As Convergence publishes figures showing the blended finance market held strong in 2024, it predicts that US-led international assistance budget cuts will put smaller, high-impact deals most at risk.
The newly launched Arab Impact Network aims to build an inclusive movement of impact organisations and ‘change the region’s narrative from one of scarcity to opportunity’.
INTERVIEW: B Lab co-lead Sarah Schwimmer explains why new B Corp standards are more stringent, how the movement is facing up to Trump's threats and why it’s vital that all B Corps take collective action to transform capitalism.
UK body’s first CEO says relationship-building will be key for her successor, as “activist” institute seeks to up its ambition – and works towards its eventual closure.
The London university aims to back high-potential social ventures that have proven models, particularly in emerging markets, with grants and support through its 100x Impact Accelerator.
Second part of government pilot aims to provide 215 homes via social investor Resonance fund and aims to catalyse further investment as social housing becomes increasingly attractive for investors.
Ecommerce is a huge opportunity for social enterprises, but they often lack the confidence and resources to get it right. Ebay UK on how it's helping early-stage social ventures to start selling online – without pushing predefined outcomes.
The worldview baked into the Sustainable Development Goals is inherently flawed – based on the same paradigm that created today's problems. Are we addicted to quick-fix painkillers – and failing to address the underlying causes?
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.
Maya Juwita has spent her career empowering women in the workplace in Indonesia. Using her experience and vast network, she’s now supporting businesses to be more inclusive and apply a gender lens to their policies and practices.
