News and Views

  • The Editor’s Post: Are you struggling with the ethics of AI? Our Good Experts are here to help

    Experts advocate for small scale AI models, open-source tech and cross-discipline collaboration as answers to AI's ethical maze. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.

  • The Ukrainian couple using social enterprise to rebuild lives in Scotland

    On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vitalii Diakov tells us about the journey that he and his wife took from Odesa to Dundee, and the social enterprise they founded.

  • Awareness of impact investing reaches record high in Japan in 2025

    More than a fifth of Japanese consumers have heard of impact investing, with younger generations showing more interest in the practice, according to a new survey by the Japan Social Innovation and Investment Foundation.

  • NPC’s ‘impact economy’ definition: a ‘missed opportunity’ or chance to collaborate better?

    Leading voices from UK social enterprise, co-operatives and social investment have raised concerns over a “landmark” definition of the ‘impact economy’ that risks alienating a number of impactful organisations.

The Impact World This Week: 10 April 2025

This week: Ashoka’s Bill Drayton awarded ‘global treasure’ status by Skoll, how Ukraine’s social entrepreneurs defy the rockets, the least popular SDG for impact investors revealed, and more.

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How impact investors can support democracy to thrive

Autocracy is on the rise, freedom of speech is under threat and trust in institutions is declining. But impact investors could play a bigger role in defending democracy. This was the topic under discussion at last week’s Impact Fire Talk, hosted by FASE.

Laura Joffre