1989-2008 | 20 years

Grounded on studies of economic philosophy, entrepreneurship, institutional innovation and visionary leadership by Marcello Palazzi, "Towards the civic economy" , the PhD thesis of Paul Kloppenborg, The Quest for Utilization Value: economy as the good ordering of interests, and subsequent writings, Progressio Foundation has since 1989 worked on 120 initiatives in 30 countries, involving or reaching more than 15,000 progressive decision-makers.

From ethical investment to sustainable business, from private equity for development to social enterprise, from venture philanthropy to civil society, and several other fields, we have mapped out a new world of enterprise.  We are proud to have witnessed, and helped grow, a new territory populated by dedicated individuals whose work has been at the leading edge of human progress.  Today, in 2008, no respectable economy can fail to focus on those features and attributes which we have been promoting since 1989, among several others:

• entrepreneurship, Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

• public-private and tri-sectoral partnerships

• ethics in business

• corporate social responsibility

• environmental sustainability

• multilateralism, a strong UN, global governance

• the role of the arts, culture and education in business life and society

• sustainable cities

• a thriving NGO and civil society sector

• responsible business education

• authentic and distributed leadership

• micro-finance and private equity for development

• values-led business

• a progressive enterprise culture

• innovation, invention, creativity in business, the public sector and throughout society

• a growing role for women in leadership positions

• a systemic approach to complex, interdependent, configurations of interests

We look forward to our 20th anniversary in 2009.  To contact us for any inquiry, click here. 

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