Social Enterprise News

By Erik Svanholm '05, Bottom Line.

By Madeleine Tregidga '05, the Bottom Line.

Columbia Business School and Net Impact anticipate an impressive turnout over 1,000 MBA student and professionals at the 12th Annual Net Impact Conference "Business Leaders Building a Better World" on November 11-14, 2004.

Columbia Business School's Research Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship (RISE) Program, Investors' Circle, and the Social Venture Network have partnered to conduct the first national survey of for-profit social ventures, which are defined as businesses that seek to create positive social and environmental impact through financially successful businesses.

A report released at the United Nations Global Compact's Leaders Summit on June 24, 2004, details recommendations by the financial industry to better integrate environmental, social and governance issues into investment analysis, asset management and securities brokerage.

Columbia graduates and community service with Project Sunshine.

By Chris Flynn '04 and Frank Flynn, Bottom Line.

The winners of the Global Social Venture Competition were announced at London Business School at the final round on April 15?16. Columbia Business School has been a partner in this competition since 2001.

Net Impact, the umbrella organization for social enterprise clubs at business schools around the world, has chosen Columbia Business School to host its 12th annual conference in November 2004.

Laura Goodman works at Reading Is Fundamental, the nation's oldest and largest children's literacy organization.