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Open Content

Steward-ownership is diverse and multi-faceted, bringing together start-ups, SMEs and large corporations, and combining modern with traditional entrepreneurship, economic sustainability with economic efficiency. Here you will find a selection of different materials on and around steward-ownership.

With the Purpose Foundation‘s open content materials, we want to share knowledge, information and experiences on steward-ownership to make steward-ownership widely accessible and known and to support stakeholders, such as entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, lawyers, tax advisors, in different regions of the world in their implementation. Click here for more information on the rights of use for the Open Content materials created by the Purpose Foundation.

Enjoy reading, listening or watching.

credits: Wildplastic

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Case study: Wildplastic

09/2023 | German, #read, #finance, #implementation, #inspiration, #socent, #start-up, #stories

A case study about Wildplastic, outlining the startup’s mission and founding journey to set up a steward-ownership structure and including a deep dive into their two financing rounds shaped by finding aligned and non-extractive funding.
credits: soulproducts gmbh

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Case study: soulbottles

09/2023 | German, #read, #implementation, #inspiration, #start-up, #stories

A case study about the startup soulbottles outlining their process towards steward-ownership with regards to their focus on holacracy and nonviolent communication and the wish to embed these in the company’s decision-making process as well as ownership structure through employee participation.

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SO:22 – Keynotes

09/2023 | English, German, #watch, #inspiration, #stories

A Youtube-playlist of six inspiring talks from the VE:22 - Conference on Steward-Ownership in September 2022. With keynotes from Prof. Katharina Pistor, Rutger Bregman, Prof. Meredith Whittaker, Gerhard Behles, Lene Skole and Lena Marbacher.
credits: Goldeimer

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Case study: Goldeimer

09/2023 | German, #read, #implementation, #inspiration, #socent, #start-up, #stories

This case study describes the path towards steward-ownership for the non-profit company Goldeimer. Steward-ownership allows for them to remain part of a larger decentralized network of companies whilst setting up a structure that allocates voting rights to those who carry operational responsibility.

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Purpose Podcast Playlist

09/2023 | English, German, #basics, #listen, #finance, #inspiration, #start-up, #stories

En nuestra lista de reproducción de Spotify encontrará diversos podcasts y emisiones sobre el tema de la corresponsabilidad. ¡Diviértase escuchando!
credits: Märkisches Landbrot

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Case study: Märkisches Landbrot

09/2023 | German, #read, #implementation, #inspiration, #SME, #stories

The Berlin bakery Märkisches Landbrot has a long history of common good, sustainability and stakeholder engagement. The case study outlines the succession process into steward-ownership and the foundation structure of the company to maintain long-term independence and value-oriented entrepreneurship