Flagship directives holding companies accountable for their environmental and social impacts succumb after weeks of negotiations between EU bodies result in substantially weakened requirements for businesses.
OPINION: Racial equity is missing from the UK government’s Pride in Place strategy, says Asher Craig of the Pathway Fund. This overlooks what is possible when the potential of BEM communities is unlocked.
Falling profitability, financial barriers and concerns over the wider economy are among multiple indicators that paint a “worrying” picture for the sector, reveals Social Enterprise UK’s State of Social Enterprise 2025 study published today.
New research from the UK’s social investment wholesaler shows a 12% year-on-year increase largely driven by a jump in investment in social and affordable housing, while the picture is more mixed in other segments of the market.
After nearly three years of war, Ukrainians are continuing to adapt to their ‘new normal life’. Good business is a vital part of the conflict response, says the head of the country’s social enterprise support body.
This week: Palestinian beer hits UK shops thanks to social enterprise partnership, AVPN 2026 host city announced, ice cream pioneers call upon Unilever to ‘free Ben and Jerry’s’ – and more.
New accreditation, launched by the Better Business Network, aims to reduce barriers for small businesses to prove their impact while aligning with government net zero and social value policies.
Paul Chan says Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to channel capital for good, while Naina Subberwal Batra opens the AVPN annual conference with a call for Asia’s impact community to take the lead in building a more inclusive world.
This week: Net Zero Banking Alliance stops operations after mass exodus, UnLtd shifts its endowment investment strategy, impact film Underseen available to the public, and more…
A glimpse into the future, telling better stories, and bringing capitalism to the heart of the Amazon rainforest: the view from the Pioneers Post newsroom, this week in Medellín, Colombia.
Product launch: How a UK social enterprise is getting the soap industry into a right lather – and solving climate and social issues at the same time – with new product launch SUDZERØ.
Nurturing the Amazon’s bio-entrepreneurs and switching the power balance with investees are just two of the potentially transformative ideas for impact finance discussed during this week’s Latimpacto conference in Medellín.
Social Enterprise Scotland's latest census shows sharp drop in optimism across the sector since 2021 in the face of inflation, rising wages and supply chain issues.
Mission-driven business leaders, including Paul Polman, Safia Minney and Guy Singh-Watson, spearhead campaign urging UK government to uphold international law and prevent further acts of genocide in Gaza.
