How can impact investing claim to drive systemic change when its leadership mirrors the same patriarchal and exclusionary structures it seeks to dismantle – and how can we start changing this?
Ten young education advocates from around the world have begun a six-month programme in journalistic storytelling, delivered by Pioneers Post on behalf of global children’s charity Theirworld.
Founder Jeff Skoll launches emergency fund in response to US government ‘efficiencies’, while MacArthur Foundation president urges other funders to follow its lead in releasing more funds during Donald Trump’s presidency.
Your quick guide to the most interesting news snippets about social enterprise, impact investment and mission-driven business around the world. This week featuring the Body Shop, Social Enterprise Scotland, Hello Tractor, and more.
With crucial elections taking place across the world in 2024, Alina Klarner from impact investor Impact Shakers outlines six major actions governments can take to make innovations for people and planet more achievable.
Brazil’s presidency of this year’s G20 Summit is an unmissable opportunity to bring the impact agenda to the forefront of the world’s premier multilateral forum, says Marcel Fukayama, who founded the country’s B Corp movement.
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?
ANALYSIS: Experts had warned January policy change would exclude more women and ethnic minority founders from winning investment. They welcome reversal, but flag it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’ in battle to create a more diverse investment ecosystem.
Is the social enterprise community too readily embracing AI? Ethical tech specialist James Gauci warns that we must not get swept away in enthusiasm for its potential benefits without considering the potential harms.
As a UK general election looms, the country’s social investment wholesaler points to massive potential savings for the public purse by backing impact investment as a solution to homelessness.
This year’s ImpactAssets 50 list, a global database of impact investment fund managers, shows a marked increase in “impact-linked compensation” plus strong financial returns.
