9th March 2021
Research just published, which collates evidence from seven countries and territories in South East Asia, reveals that a diverse range of social enterprises are trading across all sectors of economy and that women and young people are taking the lead.
There are estimated to be up to 1 million social enterprises tackling social and environmental problems across South East Asia, according to research just published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the British Council and Social Enterprise UK.
The State of Social Enterprise in South East Asia was launched at a webinar on 2 March 2021 and collates the findings of research carried out in seven countries and territories. This research, which has been published as separate reports over the past four years, estimates the number of social enterprises in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam as well as looking at the enterprises’ activities, their size and reach, and what government and financial support exists for them.