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Yunus Social Businesssustainable approach to solve human problems

Access to Water Case of study

MuhammadYunus

MuhammadYunus

MuhammadYunus

MuhammadYunus

MuhammadYunus

What is a Social Business

(Yunus) Social Business

(Yunus) Social Business

• Non-dividen company created to solve a social problem.

(Yunus) Social Business

• Non-dividen company created to solve a social problem.

• Follows “7 Principles of Social Business”

(Yunus) Social Business

• Non-dividend company created to solve a human problem.

• Follows “7 Principles of Social Business”

• Concrete definition.

7 principles (2009)

Draft them Prof Yunus 2009 World Economic Forum http://www.grameencreativelab.com/a-concept-to-eradicate-poverty/7-principles.html

7 principles (2009)

Draft them Prof Yunus 2009 World Economic Forum http://www.grameencreativelab.com/a-concept-to-eradicate-poverty/7-principles.html

7 principles (2009)

Draft them Prof Yunus 2009 World Economic Forum http://www.grameencreativelab.com/a-concept-to-eradicate-poverty/7-principles.html

1. Business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not profit maximization.

7 principles (2009)

Draft them Prof Yunus 2009 World Economic Forum http://www.grameencreativelab.com/a-concept-to-eradicate-poverty/7-principles.html

1. Business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not profit maximization.

2. Financial and economic sustainability.

7 principles (2009)

Draft them Prof Yunus 2009 World Economic Forum http://www.grameencreativelab.com/a-concept-to-eradicate-poverty/7-principles.html

1. Business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not profit maximization.

2. Financial and economic sustainability.

3. Investors get back their investment amount only. No dividend is given beyond investment money.

7 principles (2009)

Draft them Prof Yunus 2009 World Economic Forum http://www.grameencreativelab.com/a-concept-to-eradicate-poverty/7-principles.html

1. Business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not profit maximization.

2. Financial and economic sustainability.

3. Investors get back their investment amount only. No dividend is given beyond investment money.

4. When investment amount is paid back, company profit stays with the company for expansion and improvement.

7 principles (2009)

Draft them Prof Yunus 2009 World Economic Forum http://www.grameencreativelab.com/a-concept-to-eradicate-poverty/7-principles.html

1. Business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not profit maximization.

2. Financial and economic sustainability.

3. Investors get back their investment amount only. No dividend is given beyond investment money.

4. When investment amount is paid back, company profit stays with the company for expansion and improvement.

5. Gender sensitive and environmentally conscious.

7 principles (2009)

Draft them Prof Yunus 2009 World Economic Forum http://www.grameencreativelab.com/a-concept-to-eradicate-poverty/7-principles.html

1. Business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not profit maximization.

2. Financial and economic sustainability.

3. Investors get back their investment amount only. No dividend is given beyond investment money.

4. When investment amount is paid back, company profit stays with the company for expansion and improvement.

5. Gender sensitive and environmentally conscious.

6. Workforce gets market wage with better working conditions.

7 principles (2009)

Draft them Prof Yunus 2009 World Economic Forum http://www.grameencreativelab.com/a-concept-to-eradicate-poverty/7-principles.html

1. Business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not profit maximization.

2. Financial and economic sustainability.

3. Investors get back their investment amount only. No dividend is given beyond investment money.

4. When investment amount is paid back, company profit stays with the company for expansion and improvement.

5. Gender sensitive and environmentally conscious.

6. Workforce gets market wage with better working conditions.

7. ...do it with joy.

kindof social business

Kinds of Social Business

Kinds of Social Business

• Type I

• Non Dividend company created to solve a human problem

Kinds of Social Business• Type I

• Non Dividend company created to solve a human problem

• Type II

• Profit Maximizing business owned by the poor or disadvantaged.

Key Aspects

keyaspects

dignity

empowerment

what poverty

is?

“poverty is lack of access

to opportunities”

Poor people are

Bonsai People

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ship

“Applying business principles to social problems can increase

effectiveness and financial sustainability ”

- BCG

“Success (in social business) means delivering real social impact

and doing so self-sustainably” - BCG

aroundthe world

social businessmovement

Access to Water Case of study

http://www.grameenveoliawaterltd.com/

Problem

Problem

Problem

what’s the cause of the problem?

what shall we do with the water?

Do people know? caRe?

how to invite people to buy?

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http://www.yunussb.com/

• Yunus Social Business is a non-profit venture fund.

• They believe that business can be used to solve human problems.

• Turn donations into investments in social businesses that solve problems on the field.

http://www.yunussb.com/

http://www.grameencreativelab.com/

• The Grameen Creative Lab's vision is to serve society’s most pressing needs.

• It’s mission therefore is to accelerate social business.

Past Editions• 2009 & 2010 Wolfsburg, Germany

• 2011 & 2012 Vienna

• 2013 Kuala Lumpur

• 2014 Mexico City

• 2015 Berlin

Young Challengers Meeting

+

http://www.yyfoundation.de/

http://www.yyfoundation.de/

Country Social Business

Forums

September 28, 2016 Ottawa, Canada

September 28, 2016 Ottawa, Canada

September 28, 2016 Ottawa, Canada

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33 Yunus Centers

2009

http://yunuscentre.becker.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/yunus_centre_report1.pdf

http://www.yunuscenter.ait.asia/

what do?

how?

the door is Open

Looking forward

• ç looking forward

imagine

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v

vSocial

Business

balance

zzalignment

0 poverty 0 unemployment 0 net carbon emissions (c02)

- 2050 , Muhammad Yunus

improve people’s

lives

Room 208 AIT Extension Building

yunuscenter@ait.asia

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