OPINION: The £28bn National Wealth Fund’s new strategy firmly closed the door on social enterprises and charities, says Social Investment Business’s Jack Wakefield. The social economy should have equal access to public finance.
New Philanthropy Capital claims it's made the first estimate of the scale of the UK’s impact economy, bringing together impact-led businesses, charities, political parties and others, while omitting co-operatives and employee-led businesses.
Quadrennial review praises Access for its success in providing wider access to social investment but highlights challenges as mobilising new sources of funding beyond dormant assets proves increasingly urgent.
Prosperity within planetary boundaries, nature-based solutions, the blue economy and development finance were also on the agenda at this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Here's all you need to know from Davos 2026.
As populism takes hold in another European country, delegates at EVPA’s Impact Week in Turin consider what impact investors must do to convince policymakers to stop pursuing economic growth at all cost. Plus: EVPA announces a rebrand.
Almost two years on from the report his commission published on inequality in UK social investment, Lord Victor Adebowale says he doesn’t ‘apologise for being impatient’ about getting more funds to the UK’s black communities.
Your chance to nominate the UK's leading women in social impact, with five awards to be announced at our WISE100 celebration. EXTENDED DEADLINE: nominate by midnight, Sunday 28 January 2024!
Amid all the excitement at ImpactFest last week, we took aside some social entrepreneurs, impact investors and consultants to find out what they think is worth championing and what needs to be changed in the world of impact startups.
BMW Group showcases its efforts to build “more than just cars” as it marks 50 years of manufacturing in South Africa – and as scrutiny of the automotive industry continues.
What's happening inside the Brussels bubble when it comes to the social economy? Euclid Network policy lead Toby Gazeley deciphers the latest news from the EU capital and tells us what to look out for next.
