Young social entrepreneurs are remarkably optimistic for the future. Is it naive, or can change really happen? This week's view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.

AI firms’ ethics in the spotlight over US military contracts; Vogue and eBay’s vintage sale for social enterprise; and a new CEO for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Housing Trust Group.

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A benign and enabling AI, moving beyond GDP as a measure of success, and businesses embedding true-cost accounting – these ...

The SE100 Index and Social Business Awards is run by Pioneers Post and NatWest every year to name, celebrate and learn from the UK's 100 most impressive social enterprises. Polish your impact reports ...

As the war in Ukraine continues, we remain committed to highlighting the social innovators who are finding solutions to some of its devastating impacts. This week's view from the Pioneers Post ...

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Decades of philanthropy have failed to significantly improve educational outcomes in developing countries. The British Asian Trust’s LiftEd initiative provides valuable lessons in switching to a ...

The natural world is in crisis – but on every continent, entrepreneurial minds are helping to restore the planet through people-centred innovation. A special series on climate and biodiversity action ...

Looking for this year's SE100 news? Find it here. The UK’s most impressive start-up social enterprises have been growing at a staggering rate of 355% over the past year – but this was before the onset ...

Speaking at the Skoll World Forum 2025, founder Jeff Skoll launches emergency fund in response to US government ‘efficiencies’, while MacArthur Foundation president urges other funders to follow its ...

Our SE100 data deep-dive reveals good but nuanced news on UK social enterprises' attitudes to diversity, B Corps provide good jobs, a preview of what's to come in September: this week's view from the ...