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
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
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
