News and Views

  • Opinion: ‘Funders, treat Black-led organisations fairly or accept responsibility for our erasure’

    Black-led social enterprises and charities are in crisis, and Bayo Adelaja is tired of watching it happen. The answer, she says, isn’t more mentorship or roundtables, but those with power taking action now.

  • Trump order threatens to ‘cut legs out from’ CDFI Fund, say campaigners

    Campaigners shocked as one of the US president’s latest executive orders could slash work of community development financial institutions, which offer capital to underserved entrepreneurs and businesses. 

  • Rebuilding Gaza: Palestinian resilience through social enterprise

    While Donald Trump and Arab leaders compete over plans to rebuild Gaza, local social entrepreneurs are already providing solutions for their communities. It’s a journey towards self-sufficiency and independence for the Palestinian people.

  • Opinion: ‘COP30 must listen to the voices that have been historically silenced’

    This year’s COP30 in Brazil brings the climate change debate to the heart of the Amazon. But unless the language – and attitude – barrier is bridged, the conversation risks excluding the people who can help rebuild a sustainable planet.

The Impact World this Week: 14 March 2024

Your quick guide to the most interesting news snippets about social enterprise, impact investment and mission-driven business around the world. This week: Primark wins sustainability prize and does the UK need a mission-led economy minister?