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Author Farber, Vanina

Title The Elea Way A Learning Journey Toward Sustainable Impact
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (299 p.)
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- Preface by Bill Drayton -- Foreword by Dr. Andrew Kuper -- Introduction: Reinventing capitalism -- 1. Searching for entrepreneurial qualities -- 1.1. elea entrepreneurs in the limelight -- 1.1.1. Angaza: Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) makes socially impactful products affordable -- 1.1.2. BagoSphere: Wage-earning opportunities for provincial youth in the Philippines -- 1.1.3. Coffee Circle: Reliable income opportunities for smallholder farmers
1.1.4. Dharma Life: Access for rural India through village entrepreneurs -- 1.2. Defining entrepreneurial profiles -- 1.2.1. Prosocial attitudes -- 1.2.2. A sense for opportunities -- 1.2.3. A differentiated approach to risk -- 1.2.4. Managing the tensions between social and economic goals -- 1.3. Conclusions -- 1.3.1. Insights and takeaways -- 1.3.2. Your point of view -- References -- 2. Impact investing on the rise -- 2.1. The birth of impact investing -- 2.1.1. Driving forces -- 2.1.2. The scope of impact investing -- 2.2. Investor motivations and intentions -- 2.2.1. The trade-of f debate
2.2.2. The principle of additionality -- 2.2.3. Ethical roots -- 2.3. Conclusions -- 2.3.1. Insights and takeaways -- 2.3.2. Your point of view -- References -- 3. elea's foundation and operating model -- 3.1. Founders' motivations and intentions -- 3.1.1. Access to globalization opportunities -- 3.1.2. Fighting absolute poverty with entrepreneurial means -- 3.1.3. Liberal ethics -- 3.1.4. Key design decisions -- 3.2. Operating model -- 3.2.1. Philanthropic impact investment management -- 3.2.2. Philanthropic investors' circle -- 3.2.3. Professional development -- 3.3. Conclusions
3.3.1. Insights and takeaways -- 3.3.2. Your point of view -- References -- 4. elea's investment focus -- 4.1. Impact enterprise development -- 4.1.1. A three-stage model -- 4.1.2. elea's focus on stage-two investments -- 4.2. Choosing purposeful investment themes -- 4.2.1. Purposeful transformational change -- 4.2.2. Access to employable skills building -- 4.2.3. Access to affordable, socially impactful goods and services (informal retail and last-mile distribution) -- 4.2.4. Access to cash income for smallholder farmers from global agricultural value chains
4.2.5. Access to digital solutions for better livelihoods -- 4.3. Growth and scale -- 4.3.1. Learnings from elea examples -- 4.3.2. Understanding leverage mechanisms -- 4.4. Conclusions -- 4.4.1. Insights and takeaways -- 4.4.2. Your point of view -- References -- 5. Building and leading an impact enterprise -- 5.1. elea loves visions, plans, and models -- 5.1.1. Choosing the right model -- 5.1.2. Process guidelines -- 5.2. Getting organized -- 5.2.1. Building an effective team -- 5.2.2. The power of partnership -- 5.2.3. Process-oriented modus operandi -- 5.3. Navigating ups and downs
Notes Description based upon print version of record
5.3.1. From self-awareness to effectiveness
Subject elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization.
Social entrepreneurship.
Venture capital -- Social aspects
Investments -- Social aspects
Social responsibility of business.
Investments -- Social aspects
Social entrepreneurship
Social responsibility of business
Form Electronic book
Author Wuffli, Peter
ISBN 9781000225983
1000225984