Measuring impact is expensive and can be seen as an unnecessary burden for impact investors and enterprises – but it may be the only antidote to impact-washing.
Call yourself an impact investor, and – unlike any other investor – you'll be required to spend time and money proving that you're doing what you say you're doing. Why do we allow impact investing to be uniquely taxed in this way?
The most interesting news snippets from around the world. This week: why deeper investment is needed in our oceans, microcredit funds target growth of ‘socio-bioeconomy’ in Brazil, and a social enterprise radio station launches in Wales.
Should we stay or should we go? Upshot CEO Preeti Shetty describes how she faced the challenge of spinning out the social enterprise from a bigger charity, and how the team has coped during its first three years as an independent business.
Big Society Capital impact report reveals it has channelled £2.6bn of investment to more than 3,500 enterprises, highlights growing interest from venture capital firms, but points to need for more efforts to reach underserved communities.
Too many social ventures look for a “magical, one-size-fits-all” process to measure their impact – but standardisation isn’t the answer, says impact management specialist Madhukar Prabhakara.
SEWF23: Verification scheme launched at this week's Social Enterprise World Forum aims to overcome cultural and language differences, to provide clear identity for businesses focused on positive purpose.
IMPACT 101: What does ‘social value’ actually mean? How is it used in practice? Stephanie Robertson and Ada Yip, co-chairs at Social Value International, have the answers in our latest explainer.
The audiobook pioneer moved its headquarters to Newark in 2007 to contribute to the city’s economic revival; it has since created a venture fund and several more community programmes. But how does it know what's working?
