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Method, which makes eco-friendly home and personal care products and sells them in recyclable plastic packaging, became one of the first B Corporations, in 2007. Why go the extra mile? "Rather than just being a business that talks about 'people, planet, and profit,' we have put it into our corporate structure," says co-founder Adam Lowry.
Social Entrepreneurs 2011: What It Means to Be a B Corporation
Jeffrey Hollender Shares Four Reasons He Got Fired from Seventh Generation
Jeffrey Hollender onstage with Gil Friend and Chip Conley shortly after his big announcement (photo courtesy Kate Drane) Jeffrey Hollender took the stage at Sustainable Brands yesterday and he didn’t need a powepoint for the message he was going to deliver. It was time to come clean about his departure from Seventh Generation and he was not going to mince words: “I was fired 6 months ago after 23 years and I was never allowed to set foot back in the company. I was fired because my view of the role Seventh Generation should play in society fell out fell out of step with the board’s view of the role.” Despite being summarily dismissed from the CEO position and then the board, Hollender was not afraid to take responsibility for his role in his firing.How To Create Infectious Action | The Dragonfly Effect
How do you connect meaning to social media to create impact? At Fast Company’s Innovation Uncensored , Jennifer presented on this very topic. Drawing from psychological insights on happiness, storytelling principles, and design-thinking methodology, Jennifer’s presentation reveals why some movements and brands take off when they harness social media–and why others don’t.
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS '11 | Sustainable Life Media
Nearly 800 business leaders from 19 countries convened at Sustainable Brands '11 on June 7-10, 2011 for the 5th annual Sustainable Brands Conference. The global sustainable brands community, made up of sustainability, brand, and design professionals from global companies, socially responsible start-ups, investors, NGOs and government officials and a raft of service and solutions providers, are leading the change towards a brighter future, and it's annual flagship conference has become the center of gravity for individuals and companies around the world that are committed to leveraging sustainable innovation as a driver of business and brand value. Follow SB and join our mailing list to stay up-to-date with our upcoming SB Events, and SAVE THE DATE for Sustainable Brands '12, June 4-7, 2012!
Love them or hate them it's hard to deny that reality TV shows such as Dragons' Den and The Apprentice have generated a renewed interest in business. That's certainly true in my day job where as editor of BusinessZone.co.uk any content I publish focusing on the shows usually leads to a spike in traffic. What there is very little of in these TV programmes however is anything focusing on social enterprise. You may well have seen the clip in a recent episode of Dragons' Den when an entrepreneur pitching a social enterprise cookery school was met with confusion from Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis and co who struggled to work how they could get a return from any investment in such a business model. With that in mind I was interested to spot that among the contestants for the new series of The Apprentice, which were revealed today , is a successful social entrepreneur.
Social entrepreneur to feature on The Apprentice: Good or bad for social enterprise?
Derwentwater youth hostel, is due to close this year. Photograph: Mark Waugh The Youth Hostel Association (YHA) has been providing budget accommodation in England and Wales since before the second world war. It was set up to offer "young people of limited means better access to the countryside". But keeping up with modern expectations has proved challenging for the association, one of Britain's best known social enterprises.
How youth hostels have been given a new lifeline by social entrepreneurs | Social enterprise network | Guardian Professional
Document Library | Research Helpdesk | Emerging Issues | Topic Guides The Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) provides cutting-edge knowledge services on demand and online. It aims to help reduce poverty by informing policy and practice in relation to governance, conflict and social development. The GSDRC is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). This paper from the GSDRC assesses the available literature on social movements in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. It examines who becomes involved in collective action and why, the barriers to mobilisation and, where social movements do emerge, how these are able to sustain mobilisation and broaden their membership base to reflect the interests of the wider community.
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Social Investment Organization
The Social Investment Organization (SIO) is a national membership-based organization that includes financial institutions, investment firms, financial advisors, and various organizations and individuals interested in socially responsible investment. The SIO's mandate is to promote the practice of socially responsible investment (SRI) in Canada. SRI is the integration of environmental, social and governance factors in the selection and management of investments.Public education that prepares a workforce for tomorrow's needs is the cause that most challenges her, said Penny Pritzker, JD/MBA '84, the 2011 recipient of the business school's Arbuckle Award. After learning that his hospital would be short ventilators in the event of an influenza pandemic, Matthew Callaghan sketched out concepts for a less expensive ventilator on a napkin at a lunchtime meeting with a fellow physician. In 2002 Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA '91, traveled to Arusha, Tanzania, to meet Anuj Shah, CEO of A to Z Textile Mills.
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Social Enterprise Coalition
Apr 05, 2012 Peter Holbrook, Social Enterprise UK's CEO, reflects on his meeting with the Prime Minister, the launch of Big Society Capital and what it means for the sector. Mar 26, 2012Corporate social responsibility plays an important role at banks and financial service companies, which are not only recipients but also increasingly purveyors of socially responsible investment. SocialFunds.com -- The two leading global socially responsible investment (SRI) index providers, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes ( DJSI ) and FTSE4Good , announced results of their annual reviews yesterday and today, and will reconstitute their indexes over the next weeks. High-profile names stud the DJSI lists, with McDonald's (ticker: MCD ), Daimler-Chrysler ( DCX ), IBM ( IBM ), Colgate-Palmolive ( CL ), and Abbott Laboratories ( ABT ) amongst the 57 additions and Dow ( DOW ), Alcoa ( AA ), Fannie Mae ( FNM ), HJ Heinz ( HNZ ), Home Depot ( HD ), Mattel ( MAT ), and VW ( VOW ) amongst the 54 deletions.
Banks and Financial Service Providers Figure Prominently in FTSE4Good Attrition, DJSI Matriculation
Global Envision | The Confluence of Global Markets and Poverty Alleviation
The "Night Heron" wind turbine by Kenya-based Access:energy is just one example of a cheap, renewable energy source powering Africa. Across Africa, simple carbon-free technologies and local creative partnerships have the electrical juices flowing, expanding grid access and prosperity. In countries like Kenya and Tanzania, 80 to 90 percent of the population lacks access to electricity from an established grid, according to Fast Company. Although electric grids exist in most urban areas, connecting to them and paying monthly bills is too expensive for most residents.The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) provides aspiring entrepreneurs with mentoring, exposure, and $50,000 in prizes to transform their ideas into businesses that will have positive real world impact. In 2012, GSVC received over 600 entries from 50 countries. Previous years’ finalists include Husk Power, Revolution Foods, and d.light design. CONGRATULATIONS to the 2012 GSVC Winners! First Place: Spill. Second Place: Greennovation.