Anwar Ali, Upturn: Championing social enterprise for a better future
Anwar Ali, OBE, a social entrepreneur from Greater Manchester, UK, has dedicated over two decades to driving...
Statement: SEWF is leaving X
Social Enterprise World Forum is leaving X. As a global organisation dedicated to fostering community, diversity...
“The perception that sustainability is expensive has to change”: how education and verification can make sustainability more mainstream
Creating and marketing sustainable products is no small challenge. Consumers often have a perception problem...
How the social enterprise spirit is helping advocate for change in Lebanon
In many countries around the world, there is a lack of legal structures available to social enterprises...
Spotlight on Taiwan: Pioneering social innovation and building a sustainable future
Taiwan is famous for its vibrant night markets, rich history, stunning landscapes and the diverse Indigenous...
Working together for tomorrow: Highlights from People and Planet First Week 2024
“…verification felt like something bigger—a formal way to recognise that we are part of a global community...
Why is doing business differently critical to combatting climate injustice?
In this article, Hina West, People and Planet First’s Global Impact Director writes about the challenges and...
SEWF Social Enterprise Day: Collective action for people and planet
Collaboration, knowledge, sharing expertise and lessons learned between the different players in the ecosystem...
“We’re moving from isolated efforts to an integrated system” – building a future around ethical, impact-driven businesses
For purpose-driven organisations and entrepreneurs, the hardest challenge can sometimes be having the right...
“We are working on building a supply market with as many social enterprises as possible as our suppliers in high-spend areas” – How social procurement can help to put people and the planet first
Around the world, trillions of dollars are spent on procurement every year. In the last few years, various...
“It’s not just you against the world” – The importance of networks for purpose-driven businesses
Changing the system can feel like lonely work. That’s why it’s so important for organisations that put people...
Empowering rural communities and youth through social enterprise policy: SEWF Policy Forum highlights
“Social enterprise is actually really hard. Anyone who has set up and run a social enterprise knows that...
“Changing the economic story” – how visibility builds the momentum to change the system
The movement to prioritise people and the planet over private profit is incredibly vast. And while that is one...
Rural Manifesto launched at SEWF Policy Forum 2024 outlines 11 ways to unlock the power of rural social enterprise
Over 100 organisations from more than 35 countries contributed to the production of the Manifesto Unlocking the...
“When social enterprises succeed, everyone benefits” – the importance of self-sustainability for the social enterprise movement
Around the world, some 10 million social enterprises are changing the way people see and do business by putting...
“We need to recognise that the ship has to be rebuilt” – designing business structures that put people and the planet first
One of the most important aspects of the People and Planet First verification process is its focus on an...
From funding to income: How White Box Enterprises is supporting social enterprises to start and grow in Australia, while also generating revenue
Welcome to the first issue of Sustainable success: Social enterprise case studies – a series spotlighting...
Just released: SEWF23 Event Report
Explore the SEWF23 Event Report for captivating feedback, statistics and photographs. Use the full-screen...
Social Enterprise World Forum and TechSoup Announce Strategic Collaboration
GLASGOW, Scotland, and SAN FRANCISCO — October 10, 2023 — Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF), a community...
SEWF23 Collective Action. Sustainable Change: How social enterprises put People and Planet First
If we don’t put people and planet first, everybody is losing. We need go back to the essence of life on earth to...