SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Beyond CSR 2010 McGill-HEC Montréal Chris Roth

March 12, 2010

Once upon a time

ECONOMIC PROFIT was all that counted in business

Then reality struck …

And the problems which inflicted the world’s most vulnerable …

grew unabated.

NO MORE BUSINESS AS USUAL no more

“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know, it’s what we know for sure, that just ain’t so.” MARK TWAIN

Businesses exist to make a profit.

Businesses make a profit to exist. (existing for purposes beyond that of just making money!)

PROFIT

or …

GROWTH Is not the end objective.

It’s the means … (to a higher level of well-being.)

CLIENTS EMPLOYEES SHAREHOLDERS are now demanding more than just financial gains

Companies will realize value in

SOCIAL INVESTMENT

And they will be rewarded for their

INVESTMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT

By helping entrepreneurs start their sustainable business

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