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.
As conflict continues in the Middle East, Jordan-based Andrew Gharaibeh Collingwood shares how the region’s support organisations are continuing to develop the impact finance market and back social enterprises.
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.
North Star initiative launched at Global Partnerships Conference last week, as UK ministers seek to improve cooperation across sectors and give more agency to countries in the global south – while development aid cuts bite.
This week: news from Social Nest Foundation, British International Investment, Sitawi in Brazil, Democratic Finance Scotland and the Social Business Wales Awards.
Better Society Capital, the UK’s social investment wholesaler, reveals 7% growth in the market since 2022 plus a new analysis of the most prolific types of investor.
Updated: Student doctor scoops £20,000 top prize for his AI-driven platform to support medical professionals, in a new contest to support the most innovative start-up social enterprises coming out of UK universities.
We thought long and hard about whether to publish our feature on the Middle East this week, but we believe that the global community of impact pioneers can offer solidarity by understanding each other's work on a deeper level.
Running a venture that helps both people and planet is hard. Amid inflation, instability and even war, it sounds almost impossible. But, for the pioneers of green business in Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt, sticking to the mission makes sense.
The social enterprise gatherings at the UK Labour Party conference left Nick Temple underwhelmed. The impact economy must stop rehashing the same old arguments if it doesn’t want to remain on the fringes of the national debate.
At the UK Labour Party’s annual conference, social entrepreneurs and impact investors are relieved by positive noises from the new government – but a lack of concrete action is worrying many. Laura Joffre reports from Liverpool.
