BIZ 3.0 Make $$$ and embrace your inner philanthropist New models for addressing everything from world poverty to food security and affordable education are sprouting up across the globe. Ruth Le Pla wonders if business could, after all, help save the world

When Sacha McMeeking, a self-described "lawyer-come-lobbyist from the Mainland", steps into the spotlight at the recent Deloitte/Management magazine Top 200 Awards she poses a simple question. What do you get, she asks, when you combine the passion and connectivity of community, with the i...

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Published inNew Zealand Management p. 28
Main Author Ruth Le Pla
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Auckland Adrenalin Publishing Ltd 01.02.2012
Subjects
Business models
Entrepreneurs
Leadership
Philanthropy
Social entrepreneurship
Social innovation
Social responsibility
Succession planning
New Zealand
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Summary:When Sacha McMeeking, a self-described "lawyer-come-lobbyist from the Mainland", steps into the spotlight at the recent Deloitte/Management magazine Top 200 Awards she poses a simple question. What do you get, she asks, when you combine the passion and connectivity of community, with the innovation and drive of business, and the authority of government? The answer is a business model that, overseas, has led to a 38 percent drop in deaths from malaria. It is responsible for installing hygienic toilets in mega-shanty towns, creating employment for tens of thousands of women in Africa and access to micro-credit for hundreds of thousands of SMEs. They're all examples of where business has made good money by doing good things.
ISSN:1174-5339
1179-3910