Experts advocate for small scale AI models, open-source tech and cross-discipline collaboration as answers to AI's ethical maze. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
More than a fifth of Japanese consumers have heard of impact investing, with younger generations showing more interest in the practice, according to a new survey by the Japan Social Innovation and Investment Foundation.
Leading voices from UK social enterprise, co-operatives and social investment have raised concerns over a “landmark” definition of the ‘impact economy’ that risks alienating a number of impactful organisations.
OPINION: Have heads of state and business leaders lost sight of the importance of social innovation? At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Daniel Nowack found social entrepreneurs continuing to inspire politicians and corporations.
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.
We delve into purpose, profit and profitability with Demos – and a pair of your correspondent's climbing shoes. Plus, don't miss our interviews with Jeroo Billimoria and Kush Kanodia. This week's view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
MY IMPACT STORY: The award-winning disability rights campaigner and social entrepreneur shares his story of how he transformed pain to purpose – and became one of the most influential disabled people in the UK.
Demos report claims reforming the Companies Act to put social and environmental impact at the heart of directors’ duties would add £149bn to UK GDP a year – but the political will for reform is needed.
The serial social entrepreneur and co-founder of Catalyst 2030 has a string of awards to her name. But Jeroo Billimoria isn't done yet. She tells us why representation of Global South changemakers is still woefully behind.
