CEO of the British Council Sir Ciarán Devane says that we have reached a tipping point in the development of social enterprise globally and that it is vital the opportunity is seized.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals fail to recognise the power of business in promoting positive social change concludes a new report launched by Social Enterprise UK, the British Council and the World Bank in Washington D.C. today.
UK social enterprises are outperforming mainstream businesses on job creation, start-up rates and in promoting diversity, but key challenges around access to finance and public sector contracts remain barriers to the continued growth of the sector.
"Providing world-class products and services is the expected norm" for brands such as Apple and John Lewis – the same should be so for social ventures.
Scotland’s social enterprise census reveals the sector provides more than 100,000 jobs and a new $1m fund for young social entrepreneurs is launched in New Zealand.
A new report by the Social Market Foundation and Big Society Capital calls for the introduction of Social Pension Funds in the UK to provide much needed capital for charities and social enterprises.
Much attention has been paid to the rapid rise in house prices, but fewer headlines have been focussed on the affordable workspace crisis in the UK. This must change urges Susan Ralphs.
