The Foundation for Social Change is dedicated to encouraging businesses to view social innovation as a way to benefit both their bottom line and address critical social issues.

“That’s right, the days of compromising profit for Corporate Social Responsibility are over! It’s time for us to stop seeing social action programs as sacrifices and to start treating them as what they are: opportunities.” This was the message that Louise Guido – CEO and founder of the Foundation for Social Change – delivered through the Global Conference for Social Change.

In partnership with the UN, this two-day event highlighted some of the highest profile speakers and business leaders and what they are doing to incorporate social action into their business DNA. 

When organizing this conference, the Foundation for Social Change was hoping to mobilize businesses in order to make them more collaborative. By bringing businesses, non-profits, and government officials together in a very targeted dialogue, it stimulates discussion and fosters an environment that encourages new ideas and problem solving across sectors. And that is exactly what they did.

From Nike’s sustainable design line, to Interface’s “Mission Zero,” the Foundation for Social Change brought leaders together to share their ideas and brainstorm practical applications for achieving positive social change so that we can move from talking about social change, to actually making it happen. For more information about the Foundation for Social Change visit: http://foundationchange.org

- Posted by Ana-Maria Alba-Bohorquez