PLUS: Generation Investment raises $1bn to invest in “sustainability revolution”, SIS Ventures makes first equity investment, North East Social Investment Fund invests £700k in employability and education, and more.
Top UK scientists have today issued an unprecedented plea to foundations and philanthropists to spend more on tackling our “extraordinary ecological collapse”.
The very first DICE Young Storymakers programme – a joint initiative of Pioneers Post and the British Council – kicked off on Saturday, with 14 young journalists from six countries joining us in London to learn about creative and social enterprise.
What qualities are we looking for in our potential global impact superstars? Check out the criteria here for the GSG Honors applications – and make sure you apply by 31st July!
The GSG and Pioneers Post are inviting nominations to honor two outstanding impact investment champions to be announced in Santiago, Chile, later this year. Could you be our winner in 2019?...
Devi Shetty is chairman and founder of Narayana Health, a low-cost hospital network in India that brings high-quality, affordable healthcare to the masses. The 2018 GSG Impact Entrepreneur of the Year talks us through a typical day.
PLUS: SASC invests in sexual health charity Brook, Big Issue Invest announces £400k social impact bond, Acumen closes $70m energy fund for east Africa, Fair by Design backs challenger credit bureau Credit Kudos, and more.
New Zealand company CoGo, which launched in the UK last year, will use the investment to fuel ambitious growth – with aims to sign up another 400 businesses by year end.
