Tagged - democracy

Autocracy is on the rise, freedom of speech is under threat and trust in institutions is declining. But impact investors could play a bigger role in defending democracy. This was the topic under discussion at last week’s Impact Fire Talk, hosted by FASE.

Unconventional architect says saving humanity will require fundamental change, as he kickstarts a conference where delegates discuss paradigm shifts and a new approach to policymaking.

The B Corp movement risks being “an irrelevance, a sideshow, a palliative hopey-changey end-of-days party”, as destructive capitalism rumbles on. It's time to think bigger: to reclaim democracy, says James Perry.

The notion of social enterprise has drifted far from its roots, says author and pioneer of the movement Freer Spreckley. How to return to core principles? By choosing democratic governance, even if it feels radical. Part two in our exclusive series.

US activist Stacey Abrams opens Skoll World Forum 2021 by calling on audience of changemakers to see “volunteerism and voting” as indelibly linked. Plus: discover the week's speaker line-up.

The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship today recognise leaders of five organisations demonstrating ‘outsized impact’. Find out which five names – from 700 nominations – made the cut.

A report by the innovation foundation Nesta looks at ways to bring democracy into the 21st century. Panellists at the launch had sharpened their knives.