News and Views

  • Impact Finance Bulletin: early takeaways from the impact conference season

    Impact conferences are an opportunity to discover perspectives from around the world. This month, Pioneers Post was in India and Brazil to bring you the latest on the conversations that matter for social entrepreneurs and impact investors.

  • Democracy under pressure: what role should impact investors play?

    Autocracy is on the rise worldwide, and impact investors seem reluctant to step in. But large-scale transformations to health, education or the environment need a strong democratic base, the Latimpacto event heard last week.

  • SEWF launches global call to fix ‘structural mismatch’ that prevents mission-locked social enterprises from accessing investment

    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.

  • Pioneers Post trainees publish stories of resilience and change in The Education Issue

    Powerful stories of the fight for a safe place to learn find a global audience in New York and beyond, as Theirworld’s annual youth-led newspaper is launched on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

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The Editor's Post: Can nature be bankable?

We know what happens when nature gets depleted, yet finance towards nature-based solutions remains meagre. Could the emergence of a 'nature market' create a credible asset class that would follow the path of renewables?