UN PRI
The Principles for Responsible Investment
As institutional investors, we have a duty to act in the best long-term interests of our beneficiaries. In this fiduciary role, we believe that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues can affect the performance of investment portfolios (to varying degrees across companies, sectors, regions, asset classes and through time). We also recognise that applying these Principles may better align investors with broader objectives of society. Therefore, where consistent with our fiduciary responsibilities, we commit to the following:
1. We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.
Possible actions:
2. We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices.
Possible actions:
3. We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest.
Possible actions:
4. We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry.
Possible actions:
5. We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles.
Possible actions:
6. We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.
Possible actions:
(*The Comply or Explain approach requires signatories to report on how they implement the Principles, or provide an explanation where they do not comply with them.)
The Principles for Responsible Investment were developed by an international group of institutional investors reflecting the increasing relevance of environmental, social and corporate governance issues to investment practices. The process was convened by the United Nations Secretary-General.
In signing the Principles, we as investors publicly commit to adopt and implement them, where consistent with our fiduciary responsibilities. We also commit to evaluate the effectiveness and improve the content of the Principles over time. We believe this will improve our ability to meet commitments to beneficiaries as well as better align our investment activities with the broader interests of society.
We encourage other investors to adopt the Principles.
The Principles for Responsible Investment
As institutional investors, we have a duty to act in the best long-term interests of our beneficiaries. In this fiduciary role, we believe that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues can affect the performance of investment portfolios (to varying degrees across companies, sectors, regions, asset classes and through time). We also recognise that applying these Principles may better align investors with broader objectives of society. Therefore, where consistent with our fiduciary responsibilities, we commit to the following:
1. We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.
Possible actions:
- Address ESG issues in investment policy statements
- Support development of ESG-related tools, metrics, and analyses
- Assess the capabilities of internal investment managers to incorporate ESG issues
- Assess the capabilities of external investment managers to incorporate ESG issues
- Ask investment service providers (such as financial analysts, consultants, brokers, research firms, or rating companies) to integrate ESG factors into evolving research and analysis
- Encourage academic and other research on this theme
- Advocate ESG training for investment professionals
2. We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices.
Possible actions:
- Develop and disclose an active ownership policy consistent with the Principles
- Exercise voting rights or monitor compliance with voting policy (if outsourced)
- Develop an engagement capability (either directly or through outsourcing)
- Participate in the development of policy, regulation, and standard setting (such as promoting and protecting shareholder rights)
- File shareholder resolutions consistent with long-term ESG considerations
- Engage with companies on ESG issues
- Participate in collaborative engagement initiatives
- Ask investment managers to undertake and report on ESG-related engagement
3. We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest.
Possible actions:
- Ask for standardised reporting on ESG issues (using tools such as the Global Reporting Initiative)
- Ask for ESG issues to be integrated within annual financial reports
- Ask for information from companies regarding adoption of/adherence to relevant norms, standards, codes of conduct or international initiatives (such as the UN Global Compact)
- Support shareholder initiatives and resolutions promoting ESG disclosure
4. We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry.
Possible actions:
- Include Principles-related requirements in requests for proposals (RFPs)
- Align investment mandates, monitoring procedures, performance indicators and incentive structures accordingly (for example, ensure investment management processes reflect long-term time horizons when appropriate)
- Communicate ESG expectations to investment service providers
- Revisit relationships with service providers that fail to meet ESG expectations
- Support the development of tools for benchmarking ESG integration
- Support regulatory or policy developments that enable implementation of the Principles
5. We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles.
Possible actions:
- Support/participate in networks and information platforms to share tools, pool resources, and make use of investor reporting as a source of learning
- Collectively address relevant emerging issues
- Develop or support appropriate collaborative initiatives
6. We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.
Possible actions:
- Disclose how ESG issues are integrated within investment practices
- Disclose active ownership activities (voting, engagement, and/or policy dialogue)
- Disclose what is required from service providers in relation to the Principles
- Communicate with beneficiaries about ESG issues and the Principles
- Report on progress and/or achievements relating to the Principles using a 'Comply or Explain'* approach
- Seek to determine the impact of the Principles
- Make use of reporting to raise awareness among a broader group of stakeholders
(*The Comply or Explain approach requires signatories to report on how they implement the Principles, or provide an explanation where they do not comply with them.)
The Principles for Responsible Investment were developed by an international group of institutional investors reflecting the increasing relevance of environmental, social and corporate governance issues to investment practices. The process was convened by the United Nations Secretary-General.
In signing the Principles, we as investors publicly commit to adopt and implement them, where consistent with our fiduciary responsibilities. We also commit to evaluate the effectiveness and improve the content of the Principles over time. We believe this will improve our ability to meet commitments to beneficiaries as well as better align our investment activities with the broader interests of society.
We encourage other investors to adopt the Principles.
이 저작물은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-동일조건변경허락 2.0 대한민국 라이선스에 따라 이용할 수 있습니다.
The Social Enterprise Conference at Harvard Feb 27~28
Unreasonable Biz Cases/Infrastructure 2010/01/05 09:42The Social Enterprise Conference
The Social Enterprise Conference hosts speakers and panelists with a wealth of knowledge and experience in innovative, cross-sectoral approaches to addressing social issues. Throughout the Conference, participants have opportunities to learn from experts, network, and explore a wide variety of career opportunities. This year's conference will feature:
* 1,200 conference participants including students, alumni and professionals
* More than 100 panelists and speakers
* Approximately 25 panels on the latest topics in social enterprise
* Small group lunches and workshops with leaders in the public, private and nonprofit fields
* Social Enterprise Career Fair
* Pitch for Change Business Plan Competition
Last year's conference was comprised of more than 400 professionals, 700 students and 100 speakers. Whether you are pursuing a career in the nonprofit or public sector, thinking about a socially-conscious business career, or planning to serve on the board of a social enterprise, the Social Enterprise Conference is for you!
The Social Enterprise Conference hosts speakers and panelists with a wealth of knowledge and experience in innovative, cross-sectoral approaches to addressing social issues. Throughout the Conference, participants have opportunities to learn from experts, network, and explore a wide variety of career opportunities. This year's conference will feature:
* 1,200 conference participants including students, alumni and professionals
* More than 100 panelists and speakers
* Approximately 25 panels on the latest topics in social enterprise
* Small group lunches and workshops with leaders in the public, private and nonprofit fields
* Social Enterprise Career Fair
* Pitch for Change Business Plan Competition
Last year's conference was comprised of more than 400 professionals, 700 students and 100 speakers. Whether you are pursuing a career in the nonprofit or public sector, thinking about a socially-conscious business career, or planning to serve on the board of a social enterprise, the Social Enterprise Conference is for you!
이 저작물은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-동일조건변경허락 2.0 대한민국 라이선스에 따라 이용할 수 있습니다.
Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm dedicated to harnessing the power of markets to create opportunity for people to improve their lives. We invest in and help scale innovative organizations to catalyze economic, social, and political change.
eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and wife Pam established Omidyar Network based on their conviction that every person has the power to make a difference. Our work enables people to discover that power, improve their own lives, and make lasting contributions to their communities.
The formation of Omidyar Network was inspired by Pierre’s experience at eBay, which he founded in 1995 based on his beliefs in the potential of individuals and the power of markets. Starting from the premise that people are basically good, Pierre created a platform that gave everyone equal access to information, opportunity, and the tools to pursue their goals. eBay allowed people to connect with others over shared interests and provided them incentives, like public feedback, to engage constructively with trading partners, thereby owning their marketplace reputation and ultimate success.
Those principles of access, connection, and ownership influenced the Omidyars’ approach to philanthropy. While eBay was still a young company, Pierre and Pam co-founded The Omidyar Foundation to support nonprofits. Watching eBay scale in size and social impact solidified their understanding that business could also be an effective tool for making the world a better place. In response, they broadened their scope to form Omidyar Network, which makes investments in for-profit companies as well as grants to nonprofit organizations, with social impact being the unifying criterion for investment.
We support organizations whose market-based approach has the capacity for large-scale, catalytic impact. The cornerstones of our investment focus are economic advancement and individual participation, which we pursue through two broad initiatives: Access to Capital and Media, Markets & Transparency.
Because we are inspired by people’s resourcefulness, ideas, and ability to address even the world’s most challenging problems, we believe that no matter what their economic, social, or political starting point, people everywhere can be empowered to improve their own lives and the lives of those around them.
Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm dedicated to harnessing the power of markets to create opportunity for people to improve their lives. We invest in and help scale innovative organizations to catalyze economic, social, and political change.
eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and wife Pam established Omidyar Network based on their conviction that every person has the power to make a difference. Our work enables people to discover that power, improve their own lives, and make lasting contributions to their communities.
The formation of Omidyar Network was inspired by Pierre’s experience at eBay, which he founded in 1995 based on his beliefs in the potential of individuals and the power of markets. Starting from the premise that people are basically good, Pierre created a platform that gave everyone equal access to information, opportunity, and the tools to pursue their goals. eBay allowed people to connect with others over shared interests and provided them incentives, like public feedback, to engage constructively with trading partners, thereby owning their marketplace reputation and ultimate success.
Those principles of access, connection, and ownership influenced the Omidyars’ approach to philanthropy. While eBay was still a young company, Pierre and Pam co-founded The Omidyar Foundation to support nonprofits. Watching eBay scale in size and social impact solidified their understanding that business could also be an effective tool for making the world a better place. In response, they broadened their scope to form Omidyar Network, which makes investments in for-profit companies as well as grants to nonprofit organizations, with social impact being the unifying criterion for investment.
We support organizations whose market-based approach has the capacity for large-scale, catalytic impact. The cornerstones of our investment focus are economic advancement and individual participation, which we pursue through two broad initiatives: Access to Capital and Media, Markets & Transparency.
Because we are inspired by people’s resourcefulness, ideas, and ability to address even the world’s most challenging problems, we believe that no matter what their economic, social, or political starting point, people everywhere can be empowered to improve their own lives and the lives of those around them.
이 저작물은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-동일조건변경허락 2.0 대한민국 라이선스에 따라 이용할 수 있습니다.
태그 : ebay
10위. 오바마 행정부 내 Office for Social Innovation 설립(2009.04)
; 5천만불 펀드 조성 및 승인, Google 재단 이사장을 대표로 임명
9위. 스탠포드 비즈니스 스쿨의 <Stanford Social Innovation Review> 저널 발간(2003. 봄)
; 이외 관련 MBA 프로그램, 대학교 코스 증가
8위. Andrew Zolli가 Pop!Tech에 합류(2003)하고 TED가 온라인으로 서비스되기 시작함(2006)
; 아이디어 공유 활동이 중요
7위. 유니레버의 벤&제리 인수(2000.04)와 캐드베리의 공정무역 전환(2009.03)
; 빅 컴퍼니의 사회적 비즈니스 관심
6위. 아이폰 출시(2007.06)
; 소셜 미디어 활용 증대
5위. Teach for America의 2009 채용 성과
; 누가 대졸자, 아이비리그 졸업자를 많이 고용했는가?
4위. 리머 브라더스의 파산(2008.09)과 소셜 캐피탈 마켓 컨퍼런스 개최(2008.10)
; 새로운 자본주의 제시
3위. 무하마드 유누스와 그라민뱅크의 노벨평화상 수상(2006.10)과 Kiva의 탄생(2005.05)
; 사회적 비즈니스와 마이크로파이낸스의 대중화
2위. 데이비드 본스타인(David Borstein)의 <How To Change The World: Social Entrepreneurs And The Power Of New Ideas> 발간(2004.02)
; 소셜 비즈니스 관련한 역작
1위. eBay의 상장 (1998.09)
; 그 이름도 위대한 Omidyar Network가 탄생
(자세한 내용의 원문 보기)
이 저작물은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-동일조건변경허락 2.0 대한민국 라이선스에 따라 이용할 수 있습니다.
The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs
Mission
The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs provides seminars, workshops and coaching services for social enterprises in the United States and around the world.
History
The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs is a for-profit consulting company founded in 1999 by Jerr Boschee, who served for the previous eight years as President and CEO of The National Center for Social Entrepreneurs. Among the National Center's major accomplishments during Boschee's tenure were creation of The National Gathering for Social Entrepreneurs (now known as the Social Enterprise Alliance) and The Affirmative Business Alliance of North America (now known as the Americas Group of Workability International), the first two membership organizations for entrepreneurs in the field of social enterprise. Under his leadership, the National Center also mounted demonstration projects in nine cities that helped more than 60 nonprofits change their organizational cultures and begin adopting entrepreneurial strategies.
Mission
The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs provides seminars, workshops and coaching services for social enterprises in the United States and around the world.
History
The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs is a for-profit consulting company founded in 1999 by Jerr Boschee, who served for the previous eight years as President and CEO of The National Center for Social Entrepreneurs. Among the National Center's major accomplishments during Boschee's tenure were creation of The National Gathering for Social Entrepreneurs (now known as the Social Enterprise Alliance) and The Affirmative Business Alliance of North America (now known as the Americas Group of Workability International), the first two membership organizations for entrepreneurs in the field of social enterprise. Under his leadership, the National Center also mounted demonstration projects in nine cities that helped more than 60 nonprofits change their organizational cultures and begin adopting entrepreneurial strategies.
이 저작물은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-동일조건변경허락 2.0 대한민국 라이선스에 따라 이용할 수 있습니다.
Skoll Foundation
The Skoll Foundation was created by Jeff Skoll in 1999 to pursue his vision of a sustainable, peaceful and prosperous world. Jeff believes that strategic investments in the right people can lead to lasting social change. The Skoll Foundation’s mission is to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems. Social entrepreneurs are proven leaders whose approaches and solutions to social problems are helping to better the lives and circumstances of countless underserved or disadvantaged individuals. By identifying the people and programs already bringing positive change around the world, the Skoll Foundation empowers them to extend their reach, deepen their impact and fundamentally improve society.
Invest
The Skoll Foundation invests in social entrepreneurs through the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. These three-year awards support the continuation, replication or extension of programs that have proved successful in addressing a broad array of critical social issues: tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, institutional responsibility, peace and security, and economic and social equity. Within these areas, the Foundation is particularly interested in innovators working on climate change, water scarcity, pandemics, nuclear proliferation and Middle East conflict.
Connect
The Skoll Foundation connects social entrepreneurs with people and resources through a number of academic, business and community channels which serve to advance the work of individual entrepreneurs, as well as the field of social entrepreneurship as a whole. To further academic study and build knowledge of the sector, the foundation launched the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship in November 2003 at the Saïd Business School at Oxford. The Centre funds five Skoll Scholars who participate in the full Saïd MBA program as well as Skoll Fellows who do research in and teach social entrepreneurship. The Foundation and Centre convene at Oxford the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, bringing together the world’s foremost practitioners and thought leaders in social innovation.
To foster connections online, the Skoll Foundation supports Social Edge, where social entrepreneurs, nonprofit professionals, philanthropists and others in the social sector connect to network, learn, inspire one another and share resources. The site strikes a balance between the visionary and the practical, with spirited discussions, online workshops and access to resources and experts.
Celebrate
The Skoll Foundation celebrates social entrepreneurship and social innovation through film and broadcast partnerships designed to spread the stories of social entrepreneurs. Partnering with leading content and distribution networks, including, among others, the PBS Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Fund, The Sundance Institute, and Rockhopper TV, the Foundation supports filmmakers, documentarians and other journalists produce works that tell the stories of individual social entrepreneurs and promote large-scale public awareness of social entrepreneurship.
The Skoll Foundation was created by Jeff Skoll in 1999 to pursue his vision of a sustainable, peaceful and prosperous world. Jeff believes that strategic investments in the right people can lead to lasting social change. The Skoll Foundation’s mission is to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems. Social entrepreneurs are proven leaders whose approaches and solutions to social problems are helping to better the lives and circumstances of countless underserved or disadvantaged individuals. By identifying the people and programs already bringing positive change around the world, the Skoll Foundation empowers them to extend their reach, deepen their impact and fundamentally improve society.
Invest
The Skoll Foundation invests in social entrepreneurs through the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. These three-year awards support the continuation, replication or extension of programs that have proved successful in addressing a broad array of critical social issues: tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, institutional responsibility, peace and security, and economic and social equity. Within these areas, the Foundation is particularly interested in innovators working on climate change, water scarcity, pandemics, nuclear proliferation and Middle East conflict.
Connect
The Skoll Foundation connects social entrepreneurs with people and resources through a number of academic, business and community channels which serve to advance the work of individual entrepreneurs, as well as the field of social entrepreneurship as a whole. To further academic study and build knowledge of the sector, the foundation launched the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship in November 2003 at the Saïd Business School at Oxford. The Centre funds five Skoll Scholars who participate in the full Saïd MBA program as well as Skoll Fellows who do research in and teach social entrepreneurship. The Foundation and Centre convene at Oxford the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, bringing together the world’s foremost practitioners and thought leaders in social innovation.
To foster connections online, the Skoll Foundation supports Social Edge, where social entrepreneurs, nonprofit professionals, philanthropists and others in the social sector connect to network, learn, inspire one another and share resources. The site strikes a balance between the visionary and the practical, with spirited discussions, online workshops and access to resources and experts.
Celebrate
The Skoll Foundation celebrates social entrepreneurship and social innovation through film and broadcast partnerships designed to spread the stories of social entrepreneurs. Partnering with leading content and distribution networks, including, among others, the PBS Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Fund, The Sundance Institute, and Rockhopper TV, the Foundation supports filmmakers, documentarians and other journalists produce works that tell the stories of individual social entrepreneurs and promote large-scale public awareness of social entrepreneurship.
이 저작물은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-동일조건변경허락 2.0 대한민국 라이선스에 따라 이용할 수 있습니다.
Stanford Social Innovation Center
Welcome to the Stanford Social Innovation Review! We invite you to learn more about SSIR by taking a tour or browsing articles from past issues. We hope that you will find SSIR a provocative, practical, and powerful resource. If so, please join the exceptional community of SSIR readers by subscribing.
Our mission at SSIR is to share substantive insights and practical experiences that will help those who do the important work of improving society do it even better.
The work of SSIR is guided by our values. "Social innovation" stands in our name for a reason: to remind our authors, our audience, and ourselves that this journal's purpose is to lead in the search for new and better ways of improving the lot of the world.
We seek to strike a balance between the pragmatic and the intellectual, to embrace no predefined political ideology, and to champion the interests of no single constituency. Instead, we will broker conversations, ask hard questions, disseminate the fruits of rigorous research, and present real-life case studies.
Our contributors are a diverse group of world-class faculty, thought leaders, and executives. Our readers are leaders in the fields of nonprofit management, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and philanthropy. We write for a community of professionals, united in their desire to build enduring organizations and to promote innovative solutions to social problems.
Let us introduce you to the team of faculty and thought leaders who ensure the editorial excellence of SSIR. In addition to our editorial staff, we are guided by an editorial council and advisory board of academics and practitioners.
Welcome to the Stanford Social Innovation Review! We invite you to learn more about SSIR by taking a tour or browsing articles from past issues. We hope that you will find SSIR a provocative, practical, and powerful resource. If so, please join the exceptional community of SSIR readers by subscribing.
Our mission at SSIR is to share substantive insights and practical experiences that will help those who do the important work of improving society do it even better.
The work of SSIR is guided by our values. "Social innovation" stands in our name for a reason: to remind our authors, our audience, and ourselves that this journal's purpose is to lead in the search for new and better ways of improving the lot of the world.
We seek to strike a balance between the pragmatic and the intellectual, to embrace no predefined political ideology, and to champion the interests of no single constituency. Instead, we will broker conversations, ask hard questions, disseminate the fruits of rigorous research, and present real-life case studies.
Our contributors are a diverse group of world-class faculty, thought leaders, and executives. Our readers are leaders in the fields of nonprofit management, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and philanthropy. We write for a community of professionals, united in their desire to build enduring organizations and to promote innovative solutions to social problems.
Let us introduce you to the team of faculty and thought leaders who ensure the editorial excellence of SSIR. In addition to our editorial staff, we are guided by an editorial council and advisory board of academics and practitioners.
이 저작물은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-동일조건변경허락 2.0 대한민국 라이선스에 따라 이용할 수 있습니다.
REDF
REDF’s business discipline and focus on results drive our efforts to create jobs for those who are most disconnected from the workforce.
Using the practices of venture philanthropy, REDF (formerly The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) creates job opportunities through support of social enterprises that help people gain the skills to help themselves.
Because of our work and the work of the organizations in which we invest, thousands of people’s lives are transformed.
By building the capacity of high-performing nonprofit organizations to operate business ventures that provide employment and hope, our enterprising approach has placed over 3,700 people in jobs and helped them stay employed.
The remedy for homelessness and poverty
Sometimes, when people pass a person on the street who is down and out, they think, "that person should get a job."
But how many of us would offer them a job? The social enterprises that we support actually do.
At REDF, we agree that employment can be the best remedy for poverty and homelessness. Even though they are eager to work, many people find entering and staying in the work force can be extremely difficult because of major challenges such as homelessness, limited education, drug or alcohol dependency, criminal record, physical and/or mental health issues.
REDF creates job opportunities
In the San Francisco Bay Area, we help create jobs and job opportunities for those who face the greatest barriers to work, giving them a chance to thrive.
We provide a carefully selected portfolio of social purpose ventures with start-up capital and link them to business and philanthropic networks. We also share business advice through our experienced staff and MBA interns and fellows.
We help these enterprises balance their double bottom line – producing revenue by delivering valued goods and services, while also employing those who would otherwise face extremely limited job prospects.
We support and document model approaches that can be expanded and shared around the country. We disseminate practical tools to help others replicate these efforts.
REDF measures impact to help improve outcomes for social ventures and the people they employ
We measure the outcomes of our work to be sure that every dollar invested through REDF delivers high social and financial return.
Our social and financial metrics demonstrate that investments in social enterprises benefit the individual and the community.
REDF builds skills, leadership, and infrastructure in the business and social sectors
We share what we have learned with the broader communities of business, philanthropy, and government, as well as the nonprofits we fund, to strengthen the field and motivate greater investment.
We develop future business and nonprofit leaders through the Farber Interns and Fellows Program for MBA candidates and graduates.
A central part of REDF’s strategy is to increase the impact of social enterprises by strengthening their relationships with the business community. We create productive partnerships among business people, nonprofits, government, and philanthropists.
In every aspect of its work, REDF cultivates networks of people and institutions that create lasting solutions to joblessness.
REDF’s business discipline and focus on results drive our efforts to create jobs for those who are most disconnected from the workforce.
Using the practices of venture philanthropy, REDF (formerly The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) creates job opportunities through support of social enterprises that help people gain the skills to help themselves.
Because of our work and the work of the organizations in which we invest, thousands of people’s lives are transformed.
By building the capacity of high-performing nonprofit organizations to operate business ventures that provide employment and hope, our enterprising approach has placed over 3,700 people in jobs and helped them stay employed.
The remedy for homelessness and poverty
Sometimes, when people pass a person on the street who is down and out, they think, "that person should get a job."
But how many of us would offer them a job? The social enterprises that we support actually do.
At REDF, we agree that employment can be the best remedy for poverty and homelessness. Even though they are eager to work, many people find entering and staying in the work force can be extremely difficult because of major challenges such as homelessness, limited education, drug or alcohol dependency, criminal record, physical and/or mental health issues.
REDF creates job opportunities
In the San Francisco Bay Area, we help create jobs and job opportunities for those who face the greatest barriers to work, giving them a chance to thrive.
We provide a carefully selected portfolio of social purpose ventures with start-up capital and link them to business and philanthropic networks. We also share business advice through our experienced staff and MBA interns and fellows.
We help these enterprises balance their double bottom line – producing revenue by delivering valued goods and services, while also employing those who would otherwise face extremely limited job prospects.
We support and document model approaches that can be expanded and shared around the country. We disseminate practical tools to help others replicate these efforts.
REDF measures impact to help improve outcomes for social ventures and the people they employ
We measure the outcomes of our work to be sure that every dollar invested through REDF delivers high social and financial return.
Our social and financial metrics demonstrate that investments in social enterprises benefit the individual and the community.
REDF builds skills, leadership, and infrastructure in the business and social sectors
We share what we have learned with the broader communities of business, philanthropy, and government, as well as the nonprofits we fund, to strengthen the field and motivate greater investment.
We develop future business and nonprofit leaders through the Farber Interns and Fellows Program for MBA candidates and graduates.
A central part of REDF’s strategy is to increase the impact of social enterprises by strengthening their relationships with the business community. We create productive partnerships among business people, nonprofits, government, and philanthropists.
In every aspect of its work, REDF cultivates networks of people and institutions that create lasting solutions to joblessness.
이 저작물은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-동일조건변경허락 2.0 대한민국 라이선스에 따라 이용할 수 있습니다.
- 이름: 박동천, Dongcheon Park
- 전공 : 사회복지(정책)
- 생년월일: 1982.03.03
- 과거
- 2006, 서울대 CSR 학생 연구회 <SNUCSRNETWORK> 설립 (www.snucsr.com)
- 2008, 서울대 사회적기업 학생 연구회 <WISH> 공동설립
(www.wishgroup.or.kr)
- 현재: SRI/ESG 리서쳐, (주) 서스틴베스트 (www.sustinvest.com)
Blended Value 퍼즐 맞추기에 도전하다.
개인적인 20대 청년기의 목표입니다. CSR, SRI, Social Capital, Social Enterprise라는 Blended Value의 네 가지 축에 관계된 모든 퍼즐을 맞추려고 합니다. 기존의 일반적 비즈니스와 투자 섹터의 혁신과 사회적 기업 및 사회적 투자라는 새로운 형태의 비즈니스가 만나 구성될 미래의 경제 사회를 준비하고 싶습니다. 서울대 CSR 네트워크라는 동아리를 설립하며, 기업의 사회적 책임 및 지속가능경영이라는 한 축을 먼저 시작했습니다. 이듬해 WISH를 만들며 좀 더 사회적 목적을 가진 새로운 형태의 혁신 비즈니스를 공부하고 관련 활동을 펼쳐보았습니다. (주)서스틴베스트에 입사하면서 사회적/환경적 영향을 통합하는 새로운 투자를 접하기 시작했고, 이제는 ESG 애널리스트로서 SRI 전문가로서 활동하고 있습니다. 20대가 얼마 남지 않았지만 이제 사회적 투자/금융에 대한 활동에도 관심을 가지고 해보려고 합니다. 무엇이 될지는 모르겠지만.
청년/대학생이 혁신하는 사회
주로 대학 시기에 활동을 펼쳐온터라 대학생들과 청년들이 어떤 생각을 하고, 어떤 진로를 만들어가야 하는지에 관심이 많습니다. 특히 Blended Value와 관련된 혁신 비즈니스 속에서 자신의 커리어 기회와 비즈니스 기회, 학업의 기회를 찾는 대학생들이 늘어났으면 하는 바람이 큽니다. 이에 대학생들이 아무 고민없이 혁신만을 생각하며 관련 활동을 펼칠 수 있는 대학생 놀이터를 만들어보고 싶습니다. 현재 주변 동료들과는 바로 이 대학생 플랫폼 구축 프로젝트를 진행 중에 있습니다.
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