Growth-focused “modern industrial strategy” pledges to align economic value with social outcomes through impact investment and procurement with social enterprises – but falls short on some expectations from purpose-led businesses.
Chasing the Treasury, celebrating the women shaping AI for good and asking if businesses are making ‘counterfeit profits’. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
Thirteen representatives of impact investors, local government, asset managers and institutional investors will advise the Treasury on the development of a new social impact investing vehicle – but no social entrepreneurs are included.
Founding a social enterprise is "like having two babies at once": at Ashoka's GetWISER Summit 2024, we hear about the brilliant women social entrepreneurs overcoming challenges on a daily basis – and why we need to change how we measure impact.
This week featuring the latest on the UN’s Social and Solidarity Economy resolution, UK PM Keir Starmer’s commitment to social enterprises, and what young people know about B Corps.
Impact investing is back in favour among ministers desperate to use private investment to tackle the country's social crises – and the government is quick to frame the sector's achievements as its own.
Treasury-hosted meeting of impact investors results in announcement of £550m to tackle the UK’s housing crisis and hopes of cross-departmental commitment to boosting the impact economy.
At the UK Labour Party’s annual conference, social entrepreneurs and impact investors are relieved by positive noises from the new government – but a lack of concrete action is worrying many. Laura Joffre reports from Liverpool.
The green transition can be win-win for people and planet, but practical examples are important, otherwise the fight against climate change will be very hard to sell – and our top story this week is a demonstration of how it works.
