News and Views

  • Paul Polman at ChangeNow: 'Don’t drop impact commitments because the US president makes a phone call'

    Former Unilever CEO says new economic order will emerge from current crises and company boards have the responsibility to shape it for the benefit of all stakeholders – rather than for "share speculators".

  • Why are impact investors still ignoring their diversity blind spots?

    How can impact investing claim to drive systemic change when its leadership mirrors the same patriarchal and exclusionary structures it seeks to dismantle – and how can we start changing this?

  • Unlocking change: Pioneers Post kicks off journalism programme for 10 young trainees

    Ten young education advocates from around the world have begun a six-month programme in journalistic storytelling, delivered by Pioneers Post on behalf of global children’s charity Theirworld.

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The Editor’s Post: AI for good: Hype or hope?

An emerging generation of impact entrepreneurs are using AI for positive impact – but in a fast-moving field, they will have to be agile to survive while avoiding mission-drift. Also this week: will B Lab's new standards woo back the B Corp leavers?

The Impact World This Week: 10 April 2025

This week: Ashoka’s Bill Drayton awarded ‘global treasure’ status by Skoll, how Ukraine’s social entrepreneurs defy the rockets, the least popular SDG for impact investors revealed, and more.