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Just imagine for a moment that you did not have a toilet. Scary, isn’t it? This the reality for over 2.6 billion people on the planet, who lack access to even the simplest latrine. Peepoople has found a solution: a single-use, biodegradable and self-sanitising Peepoo plastic bag which serves as a personal, portable and low-cost latrine. Continue reading →
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Environmental sustainability,
Health,
Social entrepreneurship,
Social innovations,
Sustainable business,
The New Pioneers Case of the Month
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biodegradable solutions,
corporate social innovation,
Millennium Development Goals,
sanitation,
social entrepreneurship,
sustainable business
Imagine that you are the owner of a highly successful social enterprise that has built its success on doing both well and good. One day you get a call from a well-known multi-national corporation, perhaps one with a less than … Continue reading →
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CSR,
Ethical consumption,
Social entrepreneurship
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CSR,
ethical consumers,
Mergers,
Social entreprenuership,
socially innovative business concepts,
Trojan horse
A new movement within investing and philanthropy is making its mark worldwide. Commercial investors of capital are steering away from sectors and companies whose social or environmental risks and potential liabilities may jeopardize their financial interests – and social venture … Continue reading →
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CSR,
Social entrepreneurship,
Socially Responsible Investing,
The New Pioneers Case of the Month
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Acumen fund,
CSR,
Impact investing,
Social entreprenuership,
Socially Responsible INvesting,
SRI,
The New Pioneers
Are social business and CSR two sides of the same coin? And do you have to be driven by ethics and morality in the pursuit of bridging solutions to social problems with business? Continue reading →
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CSR,
Social entrepreneurship
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CSR,
Grameen Bank,
heartcore business,
Muhammad Yunus,
Novo Nordisk,
shared value partnerships,
social business
Here are the four most important corporate social responsibility megatrends for 2013: Putting purpose before profit; Turning your employees into CSR managers; Shared value partnerships with social entrepreneurs; Social media and stakeholder engagement instead of CSR-reporting. Continue reading →
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CSR,
CSR communication,
Corporate Volunteering,
Employer branding,
Social entrepreneurship,
Stakeholder engagement,
Sustainable business
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corporate social innovation,
CSR,
employee engagement,
shared value partnerships,
social entrepreneurship,
sustainable communication
A new kind of charity is shaking up the business world and revamping the concept of ‘giving back’ – because this kind of charity is in fact not charity at all. Continue reading →
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Growth principles,
Social entrepreneurship,
Social innovations,
Socially Responsible Investing,
Uncategorized
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
Bill Gates,
Charity,
Jeff Skoll,
Philanthrocapitalism,
Philanthropy,
Pierre Omidyar,
Skoll Foundation,
Social Venture Capitalism,
Socialedge.org,
The New Pioneers,
The Omidyar Network
Long before terms like “values” and “sustainability” became business buzzwords in the West they were already being implemented by one Indian corporation. The Tata group, founded by Jamsetji N. Tata in the late 1890s, is today going on over 130 years of emphasising themes of governance, sustainability, values and ethics. Continue reading →
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CSR,
India,
New paradigms,
Social entrepreneurship
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Anant G. Nadkarni,
changing world,
CSR,
Indian Institute of Science,
Jamsetji N. Tata,
new logics,
socially innovative business concepts,
Taj Hotels,
Tata,
Tata Council for Community Initiatives,
The New Pioneers
Hardcore businesspeople are realizing that they can increase their profits by incorporating social responsibility as a part of their business strategy. And heartcore idealists are recognizing that the use of market methods give them the opportunity to create even more social value. In time, the two fields will converge, and social entrepreneurship become more of a mindset rather than a specific category of start-up companies. Continue reading →
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CSR,
Partnerships,
Social entrepreneurship,
Social innovations,
Sustainable business
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blended value,
business force for good,
converging fields,
corporate social innovation,
CSR,
Dannone,
economic and social value creation,
Grameen Bank,
hardcore business people,
heartcore idealists,
Intel,
new business models,
partnerships between mainstream companies and social entrepreneurs,
reducing poverty through business,
social entrepreneurship as mindset,
social investing,
social responsibility as part of business strategy,
SRI,
Telenor,
upscaling of solutions,
venture philanthropy
Reading excerpts from The New Pioneers reminded me of my time at Aravind Eye Hospital in Tamil Nadu in South India, where I as a young medical student spent 2 months in 1995. Blogpost by Charlotte Strøm, MD, PhD, Journalist Continue reading →
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CSR,
Social entrepreneurship
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Aravind Eye Hospitals,
CSR,
Dr V,
Dr. Venkataswamy,
eye care treatments,
India,
social entrepreneurship
The field of social entrepreneurship has over the past five to ten years increasingly attracted public attention. Today dedicated organizations, foundations, awards and TV series are promoting, supporting or paying tribute to social entrepreneurs from all corners of the world. Continue reading →
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Social entrepreneurship,
Social innovations,
Sustainable business
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Ashoka,
EMES,
European Research Network,
Global 3000,
i-Genius,
PBS e2 series,
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship,
Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship,
Skoll Foundation,
Social Capitalist Awards,
social entrepreneurship,
SocialEdge,
socially innovative business concepts,
sustainable business,
The Good Entrepreneur,
The Hub,
The World Challenge,
Young Social Enterprise Initiative,
YSEI
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