Philanthropy may not necessarily be feel-good money gone down the drain. It can be used as social investment and ‘patient’ capital by businesses that want to develop ‘shared value’ solutions. International social business advisor Tania Ellis explains how. Click on the “Read more” link below to read the full article.

For at få succes med CSR skal det indarbejdes i virksomhedens struktur og kultur – og det kræver både forretningsforståelse og kompetencer inden for forandringsledelse. Nyt kursusforløb klæder professionelle på med viden & værktøjer til CSR ver 2.0.

Velgørenhedskroner behøver ikke være feel-good penge ud af vinduet. De kan også bruges som sociale investeringer og tålmodig kapital for virksomheder, som ønsker at udvikle shared value-løsninger. Tania Ellis, der driver trendforedrags- og rådgivningsvirksomheden The Social Business Company, giver her tre eksempler på hvordan.

Employing people with disabilities and working with social inclusion as part of a company’s corporate responsibility efforts is broadly conceived as an act of philanthropy. And in many cases it is. But what if you could turn disabilities into special abilities, and social inclusion into new business opportunities – and thereby gain a competitive advantage? […]

The Grundfos LIFELINK discovered business cases where no one else had bothered looking. They created an inclusive business model for sustainable supply of safe drinking water through a solar-powered water pump. The Grundfos LIFELINK is an example that proves that there are a myriad of business opportunities in unexplored markets with great opportunities for businesses […]

Just imagine for a moment that you don’t have a toilet. Scary, isn’t it? This is the reality for over 2.6 billion people on the planet, who lack access to even the simplest latrine. Not only would this make your life inconvenient, it is dangerous. Peepoople’s solution to this problem is the invention of a single use, biodegradable and self-sanitising Peepoo […]

Apopo trains the widely present African Giant Pouched Rat to detect landmines and tuberculosis, which at the same time as it saves lives, provides local jobs for the economically disadvantaged. The Apopo case is illustrative of how social entrepreneurs create value: they develop social innovations that meet needs that are either overserved because the existing solutions are more complex than required – or not served at all because […]

Mange virksomheder får ikke kapitaliseret nok på deres CSR-indsats. Tania Ellis, der driver trendformidlings- og rådgivningsvirksomheden The Social Business Company, fortæller her hvorfor.

Proactive government, social responsibility and a willingness to collaborate have put Denmark ahead on sustainability. However, Danish firms may implicitly understand the importance of social and environmental issues, says Copenhagen-based sustainability consultant Tania Ellis, but few think about it strategically.

“If you don’t give back, no one will like you“. This is the motto of Crowdrise – an internet portal which, among other things, makes it possible for both organisations and individuals to start their own fundraising campaigns in support of a good cause. To read the full article, click on the ‘Read more’ link below.