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’ acti
1st March 2021
The latest research into social enterprises in Singapore reveals over-55s are outnumbered by younger leaders, and almost two-thirds are headed by women.
Women and younger people are taking the driving seat in Singapore’s social enterprise sector, according to the latest research published this month.
The State of Social Enterprise in Singapore is the most recent of the British Council’s global social enterprise surveys. It was launched at a webinar held on 25 February 2021.
The research was commissioned by the British Council and raiSE – the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise, in association with membership body Social Enterprise UK and a consultancy firm, the Soristic Impact Collective. It builds upon an inaugural study published by raiSE in 2017.