News and Views

  • ‘Make the distinction between law and justice’ to avoid environmental destruction – lawyers urged at GAIL summit

    Indy Johar challenges GAIL summit delegates to aim for radical environmental justice, while other speakers discuss how lawyers hold the businesses accountable and whether EU sustainability laws could have a negative impact on the Global South.

  • Tree-huggers, board advisers, contract shapers: The lawyers leading the way for nature

    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?

  • Jacinda Ardern at Skoll 2024: ‘Hope dies when we lose our sense of expectation’

    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.

The Impact World this Week: 18 January 2024

Your quick guide to the news in social enterprise, impact investment and mission-driven business. This week featuring World Economic Forum updates, good news about impact investments in Japan, plans to celebrate Suzanne Biegel's life and more.