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.
Some might have expected B Lab to appoint a figure from the corporate world as its new boss, but the organisation instead chose a leader in international development. What does it tell us about the future direction of the organisation? This week's view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
Anara principal Mohamed Hussain talks to Pioneers Post about launching the region’s first early-stage impact VC fund, supporting investees in a febrile geopolitical context, and having clear roles in the region’s impact ecosystem.
This week: UnLtd CEO Mark Norbury to step down; Anthropic launches US$48bn public benefit fund; UK government launches £2bn green energy fund alongside gas field approval; and more.
Having led international development organisations for nearly 20 years, Williams becomes B Lab’s first “global CEO” as the nonprofit behind the B Corp label moves towards a more integrated structure.
While there’s a strong sense that the current economic system is not working, there’s no consensus on what should replace it. Is this mix of perspectives a positive thing, or hindering progress? Anna Patton reports from the P4NE conference in Bonn.
This week: Church of England remains “committed” to £1bn slavery reparation fund despite rightwing lobbying campaign; MacArthur Foundation increases allocation to impact investing to US$750m; Too Good to Go expands beyond food, and more.
The £300,000 pilot will invest exclusively in refugee-owned or led businesses, aiming to lead to a £10m follow-on fund as refugee entrepreneurs are too often cut off from VC investment. We speak to TERN co-founder Charlie Fraser to find out more.
OPINION: The UK is entering a period of significant wealth transfer yet how we connect impact capital to impactful organisations feels like a niche conversation. We need a way to bring them together, says NPC boss Jonathan Simmons.
The social economy community emerged from last week's Labour Party conference full of hope that the PM and his government were truly committed to engaging with the sector – but there's a long way between a stage performance and one-the-ground reality.
