There is a lot of heavy stuff going on in the world. Rather than finding ourselves held back by a paralysis of complexity and negativity, 2017 is a year to lean into new areas of opportunity. Embrace the power of ‘heliotropy’, says Charmian Love.
Sole trader, B Corp, unincorporated association, CIC... the choices of legal structure for social entrepreneurs can be bewildering. A new free guide can point you in the right direction.
100 solutions for a better world, India's first B Corp, the other problem that social enterprises have apart from money and a 'good' hotel that is being floated from Amsterdam to London. It's all in the round-up.
How is the B Corps movement getting on? At Marmalade, the fringe event to the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, the founders gave an update whilst Cliff Prior of Big Society Capital hinted at something similar the UK government may be hatching.
Former president of the Social Enterprise Alliance Kevin Lynch explains why he's worried the work of true social enterprises "will be overshadowed and ignored" as hype around impact investment and B Corps increases.
There are now over 1,400 B Corporations in 42 countries around the world. James Taylor at Bridges Ventures explores the purpose of this new certification that launched in the UK earlier in the year.
Today, world leaders (and Beyoncé) gather to ratify the Global Goals for Sustainable Development – and a new movement of purposeful businesses is leading the charge for change.
