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.
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.
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.
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.
Inaugural awards scheme, run in partnership with African Venture Philanthropy Alliance, aims to showcase “inventiveness” of Africa’s investors and market builders. Entries are open until 31 March.
Impact assets still fall far short of today's pressing social needs. We need a major mindset shift in impact investing – and we need to trust our unstoppable social entrepreneurs to do what they do best.
The British Standards Institute hails new guidance on aligning a company's purpose with its actions as a 'watershed moment' for business leaders across the world.
Most companies’ sustainability reports still fail to capture what matters to the people who actually experience the impacts. Assurance can help us put them and their wellbeing high up on the agenda – and push us to keep improving.
As decision time looms on where to allocate £700m of dormant assets, the MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central makes the case for social entrepreneurs – who "dare to think differently" and make a huge impact, especially in underserved areas of the UK.
Macmillan's first impact investment fund; bringing Britain's high streets back from breaking point – and a UAE impact leader to watch: the editors' view from this week's Pioneers Post newsletter.
As shops shut for good and historic buildings lie vacant – while local authorities remain strapped for cash – a new breed of ‘social enterprise developers’ is helping to repair, restore and convert properties into sustainable new uses.
Community development finance institution Salad Money says £40m commitment will help it meet “rocketing demand” for credit, and help NHS and other public sector workers to avoid payday lenders and loan sharks.
