The UK’s Social and Sustainable Capital is increasingly backing community renewable energy projects. SASC's Ben Rick explains why he’s excited about this overlooked part of the market – even if such projects aren’t always easy to implement.
Ordinary people can help ‘build back better’ by choosing to invest in those community-owned businesses putting social and environmental goals first. Here are five places to start.
The Berlin-based co-founder of Yunus Social Business on a lightbulb moment in Bangladesh that showed how social enterprises can adapt their business models to the needs of the poorest.
PLUS: Croatia’s first social impact fund, $100m financing partnership for emerging market ventures, new ‘repayable grants’ for Scottish environmental businesses, Canada’s MaRS Catalyst Fund rebrands and expands, and more.
Juliet Davenport is the CEO of the first dedicated 100% renewable electricity supplier, which supports over 76,000 homes, business and communities generating their own energy. Find out why her day involves plenty of politicians and a touch of magic.
Acumen partners Unilever to support smallholder farmers around the world, Thailand is one step closer to introducing social enterprise legislation and Nutella tycoon leaves social enterprise legacy.
