Tagged - Power to Change

This week: Fearless Fund drops grant programme for black women, the Body Shop is rescued from administration, but has lost B Corp status, Draghi slams sustainability reporting laws, and more.

The most interesting news snippets from the world of impact. This week: landmark report reveals sustainability standards don’t work for the Global South, Scotland aims to triple the size of its social enterprise sector, launch of a ‘think-do tank’, and more. 

In its last programme The School for Social Entrepreneurs supported 2,400 community business leaders who touched the lives of 2.1m people. Now there’s an opportunity to help hundreds more tackle the social and environmental issues on their doorstep. 

“Fresh momentum”, “great opportunity”, “on a mission”: UK social impact organisations, including Social Enterprise UK, Better Society Capital and the Impact Investing Institute, share first reactions to announcement of 4 July general election.

Traditional funding is often too restricted and can encourage dependence. Grants that focus on boosting traded income can help social enterprises to grow on their own terms and become more sustainable.

How do you make social investment truly inclusive? Three UK initiatives – Good Finance, Ubele Initiative and CAF Venturesome – working to widen access to support and funding share what they have learned. 

If the internet were a country, it would be the seventh biggest emitter of CO2. As scientists deliver a “final warning” on climate change, community tech leaders share four steps you can take to reduce your environmental impact.

A windfall for some, a blow for others – three key announcements from this week’s budget that will affect social enterprises and charities and those investing in them. 

The UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt outlined a budget last week that sought to bring stability to the country’s finances. Yet the looming recession is plummeting social enterprises and the communities they serve into crisis.