New Business Frameworks & Tools

As the basic structures underlying our current economic system are further breaking down, one thing becomes crystal clear: the business world needs new frameworks & tools! That's why this month's issue is all about that. Lots of useful resources that will help you structure your organization for sustainability, inclusiveness, and wellbeing. Let's dive in...

We will start by looking at some general, all-encompassing frameworks and tools that focus on the entire business. After that, you'll see frameworks and tools to improve your business on three specific topic areas: Sustainability, JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion), and overall workplace Wellbeing. The aim here is to give you a nice round-up of a diverse set of resources you can further dive into. It's a living document as we plan to expand this list in the future.

Alright! I'd say get your coffee or tea ready, plunge into a comfy chair, and dive in:

⭕ Overall

• B Corp Impact Assessment & SDG Action Manager
• The Common Good Matrix
• The Net Positive Business Model Canvas
• The 8 Principles of Social Value
• Quest Studio's Impact Scan
• The Inner Development Goals
• The Actionable Impact Management Framework
• The Awesome Anthropocene Goals
• Doughnut Economics
• Threebility's Tools for Sustainable Innovation
• nRythms Regenerative Design Principles & Workbooks
• The UN SGDs explained for business
• The SDG Compass
• PATRI Framework for Scaling for Social Impact
• The Inclusive Business Maturity Toolkit

🌱 Sustainability

• The Circular Business Model Design Guide & the Circular Design Guide website by the Ellen McArthur Foundation
• The Natural Capital Protocol
• The Awakened Sustainability Framework
• The Circular Business Model Framework
• The Circular Canvas
• A Circulator Guide
• The Actant Mapping Canvas & the Non-Human Persona
• A Sustainable Sourcing Playbook
• A Regenerative Business Model Framework

✊ Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

• The Inclusive Economy Toolkit
• The Racial Equity Readiness Assessment
• A Toolkit for LGBTQI+ Inclusion
• DEI Accountability Checklist
• The Reinventing Organizations Map
• Teal Concepts
• Exit to Community Primer
• A Racial Justice Assessment Tool
• The 5-Phase Framework for a DEI journey
• Steward Ownership Basics
• The Steward Ownership Guidebook
• Steward Ownership Illustrated
• The Social & Human Capital Protocol
• Building Disability-Inclusive Organizations

🧘 Well-Being

• The Conscious Culture Playbook
• Work Design for Health Employer Toolkit by Harvard & MIT
• Holistic Approach to Wellbeing at Work
• Prowell Workplace Wellbeing Model
• Accenture's Net Better Off Score
• The GC Index & PurposeFused

Wait...we didn't mention your favorite tool or framework? We know that there are many more frameworks and tools out there and we want to feature them all in the next update to this overview. So, please do send us your favorites (or your own frameworks/tools) by simply replying to this e-mail!

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NEWS | In The Headlines

Interesting articles our community members have been sharing on our Slack this month?

• Spain recognizes the Mar Menor as the first European ecosystem with its own rights
• Sweden to set the world's first consumption-based emissions target
• Study shows that compared to 60 years ago, American workers are getting less and shareholder are getting (sometimes a lot) more
• Futerra released the 2050 Awesome Anthropocene Goals to show what's next after the SDGs are finally met
• Unilever will stop marketing food and drinks to under-16s by 2023

COMMUNITY | What Have We Been Up To?

What have our community members been up to this month?

• Amanda Stassen launched Purpose Powered Brand, a podcast for leaders and brands transforming their business into a force for good.
• Yael Shemer received a $20m Series A investment for her company TULU which provides on-demand rentals of home products and household items.
• Remi Saint-Jean is launching his pre-incubation course for first-time and early-stage entrepreneurs building impact-focused ventures called Delighting
• Hanns Christian Mahler from ten23 applied to become a B Corp
• Margarida Vasconcelos launched Seeds & Stories with the mission to empower rural women through regenerative fashion and capacity building programs - with the help of Estela Castelli Florino Pilz who did the web development. 
• Charlotte Worsley is looking for brands to feature on her platform Stories Behind Things

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