Overview of case social enterprises (SEs)
| No. | Case | Business description | SE model | Industry | Year of founding | Size1 | Interviewee | Interview length (mins) | Secondary data sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chocolate Store | Fair-trade chocolate seller | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2013 | L | Partnership Manager | 36 | Annual reports, website |
| Chain Director | 52 | ||||||||
| 2 | Chocolate Factory | Fair-trade chocolate producer | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2011 | S | Founder and CEO | 62 | Website, blogs |
| 3 | Amy’s Coffee | Fair-trade coffee seller | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2012 | S | Owner and CEO | 48 | Website, blogs, third-party reports |
| Co-founder | 55 | ||||||||
| 4 | George’s Coffee | Fair-trade coffee roaster and B2B seller | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2016 | S | Founder | 57 | Impact reports, website, blogs |
| 64 | |||||||||
| 5 | Jonny’s Tea | Fair-trade tea seller | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2005 | S | Founder | 46 | Website of Jonny’s Tea and its supplier |
| 6 | Furniture Renew | Second-hand furniture maker | Green product WISE2 | Manufacturing | 2018 | M | Marketing Coordinator | 59 | Websites, blogs, company brochures |
| General manager | 44 | ||||||||
| Financial manager | 57 | ||||||||
| 7 | Textile Relive | Second-hand textile product producer | Green product WISE | Manufacturing | 2012 | M | Founder | 44 | Annual reports, websites, blogs, third-party reports |
| Sales and Production Manager | 27 | ||||||||
| 8 | Let’s Remake | Second-hand textile product producer | Green product WISE | Manufacturing | 2009 | M | Production manager | 61 | Impact reports, websites, blogs |
| HR manager | 20 | ||||||||
| 9 | Social Factory | A contract manufacturer that provides a workplace for people with intellectual disabilities | Contract Manufacturing WISE | Manufacturing | 1995 | M | Production manager | 36 | Annual reports, websites, blogs |
| 10 | Bright Workplace | A contract manufacturer that provides a workplace for people with intellectual disabilities | Contract Manufacturing WISE | Manufacturing | 2015 | M | Managing Director | 30 | Websites, blogs |
| 11 | Impactful Window | B2B window and door frame manufacturer that provides job opportunities to people with intellectual disability | Contract Manufacturing WISE | Construction | 2007 | M | Founder | 31 | Website |
| 12 | Green Paper | Green innovative SE for toilet paper | Green product | Retail Trade | 2017 | M | Co-founder and CEO | 50 | Annual reports, websites, third-party reports, podcasts |
| Operations Manager | 40 | ||||||||
| Project Management | 22 | ||||||||
| 13 | Enlight | Green innovative SE for street lighting | Green product | Retail Trade | 2008 | S | Managing Director | 56 | Website |
| 14 | My Notebook | Green innovative SE for sustainable/erasable notebook producer | Green product | Retail Trade | 2014 | M | Owner and Co-founder | 34 | Impact reports, website, blogs |
| 15 | Woodmaker | Wooden product designer and maker | Green product | Retail Trade | 2013 | S | Co-owner | 46 | Impact reports, website |
| Founder | 16 |
| No. | Case | Business description | SE model | Industry | Year of founding | Size1 | Interviewee | Interview length (mins) | Secondary data sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chocolate Store | Fair-trade chocolate seller | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2013 | L | Partnership Manager | 36 | Annual reports, website |
| Chain Director | 52 | ||||||||
| 2 | Chocolate Factory | Fair-trade chocolate producer | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2011 | S | Founder and CEO | 62 | Website, blogs |
| 3 | Amy’s Coffee | Fair-trade coffee seller | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2012 | S | Owner and CEO | 48 | Website, blogs, third-party reports |
| Co-founder | 55 | ||||||||
| 4 | George’s Coffee | Fair-trade coffee roaster and B2B seller | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2016 | S | Founder | 57 | Impact reports, website, blogs |
| 64 | |||||||||
| 5 | Jonny’s Tea | Fair-trade tea seller | Social procurement | Retail Trade | 2005 | S | Founder | 46 | Website of Jonny’s Tea and its supplier |
| 6 | Furniture Renew | Second-hand furniture maker | Green product WISE2 | Manufacturing | 2018 | M | Marketing Coordinator | 59 | Websites, blogs, company brochures |
| General manager | 44 | ||||||||
| Financial manager | 57 | ||||||||
| 7 | Textile Relive | Second-hand textile product producer | Green product WISE | Manufacturing | 2012 | M | Founder | 44 | Annual reports, websites, blogs, third-party reports |
| Sales and Production Manager | 27 | ||||||||
| 8 | Let’s Remake | Second-hand textile product producer | Green product WISE | Manufacturing | 2009 | M | Production manager | 61 | Impact reports, websites, blogs |
| HR manager | 20 | ||||||||
| 9 | Social Factory | A contract manufacturer that provides a workplace for people with intellectual disabilities | Contract Manufacturing WISE | Manufacturing | 1995 | M | Production manager | 36 | Annual reports, websites, blogs |
| 10 | Bright Workplace | A contract manufacturer that provides a workplace for people with intellectual disabilities | Contract Manufacturing WISE | Manufacturing | 2015 | M | Managing Director | 30 | Websites, blogs |
| 11 | Impactful Window | B2B window and door frame manufacturer that provides job opportunities to people with intellectual disability | Contract Manufacturing WISE | Construction | 2007 | M | Founder | 31 | Website |
| 12 | Green Paper | Green innovative SE for toilet paper | Green product | Retail Trade | 2017 | M | Co-founder and CEO | 50 | Annual reports, websites, third-party reports, podcasts |
| Operations Manager | 40 | ||||||||
| Project Management | 22 | ||||||||
| 13 | Enlight | Green innovative SE for street lighting | Green product | Retail Trade | 2008 | S | Managing Director | 56 | Website |
| 14 | My Notebook | Green innovative SE for sustainable/erasable notebook producer | Green product | Retail Trade | 2014 | M | Owner and Co-founder | 34 | Impact reports, website, blogs |
| 15 | Woodmaker | Wooden product designer and maker | Green product | Retail Trade | 2013 | S | Co-owner | 46 | Impact reports, website |
| Founder | 16 |
Note(s): (S) Small: 1 to 10 people; (M) Medium: 11 to 50 people; (L) Large: more than 50 people
WISE: Workforce integration social enterprise
Source(s): Authors’ own creation
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