Last year I hosted a workshop at the Danish Business Authority’s summit Driving Sustainable Growth, where a number of Denmark’s largest companies were gathered to discuss how to build social responsibility into the heart of both business and organisations. If there...
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Miniconference: New World Solutions to Old World Problems
About (corporate) social innovation in practice How can you develop sustainable (business) solutions that create both progress and prosperity? What is trickle-up innovation, and how does it work in practice? How is co-creation breeding ground for social innovation and...
Philanthropy: Feel-good factor or a business opportunity?
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...
Are you from Mars or from Venus?
Sustainable business requires an effort, which combines masculine and feminine values. That’s why we need women who raise their voices and men who reclaim their hearts. Are you one of them? – Hillary is from Mars, Obama is from Venus. This was the headline of an...
Are you stuck in the CSR compliance trap?
Even though many managing directors say that sustainability and corporate responsibility are priorities, the focus of the board is usually on the financial key figures. CSR is still something that many associate with nice-to-have philanthropy or necessary risk...
Boost your business with social inclusion
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...
[The New Pioneers case] Grundfos Lifelink – Turning CSR into a business opportunity
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From philanthropy and risk management to sustainable business development
Many companies are not capitalising on their corporate sustainability and responsibility (CSR) efforts. International social business advisor Tania Ellis explains why. Click on the below “Read more” link to read the whole article. READ MORE
[The New Pioneers case] General Electric’s health mission
For most of women, pregnancy is a time of thrilling anticipation to become a mother, but for some pregnancy can be a possible death sentence, it all depends on where you live. The same goes for the probability of surviving your childhood, or the quality...
[The New Pioneers case] Triodos Bank – How to survive a global meltdown
Sustainability can mean many things. Most of the time it means environmental sustainability, other times you are talking about social sustainability, and lastly you have economic sustainability. The important thing to remember is that the three are interconnected and...

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