Alistair Wilson, CEO of School for Social Entrepreneurs, recently made a compelling argument about the limitations of universities in advancing social entrepreneurship. Chief among Wilson’s concerns ...

Social enterprises exist to address the social problems that are often ignored by traditional capitalism. I am often asked if social entrepreneurship or social enterprise is compatible with capitalism ...

Much has been written about mergers and acquisitions within the nonprofit and charitable sectors. Many have explored these mergers’ pros and cons, and there are toolkits to guide leaders who are ...

Yet the term seems to be more often associated with people who intend to make a profit, but whose work is targeted toward long-term socio-economic change. Think Bill Gates, with his current ...

I've spoken to people along the way who have an old-school way of thinking, believing that making a difference and making a profit are mutually exclusive. That's not the case at all. If you're in the ...

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — Social enterprises are emerging as business models that can help make Southeast Asia’s agrifood systems ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. November 11 - Our planet faces a devastating loss of nature. Over a million plant and animal species are on the brink of ...

The private sector is undergoing a seismic transformation, driven in part by the climate crisis, Covid-19, and extreme financial inequality. These external factors have prompted the world’s corporate ...

Each year, the climate crisis intensifies, threatening the livelihoods of billions. Yet, amid this growing emergency, social, or impact enterprises—businesses prioritizing purpose and profit—are ...

In February 2025, the HBS New Venture Competition received 36 entries to the Social Enterprise Track, from student teams across Harvard University. After an extensive review and deliberation process ...

We believe that debate on growth cannot be led only at the macro level and ignore the question of growth at the micro, organisational level. In an influential 1970 article “The Social Responsibility ...

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