Social entrepreneurs drive social innovation and transformation in fields such as education, health, environment and enterprise development. They pursue poverty alleviation goals with entrepreneurial zeal, business methods and the courage to innovate and overcome traditional practices.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has shown immense promise in helping organizations leapfrog social and environmental challenges. The first report in this series, AI for Impact: The Role of A...
This report provides a comprehensive synthesis of the global state of social enterprise, using data from more than 80 countries gathered between 2013 and 2023. It aims to inform policy-ma...
Racially and ethnically marginalized communities offer untapped potential for global economic growth. This new insight report takes a fresh look at the issue, focusing on how working with...
This report celebrates the values and significant achievements of the Schwab Foundation community of social innovators, shedding light on how they are transforming societies, policies and...
This report produced by the Schwab Foundation and the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with Deloitte, presents a compelling view of the dynamic intersection o...
Building on previous World Economic Forum insights, the Grassroots to Boardrooms: Social Innovation Partnerships for Climate Adaptation white paper provides concrete avenues for businesse...
Africa faces many barriers to creating inclusive health systems, which have been exacerbated by global climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
In collaboration with Deloitte, and in partnership with Catalyst 2030, Euclid Network, Motsepe Foundation and the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
From building hospitals in rural India, empowering Black communities in Brazil, providing financial resources to last-mile communities in Ghana and harnessing new technologies to promote ...
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship launches its 2020 Impact Report which showcases the collective impact of the Schwab Foundation social entrepreneur community. The Schwab ...
For a sector that has long been obsessed with the holy grail of organizational scale, the social entrepreneurship sector is now coming to terms with the limits of organizational growth. T...
As a central effort in the Global Challenge Initiative on Economic Growth and Social Inclusion, this is a “how to guide” for companies to create social and business value. Drawn from a se...
There are thousands of books about leadership, and it is easy to get lost in the jungle of articles on the internet. The top 10 leadership qualities according to Forbes – honesty, the abi...
Breaking the Binary: Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation is intended to add a perspective to the global conversation already under way about how we move beyond binary choices in cra...
Governance is formally defined as “systems and processes that ensure the overall direction, effectiveness, supervision and accountability of an organization” (Cornforth, 2003).
La Inteligencia Artificial (IA) es un catalizador de la innovación y el cambio social, que puede reconfigurar sectores y abordar apremiantes retos sociales y medioambientales. Sin embargo...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a catalyst for innovation and societal change, potentially reshaping industries and addressing pressing social and environmental challenges. However, it al...
The time for small intermittent steps towards inclusivity, equality and sustainability has passed. Watershed global crises in health, the economy and climate have brought the need for a s...
