Minister for civil society Rob Wilson says that social investment, particularly the social impact bond model, is one of the key ways in which public service delivery can be transformed for the better in the UK.
Last week, the Cabinet Office called on social investors and social entrepreneurs from all over the UK to visit the chancellor's official residence on Downing Street to discuss the impact investment market's future.
People under the age of 40 are more likely to invest ethically, finds new research from the UK, a one-stop social enterprise resource centre is set up in Singapore and multinational corporates are urged to invest in education.
Social investment is given the BBC Question Time treatment in an event held in London which brought out some of the most contentious issues in the sector – from asset locks to the role of the state.
Peter Holbrook, CEO of Social Enterprise UK, is among the leaders from the social economy to be honoured in the 2015 New Year Honours. He is joined by a pioneer in the health sector and the dragon who swapped TV fame for social business.
In the final round-up of 2015 a target is set for India's biggest ever impact investment fund and a Brazilian cosmetics giant becomes the world's largest B Corp.
Profit with purpose – a dangerous shift away from the carefully nurtured social economy or the future for social entrepreneurs looking for investment as they try to break into the market?
Academics in Bangladesh call for policy guidelines around corporate social responsibility, the US government invest in 25 Asian social enterprises and in the UK David Cameron chimes in on social enterprise success in the north.
A £10m investment to help give social enterprises, cooperatives and charities access to crucial financial resources has been made by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
