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 This argument is outdated, says GSG Impact chair Nick Hurd.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.
Live UnLtd have presented young people with awards worth over £13m over the last decade to help them start up and run their own projects. Josie Emberton tells us what they've learnt.
Imagine if supermarkets were places where profit and social value converged. Professor Simon Denny challenges both supermarkets and social enterprises to work together on contracts and supply chains
Stories have shaped the markets and how we approach our econonomies for decades, even centuries. Joy Anderson from the US Criterion Institute offers up an analysis of market systems
Evidencing social value has become a pressing issue. Find out what Big Society Capital is doing to support social organisations to improve their evidence
There are many reasons to collaborate and bringing together succesful services can be a route to increased impact. Jenny North, Director of Policy and Strategy at Impetus Trust, lays out the key factors for success.