Will geopolitics push social enterprise to the bottom of the inbox? Will power be truly shared through devolution? Will progress made so far be forgotten? We asked leaders from across the impact community to share their perspective on the new PM.
Following the devastating loss of her cousin’s premature baby in rural Uganda, Dr Comfort Ayikoru created a solution to the country’s desperate lack of incubators.
Coordinated by Social Enterprise Australia, the country’s first ever National Strategy for Social Enterprise was co-designed by nearly 500 people from across the ecosystem and aims to ‘unlock the power of social enterprise’.
A draft new law that could give steward ownership an EU-wide legal status is progressing through the European Union’s legislative machine – and campaigners are working hard to save a decisive amendment from being scrapped.
INTERVIEW: The founding CEO of FASE knows what it means to do impact-first investing that works for social enterprises. As he takes on one of the most influential European impact investing roles, he shares his vision with Pioneers Post.
Running a venture that helps both people and planet is hard. Amid inflation, instability and even war, it sounds almost impossible. But, for the pioneers of green business in Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt, sticking to the mission makes sense.
The social enterprise gatherings at the UK Labour Party conference left Nick Temple underwhelmed. The impact economy must stop rehashing the same old arguments if it doesn’t want to remain on the fringes of the national debate.
At the UK Labour Party’s annual conference, social entrepreneurs and impact investors are relieved by positive noises from the new government – but a lack of concrete action is worrying many. Laura Joffre reports from Liverpool.
Universal impact reporting standards seem to have fallen out of grace – and social enterprises are none the wiser on how to measure their impact effectively. But what if a new approach changed what felt like a chore into a welcome pick-me-up?
How is politics influencing impact investing in Latin America? How can the nascent impact investing movement grow its presence in the region? We report from Impact Minds in Oaxaca, Mexico, to answer these questions and more.
Impact assets under management in the UK are up by a third compared with 2020 figures, according to latest report from Impact Investing Institute, while impact investing receives strong backing from government minister Lisa Nandy.
Ideas on best to cultivate the bioeconomy in Latin America, a potential new far-right threat to EU social economy commitments and a social enterprise ferry in Scotland. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
