What sets the new generation of social entrepreneurs apart? Here's an interesting inverview with a sustainable business consultant and three entrepreneurs motivated by environmental concerns and social equity:
Eric Grossberg, co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Earth, an ethical diamond jeweler offering conflict-free diamonds.
John Elkington, co-author of The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World and co-founder and chief entrepreneur of SustainAbility, an international consulting firm.
Matt Flannery, co-founder and CEO of Kiva.org, a person-to-person micro-lending website which empowers individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world.
Stephanie Bernstein, founder and CEO of To-Go Ware which makes re-usable food and beverage containers and other products. [see yesterday's DWS Report]
Eric Grossberg, co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Earth, an ethical diamond jeweler offering conflict-free diamonds.
John Elkington, co-author of The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World and co-founder and chief entrepreneur of SustainAbility, an international consulting firm.
Matt Flannery, co-founder and CEO of Kiva.org, a person-to-person micro-lending website which empowers individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world.
Stephanie Bernstein, founder and CEO of To-Go Ware which makes re-usable food and beverage containers and other products. [see yesterday's DWS Report]