• Impact investments worldwide break through US$1.5tn – 2024 GIIN report

    Pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors are now major actors in the global impact investing landscape, reveals the GIIN’s 2024 market sizing research.

  • What is place-based impact investing?

    IMPACT 101: Place-based impact investing doesn't just mean investing in a particular city, region or rural area – so what does it mean? And why are pension funds, local authorities and asset managers getting involved?

  • Opinion: Why the UK responsible business movement needs to grow up

    Certifications and initiatives focused on purpose-led business may be disruptive. But in their desire to appeal to mainstream businesses and investors, are they undermining efforts to redesign the relationship between finance and business?

  • Manifesto outlines 11 ways to unlock the power of rural social enterprise at SEWF Policy Forum 2024

    'Unlocking the Power of Rural Social Enterprise' was launched with the jangle of a cowbell today at SEWF Policy Forum 2024.

  • 11 London universities set sights on becoming ‘engines of impact’ as new initiative backs social enterprise spin-outs

    Exclusive preview: London Social Ventures will help students and academics to create their own social enterprises to support the communities in which their universities are based.

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    Get unlimited access to the Pioneers Post Impact Library: knowledge, insight and good practice from two decades of coverage of social enterprise and impact investment around the world.

What is a B Corp?

IMPACT 101: Thousands of firms – including Patagonia, Triodos, Nespresso and The Guardian – now boast a ‘B’ symbol. But what exactly is a B Corp? How does certification work – and what criticisms does it face?