She hates small talk and has a taste for bold decisions: Ashoka’s Europe leader Marie Ringler talks about her journey from politician to social innovator, why the feeling of powerlessness is the biggest poison in the world, and more.
Cambridge Social Innovation Prizewinners Camilla Rigby and Rachel Mostyn, founders of Women’s Work Lab, say they want to build a team of women they’ve supported into work so strong they can hand the organisation over to its community.
Join Pioneers Post reporter David Lyons at Kendal Mountain Festival, where some outdoor wear brands, including Patagonia, are pushing forward circular economy solutions to halt the industry’s damaging effects on the environment.
One in five UK entrepreneurs want to start a social enterprise. In a three-part series the Cabinet Office explores social investment stories from across the UK. First up: the venture empowering communities in Africa with superfruit.
Giving up the helm of the social venture you've nurtured from start-up is one of the hardest things you will go through as a social entrepreneur. Liam Black talks exit strategies and knowing when to hand over the reins.
Founder of Search for Common Ground John Marks talks conflict resolution system changing, television as a tool of reconciliation and stolen cars in Côte d'Ivoire.
A sizeable contingent from the British social enterprise sector travelled to Dhaka earlier this year to find a positive environment for the movement to grow there too.
The Social Enterprise World Forum in Milan had plenty of notable attendees but it was the state of the sector in Italy that dominated the conversation.
In the second Leadership Laid Bare film, Lee Mannion puts Jerry Greenfield of ice-cream giant Ben & Jerry's in the hot seat to talk mistakes, values and fire eating.
Big Issue boss Nigel Kershaw OBE joins us for a London cab ride down memory lane, recalling the early years of the UK's biggest social enterprise brand and the creation of its social merchant bank.
As the British Council sets out its ambition for social enterprise in a new film, its Global Head of Social Enterprise Dr Mairi Mackay says it’s time to open the doors to international collaboration
