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By Mei-Ling Ho
February 10, 2010
Cheryl Kernot, CSI's Director of Social Enterprise recently attended a dinner with The Illawarra Connection (TIC), a networking organisation of business and community organisations in The Illawarra region. In her speech Cheryl discussed the changing social landscape and how new cross sector partnerships are driving social innovation and social impact.
Read article in the Illawarra Mercury- ‘Illawarra Connection shows caring side'
Cheryl also visited a social enterprise run by Mission Australia which recycles old mattresses in Wollongong. The initiative is a great example of making ‘profit for purpose', with all components of the mattresses being sold, rather than being used as landfill, and profits reinvested into delivering Mission Australia's core social services. Cheryl spoke at the dinner about the benefits of supporting and initiating social enterprise.
Sandy Rendel of RMB Lawyers, sponsors of the TIC dinner, said Ms Kernot's speech made many people think about what they had done individually, what all businesses in the room had done collectively and what might be possible if they took up her challenge.
Read article in the Illawarra Mercury -‘Charity feathers its nest by recycling mattresses'