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Co-ops, B-Corps and Unreasonable Business

From U.K. co-op reform to 39 founding Canadian B-Corporations, there is plenty of recommended reads on our Business and World Benefit page.

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U.K. Leads the World in Co-operative Legislation Reform
Can ‘Popular Capitalism’ Go Global?

On Jan. 26 I had the great privilege of being amongst a select group of co-operative leaders, including the International Co-operative Alliance's (ICA) Dame Pauline Green, who witnessed U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron admit to the failures of the capitalist model and announce long-awaited reform of co-operative legislation.

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Impact Investing Goes Mainstream in Canada

Mark January 24, 2012 in your calendar as the date when impact investing went mainstream in Canada. Today RBC, the largest of Canada’s Big Five banks, has joined the growing ranks of major global institutions like Deutsche Bank, and national leaders like Vancity and le Chantier de l’économie sociale in demonstrating real leadership in impact investing.

Business & World Benefit

For B.C.’s Social Enterprise Sector, it’s Time to Celebrate and Collaborate
Enterprising Non-Profits gears up to host second annual Day of Learning

Junxion Strategy principal Mike Rowlands is fascinated by social enterprise, and as a firm providing consulting services to the sector he’s also aware of how difficult working in the emerging space can be. It’s why he’s delighted to be part of a one-day event sharing best practices while celebrating the pioneering work of social entrepreneurs.

Mission Possible's Revenue Jumps After Social Enterprise Dragons
Focus on Cost Not Benefit, Health Care Social Enterprise Learns
Achieving Greater Independence through Social Enterprise

Stakeholder News

Social Media Innovation Day to Advance #Inclusion
13 different organizations who support people who have a disability attending day’s events

What’s a hashtag? Well, if you’re attending an upcoming social media workshop to advance the inclusion of people who have a disability, it’s not only a valid question but a tagline that will allow you to follow the events remotely via Twitter.

Axiom News Journalist Invited to Judge Social Business Competition
News Articles Offer Motivation to ‘Pay it Forward’
Advance Strategic and Communication Goals with Curation

Editorial

What Assets for Thriving Communities?

The outlook for many communities is increasingly bleak. In recent decades, commercial downturns have been buffered by the ability of our governments to provide stimuli, or even to simply keep our civil services healthy and employing people. This is no longer the case.

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Axiom News Joins Social Venture Network

Axiom News is proud to join the Social Venture Network. Watch this short video to learn more about a leading and innovative group of socially-responsible business leaders.

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Yunus Partners to Bring Social Business to India

Muhammad Yunus is partnering with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad to create a fund that will seed social ventures in India. Read more in the Economic Times article.

13 Businesses Register as New York's first B-Corps

New York State rolled out new benefit corporation law Feb. 10, with 13 businesses filing papers to become the state’s first benefit corporations. The new law has the ability to transform New York and the national economy by creating businesses that must create benefit for society and the environment in addition to profit. Currently seven states, including New York, have enacted benefit corporation laws. To read the full story, visit the Care2 blog.

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