Social enterprise

Mark Norbury, CEO of social entrepreneurs foundation UnLtd, explains their innovative approach to social impact: giving entrepreneurs the tools to realise their potential and create lasting change 

A £25m fund launched by leading UK social investors backs early-stage social enterprises whose staff recruiting policies and management structures reflect the diversity of the sector they operate in

Seb Elsworth, CEO of Access – The Foundation for Social Investment, is on a mission to help charities and social enterprises increase and sustain their impact by becoming more financially resilient and self-reliant

As a young engineer Daniel Brewer was spotted by a leading philanthropist and set on a course to become one of the UK’s leading social impact figures, with a particular focus on helping social enterprises raise capital, and tackling homelessness

A pan-European initiative led by Social Enterprise UK supports large companies seeking to engage with social enterprises. The aim is to bring more social enterprises into the supply chain of multinationals

Payroll giving, or donating part of your wages to charity, may be common in other countries, but it didn’t exist in the Netherlands. Until Sandra van Beest spotted an opportunity and founded The Social Handshake.

Social entrepreneurship is rising on the European political agenda, pushed by the pandemic. We look ahead to the European Commission upcoming action plan for the social economy.

Why dump or burn waste when you can upcycle it? The trick is finding how to match waste-makers with waste-users efficiently. Tech start-up Seenons thinks it has the solution.

Tip me is a platform for sending small tips directly to garment workers. It’s choosing to crowdfund its drive to reach more brands and ‘tipsters’ and increase its influence on the industry.

Dutch impact investors have spied an opportunity to take sustainable fashion to the next level. Amsterdam-based platform The Next Closet (TNC) raised €3mn in growth capital last week.