Social Enterprise If your social enterprise is incorporated at an address or you are living in Dublin 4, 6, 8 or 12, please get in touch to learn more about the supports we offer and to network with the other social enterprises we support.  

Member of Community Would you like to get involved to support Social Enterprises in Dublin 4, 6, 8 or 12. We are always looking for Volunteers, Board Members, local people with expert skills and knowledge or networks. Equally, if you have a foundation or CSR program through your employer, and you would like to support a local Social Enterprise, we can facilitate that and find you a perfect match for your personal and professional values. Finally, you can simply support by purchasing a product or service from one of our Social Enterprises, supporting the local economy and sustaining a social mission at the same time.  

Commercial Business Working with social business doesn’t have to be large-scale as there are many local service opportunities working with local social enterprises. We can help you ensure that there is an alignment of business and social goals with your organisation. Investors, business leaders, foundations, and even governments have all highlighted the importance of the social enterprise movement in Ireland and globally. Its potential to achieve the SDGs, while transforming the way the world does business in the process, cannot be denied. During meetings we at Dublin South City Partnership have had policy makers, key stakeholders, CEOs, and CFOs all agreed that social enterprises are fundamental catalysts to advance core business objectives, while doing good for people and planet in the process. 

Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends research and annual Millennial Survey confirm that workers value flexibility and personalisation. They want opportunities to learn—more through experiences than through formal training programs—as their careers progress 

1. 1. 1. Partnering with social enterprises at the executive level to develop future business models? 
      2. Connecting our product teams to social enterprises to build better, more accessible products for the needs of our current and future consumers? 
      3. Collaborating with social enterprises to build more resilient, sustainable supply chains? 
      4. Improving our distribution channels and closing gaps in the last mile by tapping into social enterprise networks? 
      5. Using our marketing and communications podiums as a megaphone to increase attention on social enterprises and ensure we are communicating to an increasingly aware consumer base? 
      6. Leveraging our influence with political and governmental groups to advocate for social enterprise friendly policies and ecosystem building to help build capacity for the sector? 
      7. Implementing procurement targets that prioritize social and environmental return on investment alongside cost? 
      8. Using Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 partnerships to help social enterprises bring innovations into global value chains? 
      9. Building human-centered and sustainably minded leaders by connecting HR programs to social enterprises on the front lines of social innovation? 
      10. Integrating social enterprises into employee engagement, pro bono volunteering, and philanthropic programs to create long-term sustainable impact for both our employees and the world? 

There are a wide range of social enterprises in Ireland and many organisations in Dublin South City are already operating under this model across several diverse sectors. 

Corporations and Social Enterprises can Work Together to Change the World.  

The following table summarizes the key benefits to corporations and social enterprises when they partner together across the 10 functions above. (insert moving Worlds graphic)