Social enterprises and social innovations

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2 Indicators and Metrics for Socially Inclusive Waste Management and Resource Efficiency in Supply Chains: Measuring and Reporting to Embed Sustainability in Policy and Practice UK Newton Fund Workshop Florianopolis, Brazil May 2017 Social enterprises and social innovations Dr Maria Granados

3 My context Armenia, Quindio Colombia London, UK Lecturer in Information Management Department of Business Information Management and Operations

4 Previous research experience relevant to our workshop Understanding social enterprises in UK and Colombia organisations that trade to tackle social problems, improve communities, people s life chances and/or the environment Sustainable solutions by empowering others within and outside the social enterprise Studying their organisational processes, capabilities, KM practices, collaborative nature and support networks that allow them to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to social and environmental issues

5 Current research projects relevant to our workshop Exploring the mechanisms and impact of legislation in cross-judicial supply chains: Case study of the Brazil-UK orange juice supply chain Fundacão Getulio Vargas (SP) - University of Nottingham September 2017 September 2019 Spring-up enterprising and innovation the case of ARCA and ARUB CIVISOL Colombian NGO January 2017

6 Exploring the mechanisms and impact of legislation in cross-judicial supply chains: Case study of the Brazil-UK orange juice supply chain Objectives To identify, map and catalogue relevant members and stakeholders of the Brazil-UK orange juice supply chain. To understand and structure the relationships between the members and stakeholders of the Brazil-UK orange juice supply chain and how UK and Brazilian law impacts the supply chain in the other country To identify and understand legal and managerial mechanisms that carry legislation from one country to the other through the supply chain. To disseminate the findings of the research to stakeholders in the Brazil-UK orange juice supply chain and to inform future supply chain legislation and management.

7 Spring-up enterprising and innovation the case of ARCA and ARUB Multidisciplinary research to develop a sustainable business model for two associations of waste pickers in Colombia in partnership with CIVISOL, a Colombian NGO. Context Waste pickers are traditionally people living under poverty conditions, who use waste as their main source of income and work. In 2009, they formed associations (ARCA and ARUB) following solidarity economy principles thanks to a judicial order (T ) that allowed organisation of recyclers (waste pickers) to operate municipal recycling. Major corporations interfered in this process making almost impossible for these association to stay alive and to guarantee a living for more than 3,000 waste pickers. The new practice normalises the human exploitation of vulnerable populations, allows corporate interests to free ride at the expense of the publicly financed city sanitation, and enables unfair competition and the monopolization of the value extracted from waste.

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9 Spring-up enterprising and innovation the case of ARCA and ARUB Aim Stimulating new forms of transdisciplinary research in partnership with CIVISOL to harmonize the new global business of recycling or emerging circular economy with the constitutional need of protecting the hygiene and sanitation of the city, legally empowering waste pickers by a human rights approach, and strengthening their social and solidarity economy organizations. Areas of study Exploring bottom-up entrepreneurship and dilemmas of enterprising in poverty (leadership, governance, talent management) Financing bottom-up social enterprising and innovation poor economics, crowd sourcing, sharing economy and e-volunteering Producing guidance for business managers and lawyers in addressing and supporting bottom-up enterprising Sustainable supply chain management and the problem of outsourcing labour from extreme poverty