OPINION: If impact investment is about improving people’s lives, why are those people's voices often absent from investment decisions? Capital is being allocated on incomplete information.
British Business Bank announces £90m commitment across 10 microfunds led by teams from diverse backgrounds, including three that received funding and support from Pathway Fund’s incubator programme.
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.
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.
A legal breakthrough could influence how £150bn of charity money is invested in England and Wales as trustees are now free to prioritise climate considerations over financial returns.
The SE100 trailblazing newcomer 2020 will shut its doors this summer, with its founder Sara Hawkins claiming the decision is positive but that the social enterprise structure just didn't work.
Cartoons, films and music are being used to interpret key themes raised in an academic analysis of international development. This unorthodox and experimental approach brings fresh perspectives and engages new people, the British Council has discovered.
Reporting from Colombia, Pioneers Post's Anna Patton discovers an immense desire to connect after the enforced isolation of the pandemic among the 300 'impact minds' at the first ever Latimpacto event. Plus: this week's top stories.
Latimpacto delegates urged to embrace risks to tackle urgent challenges in Latin America, following two days of getting stuck in with community initiatives at an event that aimed to be more “disruptive party” than traditional conference.
More than 100 members of international social enterprise community sign open letter urging ministers to reconsider decision to defund SENScot, saying timing "couldn't be any worse" and that SENScot is an example of international best practice.
The woman who acts as a contact point between the social enterprise and voluntary sector and the UK government emphasises the economic case for the role of the sector in delivering public contracts at the UK National Social Value Conference.
After a decade of slow burn, the author of the UK's Social Value Act predicts a bright future for businesses that offer positive social and environmental impact as well as value for money to public sector commissioners.
PLUS: United Nation IFAD pledges $14m for Haitian farmers and fisherfolk; Japan impact investments jump by 250%; DiCaprio and Branson invest in Waterplan; disappointing Dutch performance; and more.
