News and Views

  • Ricola and Rituals among first B Corps certified under new standards

    Global certification body B Lab has announced the first nine companies to achieve B Corp status under its new, more stringent standards.

  • Impact-first ‘premium’ stands at $0.13 per dollar, but it is the price that must be paid – new Miller Center research

    New research quantifies “tradeoff” between impact and financial return for the first time, but warns not to confuse cost of creating impact with fund inefficiency and calls for more philanthropic capital to back impact-first investing. 

  • Access commits £1m to drive more UK social investment into diverse communities

    New funding aims to address UK social investment market’s challenges with inclusion and equity.

  • Social Enterprise World Forum 2027 event switches from worldwide to regional due to 'global uncertainty'

    The SEWF biennial event, normally one of the biggest gatherings of social entrepreneurs from across the world, will not take place in 2027, but organisers will convene delegates regionally.

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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.