3 Social Enterprise Design

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: The Dream from 2035, Looking Back on 2020 1
5. Part One: Theories, Principles, and Laws for Sustainable Enterprises
6. 1 Our Present Challenge 9
7. 2 Corporate Purpose and Governance for a Livable Planet 24
8. 3 Social Enterprise Design 39
9. 4 The Cooperative Difference, Private Governance, and the Law 58
10. 5 Sustainable by Design 70
11. 6 Measuring and Reporting Sustainability 78
12. Part Two: Case Studies: Cooperative Pathbreakers Take Climate Action and Advance Sustainable Development
13. Introduction 101
14. 7 Supportive Cooperative Ecosystems in Spain and the United States 107
15. 8 Renewable Energy 146
16. 9 Food and Agriculture 184
17. 10 Water 235
18. 11 Finance: Capitalizing the Cooperative Movement 252
19. 12 Trade 266
20. 13 Findings and Lessons for a Livable Planet 285
21. Appendix: Research Methods 301
22. Acknowledgments 305
23. Notes 307
24. Bibliography 339
25. Index 371