• NPC’s ‘impact economy’ definition: a ‘missed opportunity’ or chance to collaborate better?

    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.

  • ‘We need to have a unified voice’: Impact Europe’s new CEO Angela Wiebeck

    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.

  • Trump’s chilly bluster must be countered by warmer winds

    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 This argument is outdated, says GSG Impact chair Nick Hurd.

  • Sir Ronald Cohen: ‘Transparency is going to disrupt companies delivering negative impacts’

    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.

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Hear no evil, see no evil... and invest for good

Eight years in the social investment arena, including launching its pioneering Social Bond Programme, have taught the folks at Investing for Good that some subtle differences between what you hear and see inform what you must do to make the vision of good investment a reality.

Gabi Blumberg

Impact, impact, impact

The impact concept has moved from the discussion of benefits, returns and value creation, to 'How much impact?', 'What is your impact?'. We now have 'impact investors' and 'inspiring Impact' and lovely new words like 'impactful'. Jeremy Nicholls senses violence...

 
Jeremy Nicholls
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We don’t need another hero

The 1970s were difficult says Simon Denny from Northampton University, but at least we can take heed from the Paper Lace song 'Billy Don't be a Hero'. Here's why.

 
Simon Denny