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.
Brazil's largest impact investing fund gets a $10m boost, the Nigerian government launches a solar powered schools initiative in Lagos and the prestigious Cambridge University announces the launch of a 2016 social innovation masters degree.
This week we bring you our pick of social innovation updates around the world, from California to Singapore, PLUS a special social innovation education digest featuring the universities of Vermont in the US and Nottingham in the UK.
Almost 100 social enterprises have been selected to join the EY Foundation's Accelerate programme, which aims to provide youth focussed ventures with the business support needed to "scale, replicate and sustain" their social impact.
Who needs teachers? Fergal Byrne talks to Akshay Saxena about the social enterprise that is taking an unconventional approach to providing high quality education to low-income school students in India.
Impact investment is on the agenda at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland taking place right now. Find out what NPC's Tris Lumley thinks about this.
People under the age of 40 are more likely to invest ethically, finds new research from the UK, a one-stop social enterprise resource centre is set up in Singapore and multinational corporates are urged to invest in education.
Azza Kamel and her organisation Alwan wa Awtar are working to improve the lives of vulnerable children in Egypt and help them realise their potential. Azza talks to Tim West about big challenges and her mission to be more entrepreneurial.
