Social Enterprise
| EU policies and the UK government define social enterprises as "businesses with primarily social [and environmental] objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners." The concept of social business was coined by Prof. Muhammad Yunus to describe a specific type of social enterprise that makes no loss, but also pays no dividends for investors, as an additional safe guard for the social objectives over the life time of the enterprise. |
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Study visit to Lille on 15 June 2011:"L'Economie Sociale et Solidaire en actions: Le cas de Lille et de son agglomération". > Links to supporting documents: > Web links: |
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Study visit to the ‘Social business city Wiesbaden’ on 24 May 2011:> Links to supporting documents |
H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Luxembourg; Minister R. Scheider; H. Reitz; Dr A. König |
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Social business workshop on 9 February 2011:In the context of the ‘’European Year of Volunteering’ the University of Luxembourg has hosted a workshop to explore the potential of Social Business in Luxembourg. > Links to supporting documents:
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Special Guest: The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg |
