Tag Archives: FSSI

SE Trade Fair held at House

Twelve social enterprises (SEs) showcased various products ranging from locally grown coffee, healthy and organic food products, handcrafted accessories, and other home products during the Financial Resilience Exhibit and Social Enterprise (SE) Trade Fair on February 6 to 9, 2023 at the House of Representatives in Quezon City.

Taking stock and celebrating gains in 2022

Message from the Executive Director Sixto Donato C. Macasaet We close the year with some good and exciting news. A three-year project that aims to develop a mechanism to promote inclusive livelihood for the marginalized poor, through facilitating the consolidation of agricultural products and linking them to urban communities has recently been launched. The Rural-Urban […]

Rural-Urban Market Link Project Launched

The Rural-Urban Market Link Project: Establishing a Mechanism to Promote Inclusive Livelihood for the Marginalized was on December 16, 2022 at the Institute of Social Order,  Ateneo de Manila University. The three-year project is spearheaded by the Global Organic and Wellness Corporation (GlowCorp), a farmer-led enterprise involved in the marketing of agricultural products, with the […]

Partnerships for Social Enterprise Development

Message from the Executive Director Sixto Donato C. Macasaet These past few months have been very productive for us at FSSI. In September, select FSSI staff participated in two online training workshops held by the International Labor Organization on improving the productivity and working conditions of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). These training will […]

Coalition renews call for passage of social entrepreneurship bill

Quezon City, Philippines, 4 November 2022 – Over 100 social entrepreneurs, civil society allies, private sector partners, legislative champions, and advocates from national government agencies and local government units gathered during the National Social Enterprise Conference (NSEC), at the Ateneo de Manila University and online to call for the enactment and mainstreaming of the Poverty […]

Gender Lens Investing in PH: Perspective from the Field

AVPN and Investing In Women collaborate on a video showcasing perspectives from the field of gender lens investing in the Philippines. FSSI Executive Director Sixdon C. Macasaet joins Beng Camba, Partner for Impact and Gender Management of inBEST Ventures and Quenby Go, Executive Director of the Manila Angel Investors Network (MAIN) in sharing innovative financing […]

WeGen and FSSI host session on Renewable Energy for agri-fisheries

10 October 2022, Quezon City, Metro Manila – WeGen Energy Philippines (WeGen), in partnership with the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI), is holding a learning session on the Framework of the Renewable Energy Program for the Agri-Fisheries Sector on October 12, 2022, from 9:30 am until 10:45 am, at the University of the […]

Greentropics and the Blaans of Mt. Matutum

The experience of Greentropics and the Blaans of Matutum is living proof that the Planet bottom line can never be separated from the People and Profit bottom lines.