According to a research report by Gartner, 85 percent of millennials are more willing to buy from and recommend a brand that’s committed to social impact. When looking for a job, the same is true: a study done by research agency Achieve shows that a company’s commitment to social causes is the third most important reason that millennials will apply …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Tessa Cook & Saasha Celestial-One are the founders of OLIO, a free app tackling the problem of food waste by connecting neighbours with each other, and with local shops & cafes so that surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. Based in the UK and founded in 2015, OLIO proves that whilst food sharing with a neighbour via an app …
Social Enterprise as a business model combines the social mission of a non-profit or government program with the market-driven approach of a for-profit business. Social entrepreneurs embrace the purpose and promise “to create a world where everyone has access to basic needs and opportunity”, explains Amy Ann Cadwell, cofounder of the Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA). Opportunities Improved ROI, increased revenue, reduced …
Skin Creamery, creates luxury natural and organic skin care products which incorporate fair-trade oils from the African continent. Based in South Africa, Skin Creamery was founded by Hannah Rubin 2014 while she was working in the beauty industry. Hannah was kind enough to share her insights with us and our audience of social entrepreneurs so that we might learn from her experience …