Financial Secretary to the Treasury rejects calls for a further extension of a crucial tax relief scheme designed to stimulate social investment – but campaigners hope this will open the door to a new, improved policy to replace it.
Bosses and hiring managers need to be proactive if they want to hire a diverse team. From writing your job description to interviews and beyond, we explore some of the potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.
Social enterprises and investors welcome UK chancellor’s SITR extension, but commit to fight for further support. Other measures offer short-term help, although long-term outlook remains uncertain.
Frustrated former minister who helped birth UK’s social investment policy warns powerful department for business is now falling behind on major global shift towards purpose-led business and ESG.
Social entrepreneurs tell Adebowale Commission that social investors’ staffing is putting them off, while LEYF boss says experienced business leaders should be given paid roles on boards.
Social unrest and Covid-19 have interrupted Hong Kong’s strong upward trend in the formation of new social enterprises, new research suggests – but experts believe that with the right support the sector can continue to flourish.
Impact reports deserve more than the usual platitudes and a superficial glance – but without broad agreement on what makes good quality impact measurement, it’s impossible to learn from each other’s work. Time for a new starting point?
Social enterprises, charities and fund managers can get up to £30,000 plus in-kind support to develop new impact investment ideas with the potential to “transform lives”. Apply by 1 March.
How do you distribute £800m – announced recently as part of the planned expansion of the UK's Dormant Assets Scheme – for maximum social impact? Nick Temple, CEO of the Social Investment Business, has three suggestions.