In an office in Hong Kong’s vibrant Sham Shui Po district, exciting collaborations are being formed between corporates and social startups to tackle the city’s social and environmental challenges. Oliver Holtaway reports on an emerging movement.
Malaysian government invests £0.5m to transform delivery of social services and boost its social economy. The developments have been inspired by other countries, including the UK, Thailand and South Korea.
Fair for You provides low-cost loans to the UK’s poorest families. Its chair Ben Reid believes that social enterprise can be a successful alternative to payday lenders, but it needs backing from government and social investors.
The potential of social impact bonds may be more limited than the government suggests and social investment is too expensive for many, finds the House of Lords select committee on charities.
In spite of the "shared society" rhetoric of the UK's prime minister, the third sector fears being sidelined as the chancellor fails to mention social enterprise in the spring Budget.
On International Women's Day, Jo Tilley-Riley of Big Society Capital says if social investment is in the business of social justice and positive social change, we need to start walking the walk.
