As B Lab marks its first two decades and creating a community of more than 10,000 companies, we look back at our coverage of the movement and highlight some of the pioneering B Corps which have made headlines with us.
OPINION: Lasting impact doesn’t come from individual heroics, says serial social entrepreneur Jeroo Billimoria. A fixation on entrepreneurial ‘saviours’ risks obscuring the true collaborative nature of change.
As conflict continues in the Middle East, Jordan-based Andrew Gharaibeh Collingwood shares how the region’s support organisations are continuing to develop the impact finance market and back social enterprises.
Today we unveil the first ever Pioneers100 – a list of 100 of the most pioneering impact leaders in the UK, and a new element of our annual SE100 Index and Awards, delivered in partnership with NatWest Social & Community Capital.
North Star initiative launched at Global Partnerships Conference last week, as UK ministers seek to improve cooperation across sectors and give more agency to countries in the global south – while development aid cuts bite.
Two-year goal is exceeded by US$1.3bn as development finance institutions, private sector investors and others now set their sights on ramping up gender-lens investment activity in the future through 2X Global initiative.
Impact verification firm highlights impact investors from global sample which it identifies as best in class at impact management, going above and beyond the Impact Principles.
We talk with some of Europe's most forward-looking corporate foundations at the EVPA Business of Impact conference. Plus other highlights from this week in the Pioneers Post newsroom.
We need to halt economic growth to save the planet, but sustain growth to meet society's needs. Impact investing can help overcome this paradox, says the co-founder of Astanor Ventures, by focusing on three key principles.
Cross-sector collaboration – and government money – are needed as funding gap left by mainstream investors prevents the social economy from reaching its full potential, shows first in-depth study of catalytic capital in UK.
Women-led businesses – particularly those in the global south – are still struggling to recover after the pandemic. And they have a key role to play in boosting their local economies.
Reporting from Madrid, where Fi Forum attendees discuss the feelgood factor of impact investing; fighting inertia when it comes to understanding investors' true impact; and breaking glass ceilings – this week from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
Expanding healthcare through AI in Africa, publishing city-guides for impact entrepreneurs or boosting inclusion in the startup scene – we bring you some stimulating social business ideas from the Impact Shakers Summit in Brussels.
INTERVIEW: Investment firms can affect people and the planet in many ways – and not just through the businesses they back. The leaders of a new project seeking consensus on ‘investor contribution’ tell us why their work is breaking new ground.
