Social investment intermediaries that support Black and ethnically minoritised-led social enterprises in England are now able to apply for investment from a £5.5m funding pot from the wholesaler, as it opens the ‘Wave 1 Portal’ with a place-based approach.
OPINION: Bonnie Chiu and Peter Ptashko have been to hundreds of conferences, yet still struggle to identify their value. Is there a more effective way to get capital moving for positive impact?
NPC's valuation of an impact economy worth £428bn is a useful provocation, not a policy plan, says Peter Holbrook. If we let investor-friendly definitions set the rules, we will bake in the very inequalities we claim to fix.
New data highlights the scale of the problem in British society and why social investors are well placed to address it, in first Better Society Index published this week.
Social Enterprise World Forum was founded in Scotland. Now, the country’s government is backing a delegation to head to Taiwan to promote its social enterprise ecosystem to the world.
Climate adaptation solutions remain under-invested despite the massive opportunities they offer. Impact investors must lead the way by combining both their capital and their influencing power to reframe climate adaptation as the smart thing to do.
This week: Schwab Foundation Awards finalists revealed, Impact Europe publishes AI guide for impact investors, and old nightclub turned into homes for people with disabilities.
The Local Access Bradford Fund, said to be the UK’s first of its kind, will offer loans compliant with Islamic law, enabling it to reach those Muslim social entrepreneurs otherwise unable to take on social investment loans.
A new storytelling project from global charity Theirworld involving 10 young education campaigners concludes with the launch of a new annual newspaper and an exhibition attended by world leaders.
European social enterprises might have a stronger ally than expected in Brussels, but they need to be pragmatic, acknowledge changing priorities and build their narrative accordingly. Euclid Network’s Toby Gazeley reports from European Social Economy Week in Spain.
Family offices have the potential to create major impact, through their money and their influence. But has impact investing truly 'permeated' into the sector? This week's view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
This week: Musk’s xAI secretly drops benefit corporation status, Japan’s first Orange Bond unlocks US$100m for women and girls, coalition calls for impact recognition in EU regulation, and more.
