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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
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
With today’s resource scarcity and skyrocketing social imbalances, how we determine and measure growth is becoming a critical issue. In The New Pioneers I focus on three sustainable growth principles. One of them is the principle of immaterial growth, reflected in concepts like the Triple Bottom Line and Gross National Happiness. Continue reading →
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Economic systems,
Globalization,
Growth principles,
New paradigms,
Social innovations
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Bhutan,
economic and social value creation,
European Commssion Beyond GDP,
Fridtjof Capra,
GNH,
GNP,
gross national happiness,
Hazel Henderson,
Human Development Index (HDI),
immaterial growth,
paradigm shift,
Senator Robert Kennedy,
simon kuznets,
three pillars of sustainability,
triple bottom line
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
The transformation of the internet through new social technologies is changing the face of CSR. With Web 2.o comes CSR 2.o with new possibilities for social interaction, involvement and participation in finding innovative ways to tackle everything from individual business challenges to global problems. Continue reading →
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CSR,
Globalization,
New paradigms,
Social innovations
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age of globalization,
consumer activism,
new logics,
paradigm shift,
social media,
socially innovative business concepts,
the era of co-cration,
Web 2.0
Not long ago, I discovered the project Happy Xmas Trees. This ambitious Danish art and sustainability project is currently transforming Copenhagen into one giant outdoor gallery featuring Christmas tree sculptures by various artists. But these trees aren’t just for show. Once Christmas is over, they will be auctioned off to raise money for the afforestation project, Happy® Forests. Continue reading →
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Environmental sustainability,
Ethical consumption,
Globalization,
Social innovations
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aesthetical capital,
afforestation,
changing world,
Happy Xmas Trees,
Mali,
socially innovative business concepts,
The New Pioneers
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
Upcycling is one example of eco-capitalism – making a profit in an environmentally friendly way. Continue reading →
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Ecobusiness,
Environmental sustainability,
Social entrepreneurship,
Social innovations,
Sustainable business
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Anti-Apathy,
ecobusiness,
recycling,
Relevé Design,
reMade USA,
socially innovative business concepts,
sustainable business,
TerraCycle,
upcycled Eurostar products,
upcycling,
Worn Again
Social entrepreneurs Superflex create value for Brazilian guaraná farmers with the use of aesthetical capital. Continue reading →
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Ethical consumption,
Globalization,
Social entrepreneurship,
Social innovations,
Sustainable business
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aesthetical capital,
blended value,
brazilian guarana farmers,
Guarana Power,
social capital,
social entrepreneurship,
Superflex,
The Power Foundation
The market for organic foods is growing faster than for conventional foods. But will we be able to accomodate sustainable consumption needs in the long run? Continue reading →
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Ethical consumption,
Social innovations,
Sustainable business
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Aarstiderne,
Environmental Hero,
M&S,
market for organic foods,
organic market in India,
sustainable consumption,
sustainable products,
Tesco,
Thomas Harttung,
TIME magazine,
Walmart
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