IÉSEG, a committed player in the Social and Solidarity Economy, through its teaching, its research, its entrepreneurs…

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

11/02/2022

Each year, the month of November is dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of the Social and Solidarity Economy. The Social and Solidarity Economy is represented by a  group of companies and institutions, organized in cooperatives, mutual societies, associations or foundations, whose functioning and activities are based on a principle of solidarity and social utility. Their management methods are both democratic and participatory, and they strictly monitor the use of the profits they make: individual profit is forbidden and the earnings are reinvested.

IÉSEG and its entire community (students, staff and graduates,…) are already very much involved in entrepreneurship in general, and in the Social and Solidarity Economy in particular, whether it be through teaching, research or the creation of social enterprises.

Indeed, thanks to its interdisciplinary approach, IÉSEG provides its students with all the knowledge and skills (creativity, responsibility, problem-solving, critical thinking, etc.) to experience, test, learn and become entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs.

In its new strategic plan, the School is also committed to accelerating the development of its entrepreneurial ecosystem, including social entrepreneurship, by drawing on its network of graduates and its entire network.

On the occasion of the Month of Social and Solidarity Economy, discover or rediscover some examples of commitment and contributions:

Expertise from our faculty:

• Identifying the keys to developing for-profit social enterprises, by François MAON
• Hybrid organizations: how can management controls prevent mission drift? By Lies BOUTEN
• Growth or profitability: what should come first? By Cyrine Ben Hafaïedh
• Some entrepreneurs are made, not born, by Elisabeth MUELLER

Pedagogy

• CRÉENSO Prize: IÉSEG and the Fondation Ceetrus pour l’Entrepreneur Social announce the winners of the 11th edition
• The Consulting Project in Entrepreneurship, a tailor-made support for IÉSEG’s entrepreneurial students

Social and Solidarity Enterprise Founders:

• Impulso reaches out to young people in search of meaning
• Particulièrement FIERS: a fashion show to boost self-confidence
• ForESTIME: practical fashion for self-esteem
• “Lunettes de ZAC” – the refurbishing of glasses

Other examples of changemakers for a better society:

• Social enterprises and Non-profits: helping people is a fulfilling reward, Simon Zimmer, IÉSEG Alumnus, International MBA 2018
• Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Countries – Mélanie Mossard, Impact Hub, IÉSEG Alumna