Call it a midlife crisis gone terribly right. After 28 years in finance, Ron Cordes – co-chairman of the US$21billion asset management firm Greenworth – is dedicating his energy to building an online portal that will make impact investing a whole lot easier. Take a closer look to impact investing and recent developments -
Books of the Year for Social Enterprise Summit 2011
KK listed the five "Books of the Year" - to recommend to the readers some important books containing knowledge and insights that could deepen the social entrepreneurship movement, with the hope that those who read and learn from these books could become part of a community providing intellectual leadership for promoting and sustaining social entrepreneurship in this part of the world.
Muhammad Yunus on Consumption and the Logic of Uncontrolled Growth
KK have been studying Yunus’ two recent books. Both titles focus on social business (and indeed there are some overlapping materials), but Yunus’s primary purpose is to demonstrate that the current, 'traditional' capitalism has outlived its usefulness and that the world needs a new kind of capitalism in which social business will become increasingly the dominant form of business.
Jeffrey Sachs on The Big Picture – A Stanford Social Innovation Review Interview
Social entrepreneurs are tackling some of the world’s thorniest issues, big and small. But they do not operate in a vacuum. It is essential to always have the big picture in mind. There is, however, no commonly agreed ONE BIG PICTURE. Below is one perspective offered by Jeffrey Sachs.
Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know
Hear what KK thinks about David Bornstein and Susan Davis' new book, "Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know ".
What Can We Learn From Shiyin Cai? – An Interview with KK
Shiyin Cai, the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Dialogue in the Dark head office in Hamburg, was interviewed by KK before she took up her new role on June 1, 2010.
The Making of a Young Social Entrepreneur – Meet Freddy Law of Intercultural Education
At the age of 25, Freddy Law is a rising star in the world of social enterprise and alternative education in Hong Kong. With contagious passion and endless drive he differs from his peers with an insatiable desire to achieve his goal of transforming learning in his home town and beyond. His hard work, frequently over 16 hours a day, determination and motivation have attracted many young people to follow his path. Read his story -
Back to Basics: What are Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs for?
Although ‘social enterprise’ and ‘social entrepreneur’ have now become part of the daily language, there are no commonly acceptable definitions of these terms, in Hong Kong and abroad. And when these terms are translated into Chinese, the confusion is even bigger. There is absolutely no doubt that there are social enterprises and social entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China, but these terms have vastly different meanings in the respective regions. Instead of debating definitions, one way to gain understanding into this phenomenon is to look at their common denominator, which is tackling social issues in new and innovative ways. What are the social issues we concern about?
Lighting up Lives, from Hong Kong
With a plan to centralise several of the company’s key functions in Hong Kong, D.light Design – one of the world’s most successful social enterprises – has chosen the city to be a base for its mission to serve people around the world living without steady electricity supply. KK talked about the significance of D.light's presence in Hong Kong.
Two Young Social Entrepreneurs from Thailand – Inspirations for Hong Kong?
KK Tse reports on two social entrepreneurs from Thailand and the amazing things they do. Do they inspire you to innovate for Hong Kong?