For several years, founder stories in the media would have you believe that pushing profit to the back burner and focusing on growth is the only way to build a business. This belief has been fuelled by venture capitalists that have built the hopes of founders and encouraged them to grow into mythical unicorns, one billion-dollars in valuation. But the …
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Our world has been facing a myriad of social and environmental crises in addition to, of course, the slower economic growth in many regions in the world. The fear of falling behind the global SDGs targets has fuelled an increasing interest in the social economy as a way for social cohesion, inclusion and solidarity through market transactions (see here a …
2020 has just begun and, being about a week in, it’s okay if you have yet to decide on your New Year’s resolution! Resolutions are usually focused around bettering ourselves for the year ahead, but when you can do better for others, the planet, and yourself, you really can’t go wrong! Environmentally-conscious changes may be the way to go for …