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"The vision of the Centre for Sustainability and Social Innovation is
to drive and support the emerging field of social innovation and
social philanthropy and to contribute innovation and strategic
action."
In the face of unprecedented global challenges such as poverty and
famine, inequitable economic growth, global warming, human rights
abuses, infectious disease, and illiteracy, the public and in particular
the business community recognize the vital importance of securing a
sustainable and equitable future. This has created a significant
opportunity for business to participate in creating new opportunities
and solutions within the sustainability and social enterprise sector
both locally and globally. The UBC Sauder School of Business has
responded innovatively to these challenges and has launched the Centre
for Sustainability and Social Innovation. The centre will provide an
educational and professonal platform for upcoming Canadian business
leaders to assume new roles within these domains. As Canada's leading
research business school, Sauder School of Business and the Centre will
integrate three areas in order to build academic and professional
knowledge, as well as develop the capacity to solve some of the
fundamental challenges of this century. The Centre focuses on four key
strategic ares:
1. The Incubation of Social Innovation
2. Research in Social Innovation
3. Strategic Corporate Social
Responsibility
4. Enhancing Human Capital
If you would like to find out more please download our 2007/2008
Annual Report.
If you would like to meet our team, please click here.
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