FACET (The Netherlands)
Takuu Säätiö (Finland)
Wrigleys (UK)
Institute for Social Banking (Germany)
Gruppo
Soges (Italy)
ANGC (France)
NGOs for the Constitution (Greece)
Coalition of Socially Responsible SMEs in Asia, CSR-SME (Philippines)
IBF Net (India)
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Malcolm Lynch Solicitors specialises in charity law, commercial law, employment matters
and financial services particularly for progressive companies. The practice is one of the
leading firms in the field of employee ownership.
Some of the areas in which Malcolm Lynch Solicitors have a particular reputation
include: sustainable business law, charity law generally ethical investment, share issues
and other ways of raising and investing finance, commercial property, ESOPs and employee
benefits and local government law, renewable energy and energy
conservation. The firm has a strong reputation for its work in the field of renewable
energy and has substantial experience of the Wind Energy sector, together with experience
in the Photovoltaic, Solar, Biomass and Hydro sectors. In association with Unity Trust
Bank, the firm publishes the bulletin Social Economy six times per year.
The Guarantee Foundation, based in Helsinki, was established in 1990 to help
over-indebted people in difficulties to manage their debts independently. It specialises
in three main areas.
It provides guarantees for people who have been in prison or psychiatric hospital.
These guarantees can be as little as Fim 100,000 (Euro 16,820) and have a maximum
repayment period of five years. The amount available under this fund is Fim 30 million
(Euro 5 million).
The VeRa-project (Insolvency Foundation), set up in 1995, deals with other indebted
people whose problems can only be solved by a guarantee. The maximum amount of these
guarantees is Fim 200,000 (Euro 33,650) and maximum repayment period is eight years. This
fund totals Fim 240 million (Euro 40 million).
Since June 1998 the foundation has also been able to provide guarantees to people on
low incomes who cannot get credit on reasonables terms from mainstream banks. The maximum
amount of the provided guarantee is Fim 30,000 (Euro 5,000) and the maximum repayment
period is five years.
The guarantee Foundation gives free telephone advice to individuals in debt. It also
publishes information on legal and other aspects of debt problems, and legal experts are
available to give personal advice
Activities :
- Research in the area of SME development
- Project identification / formulation
- Strengthening micro credit programmes
- Setting up micro finance institutions
- Institutional building
- Policy formulation
- Training
FACET BV (Financial Assistance, Consultancy, Entrepreneurship
and Training) is a consultancy company specialised in Private Sector development,
with a special focus on small enterprises. We are active in three broad areas:
- Financial Services,
- Business Development Services and
- Sustainable Enterprises.
Over the past 10 years we successfully carried out assignments for a
wide range of clients, including the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, bilateral donors
(GTZ, Swiss Development Co-operation, SIDA), Dutch and foreign NGO’s and co-financing
organisations, the European Commission, financial institutions (World Bank, Asian
Development Bank, Inter American Development Bank, Triodos Bank, FMO), UN agencies (ILO,
UNCDF, UNDP, IFAD, UNIDO, UNIFEM, OPS) and clients involved in sustainable
entrepreneurship (Max Havelaar Foundation, Fair Trade Assistance, Solar Development
Foundation).
FACET’s mission is to contribute to a sustainable society
through offering high quality consultancy services in the field of private sector
initiatives.
We believe in a society where people get the opportunity to develop
their entrepreneurial talents, with equal opportunities for those who want to have their
own business.
To achieve our mission, we aim at linking entrepreneurs and investment
opportunities with the supply of finance, business support services and knowledge.
Access to adequate and sustainable financial and non-financial services is essential,
and FACET contributes to a high quality and professional delivery of such services
Through our close relation with Triodos Bank we have the opportunity to provide
consultancy services to the bank in the area of Micro Finance and Renewable Energy (Solar
PV).
Areas of interest :
We would like to develop the market for our services in Europe, and the experiences
gained in developing countries
The Institute’s for Social Banking – Training and Research (the
“Institute’s”) main activities comprise Training and Research in Social
Banking.
In this context, its understanding of “social” includes a broader
connotation - covering economic, ecological, social and cultural
development. Also, the term “banking” is not seen in its restricted
form, but in its broader sense of general financial services, including
basic banking services, insurance etc.
The prime target groups for its services are:
- (present or future employees of) social banks, foundations and
other financial organisations;
- (employees of) conventional banks, e.g. the department from
ethical investment;
- (employees of) banks and micro-finance institutions in developing
nations and
- interested people from other related fields.
Concrete human needs, growing poverty, the positive social-ecological
and ethical ideas, abilities and projects of others, need a banking and
financial sector which is capable of meeting these demands. The
challenge is to open the successful practice of social ecological
banking up to education, research and also academic discourse.
Based on this background, the Institute had been co-founded (in Q4 2006)
and –funded by several socially oriented financial institutions to
develop Training/Study programmes and relevant Research projects in
Social Banking. The aim of those study programmes and research projects
therefore is to equip students and their organisations on the basis of
independently developed values, to be able to shape and further develop
financial services and organisations in social ecological banking.
Whilst suitable new members are welcome, current members are (in
alphabetical order):
- Alternative Bank (ABS)
- Cultura Sparebank
- Ekobanken
- Hannoversche Kassen
- Freie Gemeinschaftsbank
- GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG
- GLS Treuhand e.V.
- La NEF
- Merkur, den almennyttige andelskasse
- Triodos Bank
Initially, the Institute’s main focus was on developing Study
Programmes, the first of which were partly organized in cooperation with
universities (e.g. University of Plymouth) and the Initiative for
Practice-based Research (ipf, Switzerland) relate to the methods and
subject matters, specific to social banking and finance.
Two current examples of its successful activities in this field are the
biannual International Summer School (last in 2006, next in 2008) on
Social Banking and Social Finance and the International Part-Time
Masters Course on Social Banking and Social Finance, started in March
2007 with 12 students from financial Institutions in several European
countries.
Since developing the above training activities was expected to consume
much of the Institute’s limited resources, it was planned from the
outset that the Institute would commence only at a later stage with the
other focal area, research. We now feel the time has come to pursue this
area in more depth.
Therefore, besides developing (further) study courses and continuing
with the biannual Summer School in 2008, one of the Institute’s goals is
to foster research, concerning the theories, methods and
instruments/tools of the social banking practice.
In this context, the Institute does not intend to – nor would it be able
to – conduct major research projects on its own. Instead, it perceives
its role to be that of a mediator, linking the interests and
capabilities of its members and third parties, and initiating and
coordinating research projects, as well as identifying suitable funding
opportunities for promising projects.
Possible areas of research are listed in the following:
1. Social banking as such, e.g.
- background and history
- actual practices and developments- effects of social banking
(economical, employment, social added value; measurement methodologies)
2. Economical and monetary aspects
- the phenomenon of money (character, forms, impact)
- responsible business (How to develop social responsibility and social
investment in the business world? What are the links to social banking?
What are theory, organizational models, impact and financing structures
of “fair trade”?)
- inflation ( What about the impact and on inflation on the economic
performance of human beings?
- pricing (“just and fair pricing”; valuation of non-economical
elements)
- risk appraisal (social banking methodology; new valuations of
collateral and personal potential)
3. Legal aspects
- banking regulations (how do banking regulations affect social
banking?)
- ownership questions (means of production, land, buildings)
- specific legal structures for social banking activities
4. Social Aspects
- the role of money in poverty and unemployment
- what is “social development”?
- forms of social organization and their potential (threefold social
order, cooperative development, other…)
- the management and finance of public goods
5. Personal aspects
- how does money affect personal life (both for those who have and who
have not)?
- how does money affect relationships between people?
6. Managerial Aspects
- what organizational forms are most suitable for socially oriented
financial organizations need
- what special capabilities do managers of socially oriented financial
organizations need
- is there a role for performance based pay for managers of socially
oriented financial organizations need, and how could one measure
performance in this context
- Is there a need for socially oriented financial organizations to grow,
and what type(s) of growth would be possible?
With respect to the area of research, the Institute currently is in the
process of developing a “Research Roadmap” that will be based on a
survey of and consultation with its member organizations regarding the
most pressing and interesting questions and problems for the Social
Finance.
In this context the Institute would welcome any further suggestions and
recommendations regarding research topics, partners, and funding
sources.
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Our main areas of expertise are:
- programme management, evaluation and monitoring
- private sector development (in particular SMEs development)
- training and capacity building,
- investment promotion,
- restructuring and privatization,
- institution building
- local and rural development
- employment creation, social economy
The activities carried out by public Services and Local Public
Administration Division can be grouped as follows:
Accounting, planning, management control, procurement and warehouse
management inventory and fiscal aspects.
- Training/Education/Events Planning
- Studies/Research/Editing
Recruiting: competitive examinations and personnel selection, job and
personnel profiles, search and selection, preparation, promotion, design
and management of selection phase
Areas of interest:
- Environment and sustainable development: organic
agriculture, food processing and retailing; nature
conservation;
- Social economy: co-operatives; community enterprises;
employee participation; employee buy-outs; micro and small
enterprise creation and development, especially among
unemployed, migrants, women;
- Social development: social housing; community housing;
employment generation; social services; charities;
- Education and Training: school buildings; training
courses; organisational development; alternative schools;
- North-South: fair trade; small-enterprise start-ups
through micro credit programmes; small business training and
counselling; crafts, farming, small scaled-industries;
- Culture and arts: artists; exhibitions, theatre; film;
dance; local radios.
ANGC
Mr Didier Dugast
Immeuble "Le Sextant"
462 rue Benjamin Delessert
F - 77550 Moissy - Cramayel
France
Tel : +33 1 64 13 40 18
Fax : +33 1 64 88 90 62
Email : contact@angc.fr
Web : www.equal-creatica.com |
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Coalition of Socially Responsible SMEs in Asia (CSR SME)
Mr Ben Quiñones
Penthouse, ACE Bldg., Rada corner Dela Rosa Strs.
Legaspi Village
Makati city 1229.
Philippines
Tel. + 632-888 4490/91
Fax + 632-888 4492
Email:benqjr117@yahoo.com |
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Our vision
An alternative, compassionate economy built up through solidarity and
cooperation by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who are motivated by
the social responsibility of achieving the common goal of sustainable
development rather than by perverse competition for self-gain and
aggrandizement.
Our mission
To offer a multi-stakeholder process that will increase the benefits of
socially responsible consumption and promote market uptake of the
products and services of socially responsible SMEs.
Our core values
We are committed to the following values/principles:
- Good Governance and Stewardship: seeking effective means of fulfilling
the social responsibility of meeting the basic requirements for life of
all the present inhabitants of the earth while ensuring environmental
conservation for the benefit of future generations.
- Economic diversity and resilience: increasing the capacity of SMEs to
provide a broad constituency for democratic governance, ensure the
economy’s diversity and resilience, and promote equitable distribution
of growth and development.
- Socially responsible consumption and investment: fostering a
compassionate economy where socially responsible SMEs mutually seek
solutions with socially responsible investors, consumers, distributors,
and various business service providers.
- Self-reliance: cultivating the culture of a sustainable economy through
the inculcation of the habit of saving and the investment of savings in
socially responsible enterprises.
Our logo
The three circles in our logo represent a tri-dimensional perspective.
The first perspective portrays three people, seen from above, working
together in solidarity. The second perspective shows three coins
(representing material resources) merging together with the synergy of a
revolving fund. The third perspective depicts three partner institutions
for good governance and social responsibility – the government, the
private sector, and the civil society/ NGOs. The lines flowing upward
indicate the dynamic synergy of the cooperation, partnership, and
solidarity of the elements with the community towards sustainable
development.
Past activities
CSRSME Asia was first mooted in November 2000 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
in a five-country consultation on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
hosted by the Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC), an
intergovernmental regional organization established by UN-ESCAP in 1980.
The consultation on CSR received some modest support from the Charles
Leopold Mayer Foundation (FPH).
Involved in the consultation were
representatives of SMEs and SME Associations from India, France,
Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. In 2001, these organizations agreed
to establish the ‘Asian Coalition for SME Development’ as a regional
network for information exchange, experience sharing, and trade
promotion.
The organization’s name was subsequently changed to
“Coalition of Socially Responsible Small and Medium Enterprises in Asia,
Inc.” when it was registered in September 2004 with Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines. The SEC disallowed the
previous name to avoid confusion with previously registered
organizations using the words “Asian Coalition”
The activities of CSR SME Asia during the last five (5) years include
the following
January 2001-June 2004: Globalisation and SME Development Program. The
program’s principal objective was to facilitate exchange of information
and experience on strategies for SME development in the context of
globalization. Over the five-year period, the program brought together
for business dialogues through five (5) regional (Asia-wide) conferences
more than 700 individuals representing 100 organizations (a diverse mix
of SMEs, service providers, SME associations, academic institutions,
international financial institutions, and government agencies) from 15
Asian countries. With some funding support from FPH, the project
culminated in June 2004 with a forum in Hainan, People’s Republic of
China.
July 2004-present: BCE Supply Chain and Bayanihan Banking Window. Since
2004, CSRSME Asia devoted attention more sharply on concretizing its
vision of an alternative, compassionate economy with socially
responsible SMEs as its social base. CSRSME Asia henceforth organized a
series of consultative workshops with local SMEs in the Philippines,
savings groups, NGOs, faith-based organizations, and fair trade
organizations to lay the groundwork for a multi-stakeholder process that
will bring together socially responsible producers, consumers,
investors, and service providers in an integrated supply chain that will
put into motion the principles and standards of an alternative economic
system called “Bayanihan Compassionate Economy” (BCE).
The initial target clientele base of this multi-stakeholder initiative
consists of some 150,000 members of around 5,000 Bayanihan Financial
Centers (BFCs) established in over 600 municipalities and cities of the
Philippines. The BFCs are autonomous, informal solidarity finance
institutions owned and managed by the people themselves. In order to
enable these autonomous BFCs to transact business with each other and
support solidarity-based economic initiatives, CSRSME Asia is working
out the establishment of a Bayanihan Banking Window (BBW) at the
Planters Development Bank.
IBF Net
Dr Mohammed Obaidullah
B-1654, Sector 10, CDA
Cuttack 751001, Orissa
India
Tel: +91 671 2609010 (India)
+966 502565238 (Overseas)
Fax : +91 671 2609010
E-mail : ibfnet@gmail.com
Web: www.iiibf.org |
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IBF Net is the largest global network of over 5000 academics and
professionals in the field of Islamic business and finance.
It provides
a range of professional certification programs through its online
academy: the International Institute of Islamic Business and Finance
(http://www.iiibf.org).
As an organization based in Orissa, the most
economically and socially backward state in India, IBF Net actively
contributes to the local socio-economy through its flagship projects:
the Institute of Microfinance and Development (http://www.imad.in) and
the Manara Development Initiative (http://www.manara.in).
The International Institute of Islamic Business and Finance
offers the following education programs in online mode: (i) Certified
Islamic Banker (CeIB); (ii) Certified Islamic Insurance Professional (CeIIP);
(iii) Certified Islamic Investment Professional and (iv) Diploma in
Islamic Microfinance
The Institute of Microfinance and Development aims
to serve as a center of excellence to promote participation and equity
based financing and development of microenterprises as a tool of poverty
alleviation. It aims to:
- Provide on-campus education in management of development
- Design, develop and offer training programs for managers of microfinance
institutions, non-profits, member-based organizations, government
agencies with a developmental role
- Undertake research & publication on solidarity finance and developmental
issues
- Maintain a state-of-the-art Resource Center
- Provide advisory, consultancy and support services to microfinance
institutions
- Promote networking at a global level
- Initiate replication of globally successful projects
- Provide related services aimed at capacity building in the sector
The Manara Development Initiative is a pilot
project linking equity-based microfinance with skill-improvement
programs and social safety nets. It operates a network of centers for
basic and vocational education in the state of Orissa, India.
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