Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship
Sustainability creates profitability for businesses while at the same time maintaining the conditions under which people and nature can exist in a productive harmonically environment, and will continue to have in the future. Sustainability is based upon a simple principle “everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends on our natural environment, directly and indirectly”.
David Brower, an American environmentalist quoted “we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow if from our children”
From a business perspective, sustainability is described as “the key message of sustainability development is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and improve the quality of their lives without compromising the quality of life for future generations”. In simple terms, a corporate shouldn’t make a profit on with the expense of the environment, the people and their
community.
Sustainability is based upon 3 undeniable connection to keep all 3 in balance to be successful.
1. People: society
2. Planet: environment
3. Profit: economy
A successful business is one where employees, customers, shareholders and communities feel valued and their relationship are maintained. A good way to start is by putting in good practices into your business. Some very practical examples are as follows:
1. Family-friendly policies
2. Flexing working
3. Access to training
4. Good employment practice
5. Stakeholder dialogue
6. Government policies
7. Customer relation
8. Communities relationship
9. Supplier relationship
David Brower, an American environmentalist quoted “we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow if from our children”
From a business perspective, sustainability is described as “the key message of sustainability development is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and improve the quality of their lives without compromising the quality of life for future generations”. In simple terms, a corporate shouldn’t make a profit on with the expense of the environment, the people and their
community.
Sustainability is based upon 3 undeniable connection to keep all 3 in balance to be successful.
1. People: society
2. Planet: environment
3. Profit: economy
A successful business is one where employees, customers, shareholders and communities feel valued and their relationship are maintained. A good way to start is by putting in good practices into your business. Some very practical examples are as follows:
1. Family-friendly policies
2. Flexing working
3. Access to training
4. Good employment practice
5. Stakeholder dialogue
6. Government policies
7. Customer relation
8. Communities relationship
9. Supplier relationship