Can the ‘business for good’ movement resist populist forces? Will the UK’s Office for the Impact Economy deliver? Is impact investing having an existential crisis? Find out the key questions on our radar for 2026.
This week: B Lab co-founder Andrew Kassoy dies at 55, 'most sustainable' company in the world revealed, Chocolate Films awarded royal warrant, and more.
This week: ‘not-for-profit’ actor Michael Sheen recognised by Time magazine, GIIN focuses on Japan’s ‘inspiring’ momentum for impact investing, and B Corps continue to rise.
B Lab’s revised standards for B Corps currently omit ‘Impact Business Models’, one of the certification’s most promising tools for recognising the businesses that make the most meaningful impact, says Anton Simanowitz.
INTERVIEW: B Lab co-lead Sarah Schwimmer explains why new B Corp standards are more stringent, how the movement is facing up to Trump's threats and why it’s vital that all B Corps take collective action to transform capitalism.
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?
After four years of consultation alongside regular criticism of the certification requirements, B Lab contends that its new model meets the needs of a world facing a climate crisis, growing inequality and increasing corporate regulatory complexity.
This week: Syria’s first hackathon unites social innovators to support recovery; UK government backs social enterprise in public procurement rules shake-up; Alfanar’s MENA impact fund launch is “good news for impact investing”.
