SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION

As the investment and consulting firm of French nonprofit Groupe SOS, Le Comptoir de l’Innovation (CDI) was created in 2010 with aims to promote impact investing in France, Europe, and around the world.

A report suggests that the UK is leading the way in effective policy around social enterprise and social investment, which is contributing to the debate in other countries.

A new report prepared by NESsT for The Rockefeller Foundation explains the current condition of impact enterprises in the emerging markets of Latin America and Central Europe, and suggests ways to improve the situation.

The University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School announced today that it has appointed two social enterprise pioneers as Entrepreneurs in Residence for its Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning to give students the benefit of their expertise.

A couple of movements in legislation regarding social enterprises in Italy and the UK have brought the debate on profit distribution back on the table.

NESsT, an organization that supports the development of social enterprises in 12 countries around the world, announced the launch of a new competition, in partnership with Romanian gas and oil producer Petrom, to create new Romanian social ventures.

From now until February 18, social entrepreneurs working in Ireland are eligible to apply for the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards Programme, which provides financial and non-financial support for eight social entrepreneurs.

Chances are that if you’re reading this you have a general understanding of what is a social enterprise.  But the reality is that confusion still exists.

According to research commissioned by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was voted Ireland’s greatest ever force for social change, edging out charity St Vincent de Paul and former president and social advocate Mary McAleese.

Last March, the Public Services (Social Value) Act came into law and will be in effect beginning in January.  Under the Act, all public bodies in England and Wales are required to consider the economic, social, and environmental well-being in the area for which they procure and commission services.