Issue #2: Autumn 2015

 

  • With inequality on the rise, will social value, rather than financial value, become a global aspiration?
  • Global Focus on the social economy in Southeast Asia.
  • The Black Cab Interviews: the first Lady of social equality takes us on a tour of her triumphs.
  • The Pioneers Post Essay - Do labels such as Fairtrade help or hinder the progress of socially responsible behaviour?
  • There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team’ - The Social Entrepreneur’s A-Z by Liam Black. 
  • Pioneers Post Business School - Find out where social investment money is going, how leaders avoid burnout and what drives investors.
  • PLUS: Contributions from Kevin Lynch, ClearlySo, LUSH and Antony Bugg-Levine.
Skyscraper illusion

The impact investing illusion

Former president of the Social Enterprise Alliance Kevin Lynch explains why he's worried the work of true social enterprises "will be overshadowed and ignored" as hype around impact investment and B Corps increases.

Kevin Lynch
Mountain range with clear blue sky

Profiting from the poor (done properly)

Sustainable energy entrepreneur Harish Hande argues that a major shift towards greater social equality will only happen when businesses understand "it is not about profiting from the poor but... by partnering with the poor".

Harish Hande
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