After feeling completely disenchanted by the mainstream financial sector, CEO of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Caroline Mason explains why the world of social finance appealed. 

"Social enterprises need access to smaller loans and blends of loan and grant which can help them to grow," concludes a new report published by Social Enterprise UK and the Access Foundation.

Social impact measurement is the topic UK-based social entrepreneurs would most like educating about, according to a new survey by The School for Social Entrepreneurs.

"Telling our story isn’t enough – we have to demonstrate the value of the benefit we provide." A new report has found that the UK community transport sector has the potential to make savings of up to £1.1bn a year for the public purse.

The University of Northampton has set the standard for ensuring major construction projects have a positive social impact in the UK and India’s TATA Social Enterprise Challenge winners are announced.

Legislation ensuring public service commissioners consider the social impact of services they buy in seems a no-brainer. We consider the state of the Social Value Act – which has been criticised for lacking 'teeth' – ahead of the Social Value Summit.

"Men still run the world." Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer, talks bluntly during the first morning of the World Economic Forum this week. Also up for discussion in Davos is multinational supply chains and entrepreneurship. 

Although there were encouraging noises about social and corporate responsibility, for many business leaders profit remains the principal focus.

This week a new AU$30m impact investment fund has been announced to provide more capital for health and community services in Australia and the CEO of Social Enterprise UK speaks out about Freedom of Information laws.