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What is social business?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A social business is a business whose main aim is solving social problems while securing sustainable revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike models that depend on charity or donations, it aims for long-term social impact by standing on its own as a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is drawing attention as a framework that can address a range of issues, from the environment and poverty to employment and food loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Features and background of social business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Definition: a business model that reconciles solving social problems with profitability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background: addressing issues that governments alone cannot solve, and rising awareness of CSR and the SDGs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Features: measuring social impact, reinvesting profits, and partnering with communities and NPOs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits: sustainable problem-solving, higher corporate value, and earning stakeholder trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trend: growing attention in the context of ESG and impact investing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Agriture practices social business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Developing food-loss-reducing products from off-spec vegetables<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating jobs for people with disabilities and older workers through agriculture-welfare collaboration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning \"regional-circulation\" products that draw on local agriculture and heirloom vegetables<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advancing CSR through sustainable packaging and OEM products<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related keywords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SDGs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESG Investing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agriculture-Welfare Collaboration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethical Consumption<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The relationship between non-standard vegetables and food loss | Solutions and case studies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The potential of new businesses using unused resources, and 5 secrets to success<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sustainable Food Future Agriture Aims For<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOR BUSINESS<\/p>\n

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FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Q1. How does social business differ from CSR?
A. CSR is an effort to fulfill social responsibility as part of corporate activity, while in a social business the enterprise itself exists to solve social problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2. What are successful examples of social business?
A. Microfinance, renewable-energy ventures, and food-loss-reduction businesses are representative examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3. What kind of social business does Agriture practice?
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