News and Views

  • The social entrepreneur who built a solar-powered AI data centre in his home

    As protests grow around the world against the building of massive, environmentally destructive data centres to serve the ever growing demands of AI, one Australian social entrepreneur has developed a different type of AI data centre which meets his organisation’s social values.

  • Spain’s impact investments surpass €5bn – latest SpainNAB figures

    Impact assets under management in Spain grew by more than 50% between 2023 and 2025, shows fresh research which was previewed at this week’s annual ‘Camino al Impacto’ event in Madrid.

  • UK Labour conference: at last a government truly committed to building a social economy?

    OPINION: Hopes are up for the sector as prime minister Andy Burnham’s refreshed political priorities have made ministers more receptive to the message of the social enterprise community, writes Social Enterprise UK’s Jovan Owusu-Nepaul.

  • 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.

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