As Convergence publishes figures showing the blended finance market held strong in 2024, it predicts that US-led international assistance budget cuts will put smaller, high-impact deals most at risk.
BRUSSELS BRIEFING: Social enterprise is removed from the remit of the directorate overseeing internal market, entrepreneurship and SMEs as the EU prioritises competitiveness over sustainability. Toby Gazeley reports.
The newly launched Arab Impact Network aims to build an inclusive movement of impact organisations and ‘change the region’s narrative from one of scarcity to opportunity’.
INTERVIEW: B Lab co-lead Sarah Schwimmer explains why new B Corp standards are more stringent, how the movement is facing up to Trump's threats and why it’s vital that all B Corps take collective action to transform capitalism.
Australia's social entrepreneurs are looking forward to positive future as new representative bodies launch and minister says movement is 'on verge of huge growth spurt'.
Steady social investment market growth “on track” to meet Big Society Capital’s target of £10bn to £15bn by 2025, although current economic crisis could threaten further growth.
People either love or hate the UK's community interest company structure. But, asks Adrian Ashton, is the real issue that this country's social enterprise systems are overly driven by outsiders?
AstraZeneca and Siemens among corporations that bought a quarter of a billion pounds-worth of goods and services from social enterprises as part of the £1bn Buy Social Corporate Challenge launched in 2016.
Mini-budget focused on tax cuts signals a sharp turn right from policies championed by the Johnson government, with social economy experts criticising today's package as “too small for Britain” and “a gamble”.
Your chance to nominate the UK's leading women in social enterprise and impact investing – with four awards to be announced at our WISE100 celebration. Nominate by midnight on Monday 31 October!
Global Impact Investing Network’s corporate impact investing initiative aims to ‘redefine business as usual’ when it comes to corporate investing and asset management.
Government this week reveals detail of its energy support scheme for businesses and charities, but uncertainty remains as to what will happen in six months’ time as cost of living crisis continues to bite.
Lord Kamall has been named as the new minister for civil society in the UK by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. He has previously worked on microfinance for entrepreneurs from poor communities.
