Former UK prime minister highlights central role of social enterprises in a successful post-Covid recovery, including job creation – while a current Labour MP raises concerns with today's government Kickstart Scheme.
On the eve of the final day of the Paris Climate Summit, Tove Nordström reflects on festive consumption and urges shoppers to think harder about their purchasing power.
The time is ripe for social investment to take off. If it doesn't now, will it ever? Abi Rotheroe analyses the economic outlook and urges social ventures and their potential investors to make the most of the current state of interest rates.
Harvard Business School economist Michael Porter says that social progress measurement should promote accountability and presents a new Index that aims to fill in the gaps of GDP led development measurement initiatives.
George Osborne yesterday announced that £75m of fines imposed on UK banks will go to military charities. But community activists argue the money would be better invested in financial services for those excluded from mainstream banking sector.
An OECD report aiming to push forward global momentum around social investment calls for clearer definitions, increased understanding and more international collaboration.
Why is there such a big difference between what the public are seeing and what those sitting around the board table of businesses are seeing? Norman Pickavance gets to the heart of this debate at the launch of his new book.
Catch up on the action at last week's RBS SE100 Awards which celebrated the most resilient, fastest growing and innovative social enterprises in the UK.
The chancellor George Osborne plans to raise threshold for eligible investments in social enterprises to £5m a year under social investment tax relief.
