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Dear friends of social business, We want to give you an update about our work and latest happenings in the social business field. Please take your time to read the highlights of the past two months and don’t hesitate to contact us for any questions or ideas. Inside this month’s issue: - The Fortune Magazine named Prof. Yunus as one of 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time
- BASF Grameen launched Bangladesh’s First Long Lasting Impregnated Net Plant
- Great ideas developed during Social Business Lab held at EBS University in Germany
- Age as an Asset – Social Business conference at EBS University in Germany
- Social Business Lab held at ESPM in Brazil
- Hult Global Case Challenge in New York
- Social Business Day 2012 is coming up
- News from the Global Social Business Summit 2012
- Save the date: Upcoming events in 2012
We are looking forward to the upcoming Social Business Day 2012 and hope that all of you will join us for this special day!
Until then, we invite you to get involved in our projects by contacting: Mr. Hans Reitz
MD and Co-Founder
hans.reitz@grameencl.com
We look forward to working together with you! YY and do it with joy! The Grameen Creative Lab
The Fortune Magazine named Prof. Yunus as one of 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time - Those were great news! Prof. Yunus has been selected as one of the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our times.
- This list prepared by The Fortune magazine has been published on http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012/news/companies/1203/gallery.greatest-entrepreneurs.fortune/13.html.
- It places Prof. Yunus in company of a highly exclusive group of individuals like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates, all of whom are known throughout the world for their innovation, vision and ability to get things done.
- Interesting fact: ten of these entrepreneurs are American, one is an Indian and one is Bangladeshi.
BASF Grameen launched Bangladesh’s First Long Lasting Impregnated Net Plant - BASF Grameen Limited, a social business joint venture between BASF, the world's leading chemical company, and Grameen Healthcare Trust of Bangladesh, can now source from a local production plant located in the Social Business Industrial Park in Sarabo, Bangladesh.
- The plant owned and operated by Grameen Fabrics & Fashions Limited will manufacture long lasting insecticide impregnated nets under the brand name Interceptor® that can prevent malaria infections effectively.
- These nets will be distributed in rural areas through door-to-door salesby Grameen sales ladies, who are earning a commission from their sales.
- BASF Grameen Limited was formed in 2009 to improve health and business opportunities of the poor of Bangladesh, who would not have had this possibility on their own. The Interceptor® mosquito nets are the first product of this venture which aims to reduce insect-borne diseases, thus contributing to achieve key UN Millennium Development Goals related to health.
Great ideas developed during Social Business Lab held at EBS University in Germany - In the beginning of April GCL conducted a Social Business Lab at the EBS University in Wiesbaden.
- The EBS University was not only host of the event but actively participated with students.
- We welcomed 35 highly motivated guests from corporations, universities and NGOs from different parts of Germany to the lab.
- During the lab the concept of social business and social business best practices were presented to the participants. Followed by four different breakout sessions, the participants were working together on social business plans and developed great ideas.
- One workshop focused on “Age as an Asset”, how to use the potential of elderly people through social business. The developed idea has great potential for implementation! Other topics included “Social Business City”, “Youth unemployment” and “Malnutrition in developing countries”.
Age as an Asset – Social Business conference at EBS University in Germany - On April 25 and 26 a conference on social business and aging boomers “Age as an Asset” took place at the EBS University in Oestrich-Winkel.
- In the time of a constantly aging population in Germany, EBS University and Danone Germany staged this first conference on social business and aging under the auspice of the German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Dr. Kristina Schröder.
- The two days conference brought together international researchers, policy makers, business leaders and practitioners to discuss trends and strategies and to explore possibilities of social business and entrepreneurial activities related to demographic change and an aging society.
- GCL actively engaged in the discussions and Prof. Yunus had sent a personal video message, which can be viewed here.
Social Business Lab held at ESPM in Brazil - GCL and ESPM organized a Social Business Lab on April the 23rd and 24th at ESPM Campus in São Paulo. It was the first Social Business Lab at a University in Brazil.
- Professors, students and professionals interacted and discussed social business concepts and international cases. Five teams brainstormed social business ideas to fight corruption, to reduce child mortality rate, to improve quality education and to reduce waste. All with joy!
- The workshop was an enthusiastic starting point for ESPM to develop concrete ideas towards launching its Social Business Center during the second semester of 2012 in partnership with GCL.
- Take a look at the Social Business Lab report at http://bit.ly/JZAt3f
Hult Global Case Challenge in New York - Our partner Hult International Business School organized the Hult Global Case Challenge, the largest international idea competition with prize money of 1 Mio $ to solve social problems in the fields of education, housing and energy.
- Following five regional finals in London, Shanghai, Boston, San Francisco and Dubai, the Global Final took place in New York on April 26.
- Next to President Bill Clinton, Prof. Yunus gave a key note speech and awarded the three winning teams from NYU Abu Dhabi, Hult Boston and Carnegie Mellon. You can watch his speech here.
Social Business Day 2012 is coming up - On 28th of June it is time again for Social Business Day! On this day we celebrate the concept of social business as well as Prof. Yunus' birthday.
- It is the one day where you can connect with the social business community worldwide and feel the YY spirit at its best!
- In Dhaka, Bangladesh Social Business Day will be celebrated with a two day conference with inspiring speakers and interactive workshops. More information can be found on http://www.socialbusinessday.net/. Deadline for registration is 10th June 2012.
- GCL will host a get-together in Wiesbaden, Germany, where you can get in touch with the team and connect with the social business community. Check the GCL website in the next days for updates!
- Where will you celebrate Social Business Day 2012? If you want to host a local SBD gathering, let us know where and send us your Social Business Day greetings! Take a look at the great messages that we received from around the world in 2011 here. We are looking forward to your contributions this year!
- No matter where you are, you will be able to participate in the SBD virtually. We will have one unique online platform with videos and live streams from the happenings around the world and messages from anyone who wants to contribute! You can ask questions and discuss with social business enthusiasts. Just visit http://grameencreativelab.com on 28th June 2012 and interact with the global social business community!
- We will have cool prizes to be raffled off online for participation and contributions to the Social Business Day. So stay tuned and get prepared for a day full of joy!
News from the Global Social Business Summit 2012 - GCL is already working full speed for the preparation of the Global Social Business Summit 2012, which will be held on 08-10 November 2012 in Vienna!
- We have a great event venue with the Austria Center Vienna located in the “UN City” and are preparing an exciting program with interesting speakers, workshops, presentations, interactive formats for networking and much more. The whole summit will be about “The Power of Innovation”, so expect some surprises in the event formats as well ;)
- Registration will start in the beginning of June on http://www.gsbs2012.com.
Save the date: Upcoming events in 2012 Please save the date in your calendars for the following exciting upcoming events in 2012: - Worldwide Social Business Day 2012// 28th June 2012: Social Business Day will be celebrated again in Dhaka, Bangladesh and virtually all over the world.
- Social Business Forum Asia 2012 // 20th – 22nd July 2012: The second SBFA will be organized by Kyushu University and will take place again in Fukuoka, Japan. Additonal events in Tokyo will take place from 23rd - 25th July.
- Academia Meeting 2012 // 07th of November 2012: Please save the date for the second Social Business Academia Meeting 2012, taking place one day prior to the GSBS.
- Global Social Business Summit 2012 // 08th - 10th of November 2012: Please save the date for the 4th Global Social Business Summit, which will be held in Vienna again! More information at www.gsbs2012.com.
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