Unfortunately, too many children are born into the world with little or no hope. Imagine being born without hope, that it has been taken from you even before you have [...]
Thought leadership has become a buzzword that is considered important for both Consumer (B2C) and B2B (Business to Business) companies; especially imp ...
Reverend Richard Steel inspired his local parish in the U.K. to become social entrepreneurs and has won the hearts of the public at the same time. He ...
The harmful use of alcohol is a global concern, compromising individual and social development and causing 2.5 million deaths a year. It also causes ...
Currently, more than half the world’s population now lives in cities, a percentage that is expected to rise to 70 per cent by 2030. Today, cities are already responsible for [...]
A search for the best for-profit social innovation solutions from around the world to conserve tropical forest biodiversity has been undertaken by the Tropical Forest Challenge. It is an exciting, global award [...]
When times get hard, there is an incentive for businesses to practice corporate social responsibility (CSR) more, and to do so in a better way. Companies have begun to realise [...]
Throughout history women have made significant contributions to science and social innovation. We all know of Marie Sklodowska-Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel prize in 1903 for physics, and who then [...]
We should be living in an era where everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should be able to enjoy the full range of human rights, without exception. [...]
Globally, economists believe this is the worst job market that the world has faced in ten years. So Accenture and Ashoka France are taking positive action to make a difference.Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have [...]
SasaAfrica is a unique social enterprise based out of Kenya, which is owned and operated exclusively by women. The enterprise provides an innovative e-commerce platform and online solutions for women [...]
Karin Fuchsloch launched Career Planet, a social enterprise in South Africa aimed at reducing the drastic unemployment rates in the country. This award-winning enterprise identified youth unemployment as the most [...]
The most powerful component within social innovation is collaboration. There are signs that this new approach is helping shape the planet’s future. There is huge support for collaborative, multi-sector processes [...]
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