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 This argument is outdated, says GSG Impact chair Nick Hurd.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.
B Hives and books – Co-founder of the non-profit organisation B Lab and one of the pioneers behind the development of B Corporations Jay Coen Gilbert on the media that matters throughout his day.
“It has become clear that we need a new way of accounting for value.” Jeremy Nicholls unravels social impact measurement theory, methodology and jargon.
Welcome to our regular dealflow update – with news and analysis of the key deals and data from the UK’s leading social impact investors and intermediaries.
For the first issue of our new print magazine, Pioneers Post Quarterly, we spoke to Muhammad Yunus. Nearly a decade since he suggested we put poverty in a museum, we asked the great man how we can do it.
Juliet Davenport is the CEO of the first dedicated 100% renewable electricity supplier, which supports over 76,000 homes, business and communities generating their own energy. Find out why her day involves plenty of politicians and a touch of magic.
76% of us would be more likely to buy from a crowdfunded and socially responsible company than a traditionally funded company – that's why Ben & Jerry's are backing social ventures for the fourth year running.
