As protests grow around the world against the building of massive, environmentally destructive data centres to serve the ever growing demands of AI, one Australian social entrepreneur has developed a different type of AI data centre which meets his organisation’s social values.
Impact assets under management in Spain grew by more than 50% between 2023 and 2025, shows fresh research which was previewed at this week’s annual ‘Camino al Impacto’ event in Madrid.
OPINION: Hopes are up for the sector as prime minister Andy Burnham’s refreshed political priorities have made ministers more receptive to the message of the social enterprise community, writes Social Enterprise UK’s Jovan Owusu-Nepaul.
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.
ANALYSIS: Scotland’s publicly owned water company is filling the country’s water with raw sewage just as fast as England’s privatised system — is social enterprise the answer?
Lawyers leading the way for nature, the number of UK B Corps shoots up and which countries in the world have the most social enterprises. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
The most interesting news snippets from around the world. This week: Nature becomes a recording artist, Impact Europe lobbies for all EU public funds to be impactful, and more.
Most comprehensive collation to date of available facts and figures about social enterprise around the world is published by Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the World Economic Forum.
Lawyers are shaking off the profession’s dusty old image: bringing ‘Mother Nature’ into company boardrooms, defending the rights of trees, and future-proofing contracts. But how is this new generation balancing professionalism and progress?
Speakers at the Skoll World Forum say it's time for donors to get political and focus on systems change. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
We caught up with our WISE100 winners after the ceremony in March to explore on camera their reflections on their success, the challenges they have faced, and their ambitions for the future. Also featuring a photo gallery of all the finalists.
The most interesting news snippets from around the world. This week: government boost for Australia’s social enterprises, France ranks its impact start-ups, EU pushes buying social, and more.
The former New Zealand president shares her advice on leadership and creating positive change with the audience at the 21st Skoll World Forum, alongside climate justice campaigner Mary Robinson and Brazilian indigenous leader Sonia Guajajara.
