LibGuides: ENT1501 Fundamentals of Changemaking and Social Innovation: Week 5

The Skills Needed for Effective Social Innovation

Course Competency 2

The student will learn about the skills needed for effective social innovation by:

a. Identifying local and global changemakers/social innovators and understanding their motivation and pathways.

b. Exploring components of transformative leadership.

c. Applying conflict resolution to social problems.

d. Developing resilience and optimism.

e. Applying story-telling techniques.

f. Building relationships.

Learning Outcomes

Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Zappos for Good
Give, by Zappos for Good has partnered with Kids In Need Foundation, a non-profit, that helps to inspire the education and learning of children by providing brand new school supplies and backpacks to kids in need, to remind them that they can become heroes too, because their education is important!

Chantecaille’s Beauty With Impact
The beauty brand supports a variety of causes including butterfly conservation. Chantecaille supports the Xerces Society in its efforts to restore more than 40 acres of native habitat for butterflies and other pollinators in California.

John Hardy Wear Bamboo, Plant Bamboo
For every piece sold from the Bamboo Collection, the Bali-based fine jewelry brand will plant seedlings in its native Indonesia in partnership with nonprofit Bamboo Village Initiative.

Guerlain For Bees Conservation Program
The Abeille Royale Collection harnesses the skin-revitalizing power of Ouessant honey from pesticide-free UNESCO Biosphere Reserve while protecting precious bees in the process.

Teva
The throwback sandals' signature straps are now made from 100% recycled plastic, diverting 24 million bottles from landfills since 2020.

FIGHTING TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS
"Since Anita Roddick opened The Body Shop back in 1976, we’ve been championing equality. Feminism is in our bones; our feminist principles include everyone, and we firmly believe that equality benefits everyone. We’re committed to advocating self-love and body acceptance, and through our activism, we campaign to make the world a fair and safe place for women and girls."
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Over 40 years ago, this kind of approach was ahead of the curve. With Anita’s passion for the planet and campaigning for causes, The Body Shop was always more than just a beauty brand. It had purpose – profit and principles working in harmony. Our products were never tested on animals and didn’t exploit anyone in making them. We worked fairly with farmers and suppliers, and helped communities thrive through our Community Fair Trade program. Today, there are more and more brands following in our footsteps, and we’re glad to welcome them aboard. The world needs it.

Video: CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz on Social Responsibility:
Sustainable Coffee Challenge
In 2015, Starbucks partnered with Conservation International and made a bold commitment. For every bag of coffee sold in participating Starbucks’ stores in the United States, one new rust-resistant coffee tree will be provided to farmers in places most impacted by coffee rust: Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Brighter Lives for Refugees
In connection to the Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign, we have donated a total of €30.8 million to help the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) bring light and renewable energy to refugee camps across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This has made them safer, better places for the children and families who live in them.

Apple
Apple holds themselves and their suppliers to the highest standard when it comes to human rights, environmental protections, and responsible business practices in their supply chain. Together with their partners, they go above and beyond accepted industry practices to improve the lives of their suppliers’ employees while conserving the earth’s resources for generations to come. And they share their vision, processes, and results openly — because they believe transparency keeps them accountable to themselves and the world, while allowing others to learn and benefit from their experience.

Levi's
LESS IS MORE
Every drop counts, so we got serious about saving water. Our designers are constantly thinking of new ways to create the same denim you love while cutting back on H 2O, such as reusing water during production and creating new finishes that require less water than traditional processes. To date, we use more than 20 water-saving finish techniques, and we share our methods with others to inspire industry-wide progress.

Whole Foods Market
We support tenacious, innovative, and hardworking entrepreneurs all around the globe. Most of the entrepreneurs who receive microloans are women, who traditionally have fewer resources and less access to financial services. Whole Planet Foundation identifies and partners with microfinance organizations (MFIs) who provide and administer responsible financial services to their members.

Ben & Jerry's
One thing' s for sure: we’re not shy about speaking up, making a case, taking a stand, creating a campaign – or even a flavor – to build awareness and support for the social & environmental issues that we feel strongly about.

Patagonia
Patagonia is part of a global network of businesses, nonprofits and individuals working together for a healthy planet. More than $175 Million dollars given back to the environment.

Warby Parker
Since day one, over 3 million pairs of glasses have been distributed through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. Alleviating the problem of impaired vision is at the heart of what we do, and with your help, our impact continues to expand.

TOMS
ONE FOR ONE
Through your purchases, TOMS helps provide shoes, sight, water, safe birth and
bullying prevention services to people in need.

Alphabet (Google)
The path to a cleaner, healthier future begins with the small decisions we make each day. That's why Google is committed to making smart use of the Earth's resources, and creating products with the planet in mind.

Google constantly looks for ways to be even more responsible in their use of energy, water, and other natural resources--and to empower others to do the same.

Deloitte
The Deloitte network is committed to driving societal change and promoting environmental sustainability. Working in innovative ways with government, non-profit organizations, and civil society, they are designing and delivering solutions that contribute to a sustainable and prosperous future for all.