New times create new needs – and new needs require new solutions. The New Pioneers is a practical guide for capitalists and idealists on how to navigate in the new economic world order. Follow the road to sustainable business success paved by first-mover companies and pioneering social entrepreneurs. Watch the video trailer here, read more about the book here, and watch recent interviews about the book with Channel NewsAsia here and MakeChangeTV here. The New Pioneers has been listed on Cambridge’s international “Top 40 Sustainability Books”, and has most recently been published in Thai. In February/March 2012 Tania Ellis visited Thailand and Singapore to promote The New Pioneers.
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Sustainable business requires an effort, which combines masculine and feminine values. That’s why we need women who raise their voices and men who reclaim their hearts. Continue reading
Like an increasing number of other companies, General Electric (GE) has realized that it can create more value from its philanthropic contributions, if they are related to their core business. One example is GEs programme Developing Health Globally.
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Imagine that you are the owner of a highly successful social enterprise that has built its success on doing both well and good. One day you get a call from a well-known multi-national corporation, perhaps one with a less than … Continue reading
The world is changing and the new pioneers are the ones changing it. If you want to make sense of what's happening - or even better, if you want to help make it happen - read this book. It's a handbook for the global revolution! 