The concept of social enterprises has a long history, albeit manifested under different names and forms.

The backlash against the deficiencies of capitalism in recent years has accentuated the development of social enterprises around the world. However, there is still not a shared consensus on what social enterprises are.

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In the UK, approximately 40,200 adults leave prison after serving less than 12 month sentences.  It costs taxpayers £213 million per year for the prisons yet 73% of these offenders reoffend within 2 years of release as they unsuccessfully resettle into the community.  As government spending is focused on expensive interventions that deal with the consequences of the issue rather than…

A report true to real social innovation, published by the GSMA, a mobile industry body, called "Shaping the future - realising the potential of informal learning through mobile," explores mobile technology's potential to improve access to education for young people in developing…

The Monitor Group recently published an insightful study titled ‘From Blueprint to Scale’, in which they reviewed hundreds of examples of social sector inclusive businesses in Africa and Asia to answer the critical question on the role of philanthropy and impact investment in addressing social development challenges in developing and third world countries.

The Monitor study attempts to answer a key question: if market-based, socially inclusive solutions can make a wider social impact,…