Mission-led businesses are more resilient and grow faster than the UK average, but they still only represent a small fraction of the UK’s business landscape, reveals study of Companies House data produced by Allia Impact and Beauhurst Insights.
INTERVIEW: The founding CEO of FASE knows what it means to do impact-first investing that works for social enterprises. As he takes on one of the most influential European impact investing roles, he shares his vision with Pioneers Post.
OPINION: If impact investment is about improving people’s lives, why are those people's voices often absent from investment decisions? Capital is being allocated on incomplete information.
British Business Bank announces £90m commitment across 10 microfunds led by teams from diverse backgrounds, including three that received funding and support from Pathway Fund’s incubator programme.
New research quantifies “tradeoff” between impact and financial return for the first time, but warns not to confuse cost of creating impact with fund inefficiency and calls for more philanthropic capital to back impact-first investing.
A School for Social Entrepreneurs report shows that its Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs Programme develops social enterprises that survive longer and are less reliant on grants.
Business for a Better Tomorrow coalition seeks to make impact community’s voice heard ahead of 2024 European elections with a manifesto launched today.
Corporate responsibility is big in South Africa, with unemployment a key focus. But a grassroots circular economy group that's speaking out for maligned workers, plus public funding for a “vibrant” social economy, are also making waves.
Key developments that will shape the social economy in 2024. Plus, the World Cooperative Monitor and research finds UK social economy lags European neighbours. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
Your quick guide to the news in social enterprise, impact investment and mission-driven business. This week featuring startups in Madrid, impact investing qualifications, a campaign for 'true and fair' accounting, and more.
Research carried out by Aspire Impact reveals that investors and shareholders are more likely to push for companies to create a chief impact officer role than policymakers, consumers and employees.
From discussions on the social economy in the UN to supporting communities in conflict and crisis, experts from the impact community share their hopes and predictions for 2024.
EXCLUSIVE: Research reveals gulf between UK and European counterparts in strength of the social economy, pointing to the Basque Country and Emilia-Romagna as regions to emulate, as lobbying steps up for business reform ahead of general election.
