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Ethos Institute’s 2006 International Conference
Government and market social control – the role of civil society
Sean de Cleene
Executive Director
AICC
22nd June 2006
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Philanthropy - cash & in-kind contributions
Integrating key social concerns into core business strategy
Partnering – working together on key projects
Responsible competitiveness and clustering
Shifting Perspective of Business
Marketplace for social enterprise
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Stakeholder pressure and shareholder activism
Critical drivers for changes in social market control
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Trend: growth of triple bottom line reportingChallenge: to make relevant in developing countries
Critical drivers for changes in social market control
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Trend: mainstreaming of socially responsible investing
Challenge: to make relevant to newly emerging markets
Equator Principles
Principles of Responsible Investment
Critical drivers for changes in social market control
Securitisation of Natural Assets
Indexes for Social Enterprise
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Trend: growing need to embrace supply chain issues
Challenge: growing role of China and India as a procurer
Critical drivers for changes in social market control
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Trend: mainstreaming of fair trade issues
Challenge: need to link to increased local value added
Critical drivers for changes in social market control
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Trend: opportunities at bottom of the pyramid
Challenge: need for a marketplace to promote innovation in social enterprise
Critical drivers for changes in social market control
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Critical drivers for changes in social market control
Trend: growing regional influence of China and India
Challenge: to understand potential risks and opportunities this presents and influence to reduce poverty
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Role of NGOs
• Understand the changing international agenda for corporate citizenship
• Understand the role of marketplace for social enterprise and need for social entrepreneurs
• Understand constructive engagement and partnership tools and methodologies
• Understand how to adapt tools of the marketplace for social benefit
• Encourage shareholder activism
• Develop leadership and promote South - South learning and mentorship
• Increase potential for NGOs as social enterprises
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Marketplace for Marketplace for Social EnterpriseSocial Enterprise
Product Product & &
MarketplaMarketplacece
Innovation Innovation
Governance and Governance and TransparencyTransparency
Civic entrepreneurship & social enterprise and at the heart of the new
economy
Innovation in Innovation in FinanceFinance
Innovation in Innovation in PartnershipPartnership
Global Global ArchitectureArchitecture
RegulatoryRegulatoryEnablingEnabling
EnvironmentEnvironment
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• See opportunity in the new economy
• Possess entrepreneurial personality
• Provide collaborative cross sectoral
leadership
• Are motivated by broad, enlightened
long-term interests
• Work in teams playing complimentary
roles
• Have a multi-sector focus
Who are civic entrepreneurs?
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Developing communities of practice that promote civic entrepreneurship & a marketplace for social enterprise
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Innovations in Finance
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Innovations in Partnership
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Innovations in Markets and Products
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Governance and Transparency