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    Pioneers Post and NatWest are seeking out the brightest and best applicants for this year's NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards. Don't miss your chance to be counted among the UK's top social enterprises this year.

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    How can impact investing claim to drive systemic change when its leadership mirrors the same patriarchal and exclusionary structures it seeks to dismantle – and how can we start changing this?

  • Making waves: The new generation of startups using AI to save the planet

    From tracking underwater creatures to optimising crop yields, many entrepreneurs now use AI to tackle environmental challenges. But, with much uncertainty – and concerns about AI’s negative impact – they’re entering unknown waters.

  • Unlocking change: Pioneers Post kicks off journalism programme for 10 young trainees

    Ten young education advocates from around the world have begun a six-month programme in journalistic storytelling, delivered by Pioneers Post on behalf of global children’s charity Theirworld.

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How impact investors can support democracy to thrive

Autocracy is on the rise, freedom of speech is under threat and trust in institutions is declining. But impact investors could play a bigger role in defending democracy. This was the topic under discussion at last week’s Impact Fire Talk, hosted by FASE.

Laura Joffre