The meeting last week of the Social Innovation Summit in Palo Alto, California brought together executives from leading companies—such as Microsoft, Wal Mart and Intel—with charity managers, social entrepreneurs, government leaders and philanthropists to discuss how business thinking can drive …

The Big Venture Challenge was launched on 9 May, seeking the 25 most ambitious social entrepreneurs from across England to submit their pitch for the next best business idea that has the potential to “scale up at speed and meet …

Mothers Day last week brought flowers flooding in from the horticultural farms of East Africa, an export industry worth $500m a year.  Impact investment into this region is on the rise and has altered the market considerably, generating debate as …