Autocracy is on the rise worldwide, and impact investors seem reluctant to step in. But large-scale transformations to health, education or the environment need a strong democratic base, the Latimpacto event heard last week.
Social Enterprise World Forum’s Social Investment Manifesto calls for a reframing of social investment, as social enterprises remain excluded from investment opportunities in a market still split between profit maximisation and philanthropy.
Europeans have been hit hard by unprecedented crises over a hellish summer. As the EU negotiates its next multi-year budget, it’s time for the social economy to show both policymakers and citizens it has proven solutions to tackle them, writes Toby Gazeley from Brussels.
Travel is said to broaden your horizons, and the Latimpacto conference in the Brazilian city of Manaus this week gave delegates an ideal opportunity to bring fresh eyes to their work. We asked them what they were reconsidering.
As the world becomes more hostile to the concept of an impact economy, the mood at the ChangeNow conference indicates supporting systems change for the greater good has become an act of resistance.
Former Unilever CEO says new economic order will emerge from current crises and company boards have the responsibility to shape it for the benefit of all stakeholders – rather than for "share speculators".
In the wake of the UK’s latest development aid cuts, Gilad Tanay says that the way the money is spent must be fixed. The answer lies in adopting ‘impact forecasting’, he argues.
Why we're highlighting the inequality that persists in impact investing – again, plus the innovators using AI to tackle environmental challenges and how the Pioneers Post team is supporting young storytellers.
This week: WEF’s Klaus and Hilde Schwab face whistleblower allegations; Triodos breaks from Net Zero Banking Alliance; OpenAI aims to expand its philanthropic reach and impact – and more.
How can impact investing claim to drive systemic change when its leadership mirrors the same patriarchal and exclusionary structures it seeks to dismantle – and how can we start changing this?
Pioneers Post and NatWest are seeking out the brightest and best applicants for this year's NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards. Don't miss your chance to be counted among the UK's top social enterprises this year.
Ten young education advocates from around the world have begun a six-month programme in journalistic storytelling, delivered by Pioneers Post on behalf of global children’s charity Theirworld.
An emerging generation of impact entrepreneurs are using AI for positive impact – but in a fast-moving field, they will have to be agile to survive while avoiding mission-drift. Also this week: will B Lab's new standards woo back the B Corp leavers?
