sector organizations through its Corporate Leadership Council to encourage collaboration and drive meaningful change. By integrating social innovation into their business models, companies can address global challenges more effectively and contribute to a more sustainable and equitable world. Engaging with the public sector: Similarly, the Schwab Foundation collaborates with policy-makers and public-sector leaders (including the foundation’s Policy Leadership Council) to reinforce policy frameworks that support social innovation. By working closely with these actors, the foundation helps create an environment where innovative solutions to social challenges can flourish, ensuring that policies are aligned with the needs of communities and the potential of social enterprises. Driving collective action on emerging themes: In a complex, rapidly changing world, no single organization can tackle systemic issues. As the field of social innovation evolves, the Schwab Foundation works with its community, its partners and the broader ecosystem to identify emerging themes that are crucial for the sector and society at large. By doing so, the foundation works collaboratively with key partners to shape the agenda for social innovation, providing a platform for innovators to present their solutions to cutting-edge issues such as artificial intelligence (AI), innovative finance and climate adaptation. This proactive and collective approach ensures that social innovation remains relevant and effective in addressing the most pressing challenges of today. Hand-in-hand with its community, the Schwab Foundation supports sustainable, inclusive solutions that are more likely to be systemic in nature. It empowers millions of excluded, vulnerable and low-income groups to address social and environmental challenges, both local and global. Credit: Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Schwab Foundation Annual Report 2024–2025 7

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