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A Look Back at 2017 with Karen Morris

Empower Social Entrepreneurs

Karen Morris, Co-Founder of GSC and Board Member, is a strategic advisor specializing in all aspects of innovation strategy and execution. She has developed unique, pragmatic and proven methodologies for growth strategies, innovation and product/platform development often in challenging market conditions.

Currently, Karen serves on the board of an international insurer where she chairs the risk committee; she is an adjunct professor for the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps innovation network; and she is also a mentor for PowerBridge New York’s Hacking for Energy innovation and entrepreneurship course.

Mark Your Calendars

Let’s Start 2018 on a Sustainable Note

On January 30th, 2018, join the GSC team and top sustainability leaders in New York City for our annual meeting: “Unlocking the Business Value of Sustainability Through Innovation.”

Focusing on sustainabiliy, technology, and innovation, this event is sure to spark discussion and new ideas. Interested? Register HERE.

Students and GSC Members receive complimentary tickets, please emailandrew.budsock@gscouncil.org for more details

If you are interested in becoming a GSC member today, please click here for more information.

The Latest: Thought Leadership

How to Talk About Sustainability

“John Elkington writing in HBR sees six mainframes at work in the sustainable business space, each with strengths and limitations. These are: (1) the Resources Frame; (2) the Time Frame; (3) the Value Frame; (4) the Design Frame; (5) the Abundance Frame; (6) the Moral Frame.”

Hank Boerner

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Henry (Hank) Boerner is a strategist, trendwatcher, researcher, author, editor & publisher, and “sentinel” who detects and frames critical emerging trends as these affect and influence leaders and their organizations.

He is expert in crafting effective strategies for addressing and scoping critical issues and resolving real or potential crisis situations that affect corporate, public and social sector organizations, and has been a trusted senior advisor to executives and boards in these sectors in the United States and other countries for more than three decades.

For more on Hank, click here.

COP23 – #WeAreStillIn By Mindy Lubber

“But while We Are Still In, we are anything but still. In fact, the U.S. business community is moving faster than ever. Major companies are making new, bold commitments and doubling down on the business case for sustainability.”

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Mindy S. Lubber is the President and a founding board member of Ceres, a non-profit organization
that is mobilizing many of the world’s largest investors and companies to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges. She directs Ceres’ Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a group of 120 institutional investors managing about $14 trillion in assets focused on the business risks and opportunities of climate change. Mindy also oversees engagements with 100-plus companies, many of them Fortune 500 firms, committed to sustainable business practices and the urgency for strong climate and clean energy policies

For more on Mindy, click here.

Selling Sustainability By Anna Lindeman

“So, how to convince consumers and companies to opt for more sustainable products, services and supply chains, when the immediate benefit is not tangible or obvious? How do we tell customers they need these services? ”

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What’s Your Story? Checking in with the 3S Award Winners

The GSC 3S Awards is a global empowerment platform for small and mid-size “profit with purpose” business enterprises.

Established in 2008, the GSC 3S Awards program recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exceptional social and economic leadership in innovating, improving and implementing Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing (3S) practices.

The annual 3S Awards program identifies, honors and empowers social entrepreneurs by providing global visibility, connections to successful global business leaders and access to business resources and financial capital to succeed.

The GSC is committed to changing the way the world conducts business. We aim to empower companies to pursue profit with purpose in mind. These innovative social entrepreneurs represent the future pipeline of responsible suppliers to the global economy.

This week, hear from the 1st Place Winner of the Climate Change and Natural Resources Award: Distinct Horizon.

Year End Giving

Empower Social Entrepreneurs

2017 has been an incredible year and as we look back, we just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has helped us along the way, we couldn’t have done it without you.

One of our favorite memories of 2017 was when we hosted the 3S Awards. Through this experience, we learned about 77 incredible social entrepreneurs from around the globe who are revolutionizing the way of the future. Some of these companies included: Chakr Innovation, who have developed a technology to turn emissions from diesel engine generators, such as soot, into raw material for the ink and textile printing industry; WAVE Academy, who empowers disadvantaged West African youth with employability skills to transform their mindsets, and employment opportunities that enhance their social mobility; and Lotus Foods, who seeks to preserve rice biodiversity, increase farm incomes, promote sustainability, and provide consumers with healthier rice through their System of Rice Intensification (SRI), which doubles and triples farmer’s harvests, while using half the water, one-tenth the seeds, no agrochemicals, with less labor for women, and less methane emissions…just to name a few.

When you support GSC, you support start-up businesses such as Chakr, WAVE Academy, Lotus Foods, and dozens more (see all the winners here!). Our goal each year is to inspire, empower, and educate the newest generation of social entreprenuers, so that they too, can have the greastest resources to succeed in an ever changing world.

As we look towards 2018, we can’t wait to see what the new year has in store. Thank you for your continued support!

SHOP ’TIL YOU DROP…

While Giving Back!

The Global Sourcing Council is a listed organization on both AmazonSmile and iGive. What better way to treat yourself and others than becoming a supporter today!

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop atsmile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com.

What is iGive? It’s a FREE service where online shopping helps supporters donate funds to the cause of their choice at no additional charge to the supporter or the cause!

Not in the shopping mood? No problem! There are other ways that you can support GSC and empower social entrepreneurs today using any major credit card through PayPal. And as always, we thank you for your continued support!

AND A LITTLE HUMOR TO START THE DAY

MEET THE EDITOR

Lauren Bialkowski is the editor of The Source. She has been with the Global Sourcing Council since March 2017 and has assisted in the production & execution of the 3S Awards as well as presumed the role of Marketing Coordinator. To contribute to this publication, please send inquiries to: thesource@gscouncil.org