From the ‘Coca-Cola risk’ to AI, leading social entrepreneurs, impact investors and network builders from across the world tell us what they're keeping an eye on in 2025. Make sure to read their analysis to fine-tune your strategy for the year ahead.
Partners for a New Economy has given more than $34m to those forging alternative economic models. But is it working? As Trump returns to the White House, P4NE’s Jo Swinson tells us what needs to happen to sustain a dispersed but growing movement.
UK social investment industry still ‘designed to favour social bankers, not social businesses’, concludes Social Enterprise UK’s ‘report card’ on the Adebowale Commission.
Big business has a dismal record when it comes to respect for Indigenous peoples and local communities. That’s starting to shift, as even the most profit-hungry CEOs see that our futures are all interconnected. Are we entering a new era of partnership?
The Commission on Social Investment’s “bold” recommendations call for £800m new money, a fresh strategy from government and a rethink of Big Society Capital.
In an exclusive interview, the chair of the Commission on Social Investment says his report’s recommendations can deliver ‘levelling up’ – but the UK government must get serious about social enterprise and social investment.
Religious groups can struggle to find investments that truly fulfil their values. But there are techniques and tools that can create the social and environmental impact that faiths around the world want to see, says Mathew Jensen of FaithInvest.
The UK’s social enterprise membership body launched the campaign to support the former social enterprise's employees – who were left in financial difficulty after the company failed to pay them thousands of pounds in wages and redundancy payments.
Which will be the most exciting and inspiring countries for social enterprise and impact investment this year? Our conversations with global experts reveal the ones to watch.
One of the UK’s first impact investment specialists, and once describing itself as “Europe’s leading impact investment bank”, ClearlySo went into administration at the end of 2021, owing more than £10m to creditors and shareholders.
The poorest people in the world are the worst hit by the climate crisis. Amal-Lee Amin of the UK’s CDC Group tells us how development finance institutions must help get money to where it’s most needed to fight the biggest climate injustice that we face.
From 'survival mode' to moving forward into the future: we asked social entrepreneurs from around the world about their hopes and plans for 2022, and in spite of a difficult few years, the responses were overwhelmingly optimistic.
