there are steps they can take to better meet their legal responsibilities, says our columnist.
Iqbal Wahhab OBE is a successful restaurateur with a commitment to creating social value through business. He called in the expertise of Sarah Forster to determine just how social his profitable Borough Market restaurant is.
Against a backdrop of government cuts and diverse financial innovations, six current funding trends could translate into opportunities for charities and social businesses.
An inside look at the recent growth of social enterprise A Vision of Britain presents a snapshot of what it's really like to run a small, steady but tireless social enterprise.
Accidental social entrepreneur Helen Trevaskis experiences the darkest hour of a social business starting up in India, and muses on what it's like to be a hair's breadth away from success or total failure.
The ability to fund your organisation often hinges on your business plan. If you want greater success in securing finance there are five common mistakes you need to avoid.
If you want to find a job with impact, go to a conference says Will Churchill, social enterprise manager at Student Hubs. Emerge 2011 was the gateway to his social enteprise career.
The Ryder Cup was not just a victory for Europe, but a fantastic show of leadership dos and don'ts – something all entrepreneurs, managers and founders should take away from the event.
Shifting unequal structures requires radical thinking and a collective effort to create an alternative future. But even revolutionaries are tempted by power and money...
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