NPC's valuation of an impact economy worth £428bn is a useful provocation, not a policy plan, says Peter Holbrook. If we let investor-friendly definitions set the rules, we will bake in the very inequalities we claim to fix.
OPINION: Bonnie Chiu and Peter Ptashko have been to hundreds of conferences, yet still struggle to identify their value. Is there a more effective way to get capital moving for positive impact?
New data highlights the scale of the problem in British society and why social investors are well placed to address it, in first Better Society Index published this week.
INTERVIEW: Founded in 1990s eastern Europe, NESsT is still helping high-impact organisations to grow, and not rely on grants. We hear how it makes extra efforts to track its own impact – and how a new fund is tackling LGBTQIA+ discrimination.
Social enterprise raises funds from National Geographic Society, Heineken and former Unilever boss in deal that requires any future gains to be reinvested for impact.
Unconventional architect says saving humanity will require fundamental change, as he kickstarts a conference where delegates discuss paradigm shifts and a new approach to policymaking.
IT business that champions neurodiversity among 15 winners at UK Social Enterprise Awards celebration in London – with actor Michael Sheen describing himself as the movement’s “number one fan”.
PM hopeful Keir Starmer says we can “learn a lot” from the success of social enterprises – and promises next Labour government “will work in partnership” with the movement.
INTERVIEW: One year after the EU’s Social Economy Action Plan was unveiled, a key architect of the plan tells us why consensus came quickly, why there may be a silver lining in today’s crises – and why his biggest fear is ‘blurred lines’ and social-washing.
Covid, war, economic downturn: impact investors are feeling the pinch this year. But will they retreat and focus on keeping existing portfolio companies alive and kicking, or can we feel optimistic about further growth?
A defiant Anna Gulevska-Chernysh tells of new business ideas, a growing fund – and a demo day during a blackout. Plus, investors with experience in other fragile states share hard-learned lessons.
