# This is how we support social innovation worldwide Explore our work ## Our pillars of work The Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship supports social innovators in inspiring the transition to the Stakeholder Economy through three main pillars of work. ### Private Sector Engagement Mobilize the private sector in support of social innovation, create new partnerships, and encourage companies to adopt social innovation principles.Key Initiatives: Corporate Leadership Council, Rise Ahead Pledge, Corporate Social Innovation Compass ### Public Sector Engagement Provide policy insights, data, and best practices to support the adoption of social economy policies and to strengthen the sector's global policy voice.Key Initiatives: Policy Leadership Council on the Social Economy, Global Data on the Social Economy ### Key Topics Advance the field of social innovation by strengthening the ecosystem and advocating for topics that have the potential to shape our economy and society.Selected Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Climate Adaptation, Social Procurement, and Racial and Ethnic Equity ## Private Sector Engagement Our private-sector engagement helps mobilize businesses to support social innovation, create new partnerships, and encourage companies to adopt social innovation principles. ### Rise Ahead Pledge Launched during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, the Rise Ahead Pledge is a corporate commitment to increase investments into the social economy and strengthen the integration of social innovation principles into core business. [Explore](https://www.schwabfound.org/rise-ahead-pledge) ### Corporate Leadership Council Brings together social innovation leaders from corporate members of the Global Alliance. It serves as a platform to advance social innovation in the private sector, foster collaboration with public and civil society actors, shape strategic priorities, and support the development of cross-sector initiatives. [Explore](https://www.schwabfound.org/corporate-leadership-council) ### Corporate Social Innovation Compass The Corporate Social Innovation Compass is a tool that links common engagement strategies with their business benefits. It guides companies in defining the most appropriate social innovation strategy based on concrete case studies. [Read the report](https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-corporate-social-innovation-compass-accelerating-impact-through-social-enterprise-partnerships/) ## Public Sector Engagement The Schwab Foundation's public sector work seeks to advance policy insights, data, and best practices to support the adoption of social innovation and stakeholder-economy-friendly policies, thereby strengthening the sector's global policy voice on key issues. ### Policy Leadership Council on Social Economy and Social Innovation Brings together policy leaders from international organizations, government, academia, and business to see the potential of the social economy unlocked through effective policies. [Explore](https://www.schwabfound.org/policy-leadership-council) ### State of Social Enterprise Data informing policymakers about the contribution of social enterprise towards sustainable development, and priorities to improve the enabling conditions for the sector. [Explore](https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-alliance-for-social-entrepreneurship/state-of-the-sector) ## Key topics Global Alliance members propose and lead thematic workstreams that advance the field of social innovation. ### Artificial Intelligence Showcasing examples of AI in social innovation to leverage AI for impact. Mobilizing financial and non-financial support for social innovators to implement AI. [Learn more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-alliance-for-social-entrepreneurship/ai-for-social-innovation) ### Circularity Highlighting examples and research on the opportunities and risks of social impact in circular business models, including the Inclusive Loops Framework. [Read the report](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/12/circular-solutions-community-revolutions-the-social-impact-of-circularity/) ### Climate Adaptation Addressing the critical issue of climate adaptation by highlighting Global South-led social innovators and supporting rigorous research to surface proven solutions. [Read the report](https://www.weforum.org/publications/grassroots-to-boardrooms-social-innovation-partnerships-for-climate-adaptation/) ### Climate and Health Surfacing data at the intersection of Climate, Health and Food Systems to drive impact investments and funding partnerships. [Explore the data](https://intelligence.weforum.org/collection/216ffd5f-c405-4358-a813-13bdadddh891d) ### Innovative Finance Advancing outcome-based financing, drawing lessons learned for Social Taxonomies and future-sensing solutions towards making impact tradeable. [Learn more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-alliance-for-social-entrepreneurship/innovative-finance) ### Racial and Ethnic Equity Advancing racial and ethnic equity through social innovation by highlighting private sector engagement opportunities and best practices. [Read the report](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/01/how-supporting-social-innovators-can-help-drive-racial-equity/) ### Social Procurement Highlighting data, insights, and examples on how procurement from social enterprises can address social issues in value chains, strengthen the business case, and reflect evolving regulatory trends. [Learn more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-alliance-for-social-entrepreneurship/social-procurement) ### Youth and Social Innovation This initiative explores how we can collectively remove barriers, shift power, and build stronger cross-generational collaboration. [Learn more](https://www.schwabfound.org/youth-social-innovation) ### Do you want to know more? 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