As B Lab marks its first two decades and creating a community of more than 10,000 companies, we look back at our coverage of the movement and highlight some of the pioneering B Corps which have made headlines with us.
OPINION: Lasting impact doesn’t come from individual heroics, says serial social entrepreneur Jeroo Billimoria. A fixation on entrepreneurial ‘saviours’ risks obscuring the true collaborative nature of change.
Today we unveil the first ever Pioneers100 – a list of 100 of the most pioneering impact leaders in the UK, and a new element of our annual SE100 Index and Awards, delivered in partnership with NatWest Social & Community Capital.
The French impact investment community has made its first comprehensive assessment of impact assets under management in a report published this month, and predicts 20% growth over the coming year.
What's gone wrong on 'Planet DEI'? Despite progress on investing for diversity, equity and inclusion, access to capital for diverse founders is still lagging. An intense discussion identified two imperatives to address the 'diversity dilemma'.
Can the impact community succeed where COP28 failed on finance for emerging economies' climate adaptation? Plus, awkward questions for DFIs and stories of collaboration for impact. This week's view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
There is tremendous opportunity for impact investors in Africa, but they’re hesitant to commit. The UNDP’s Joanne Manda suggests we need guiding frameworks and standards, developed by Africans.
Report from Nick Hurd-led group of leaders says development finance institutions need to find more effective ways to mobilise private capital for impact in emerging economies if world is to meet SDGs.
Development finance institutions say they invest where others will not. Yet they've set up investment standards that all but guarantee that their dollars flow to megafunds and big, profitable companies that don't really need their help.
We explore how social entrepreneurs can reframe their mindset to truly ‘design for disability’, how investment boards can better serve Black-led social enterprises and what the findings of SEUK’s State of Social Enterprise Survey mean.
