INTERVIEW: Putting a price tag on a company’s social and environmental impact is the only way to demonstrate its true profit and loss, believes Sir Ronald Cohen, who is now focusing on driving forward the next accounting revolution.
INTERVIEW: Founded in 1990s eastern Europe, NESsT is still helping high-impact organisations to grow, and not rely on grants. We hear how it makes extra efforts to track its own impact – and how a new fund is tackling LGBTQIA+ discrimination.
Following record investments in 2021, deals are lower this year, Dealroom’s Impact Database reveals this week. Yet impact startups remain collectively valued at more than US$2tn and “impact unicorns” have reached 200.
INTERVIEW: As B Lab leads a "substantial revisit" of the criteria for companies seeking B Corp status, we ask the man who oversees these standards what will change – and if recent criticism of B Corp certifications is justified.
Company directors’ reliance on international accounting standards means sustainability issues are currently reported separately, if at all. But there are steps they can take to better meet their legal responsibilities, says our columnist.
ANALYSIS: Impact sector welcomes “hugely significant” announcement in the first budget from the new Labour government, but social entrepreneurs fear the impact of rising employers’ costs while the National Wealth Fund remains a mystery.
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?
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.
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.
Treasury-hosted meeting of impact investors results in announcement of £550m to tackle the UK’s housing crisis and hopes of cross-departmental commitment to boosting the impact economy.
Latest marketplace figures for 2023 revealed at the fifth annual meeting of SpainNAB, as the country looks forward to the opening of its impact investment wholesaler and first social impact bond.
If you want someone to change their behaviour, consider how to frame a proposal that is in their interests as well as yours. It’s a life-changing approach that can be a fundamental principle for social entrepreneurs.
Better Society Capital, the UK’s social investment wholesaler, reveals 7% growth in the market since 2022 plus a new analysis of the most prolific types of investor.
