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 Secure international social enterprise accreditation: People & Planet First

People and Planet First is a verification and a global collective. Together, we are moving beyond “business as usual” and building an economy that puts people and planet first.​

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List of Irish Social Enterprises Who Have Already Been Previously Verified

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Accelerating Change Together (ACT)

ACE Enterprise Park

ACM Community Centre

Ballinasloe Area Community Development (BACD)

Ballyhoura Development

Bantry Credit Union

Bounce Back Recycling

Chronic Health Advocate

Circular Dress Collaborative

ClareCare

Cloughjordan Community Farm

Common Knowledge

Common Purpose Ireland

Community Roots

Connection Arts Centre

Creative Spark

Cumas New Ross

Darndale Belcamp Village Centre

Dunhill Multi Education Centre

EcoVision

Education for Sustainability

EPIC Social Enterprise

FASD Ireland

Football Cooperative

Friars' Gate Theatre

Frontline Bikes

Future Focus21c

Gateway to Education

GORM

Grow It Yourself (GIY)

Hair Together

HUGS Community

Inishowen Development Partnership

Inishturk Community Club

Irish Aerial Creation Centre

Leave No Trace

Lifford Old Courthouse

LIFT Ireland

Link Galway

Liquid Therapy

Little Fitness

Little Jobs Service

Living Woodlands

Lough Ree Access for All

Meals4Health

Moneygall Development Association

Ó Cualann Housing

Oakfield Trust

Open Doors Initiative

Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre

Partas

RecycleIT

Rehab Logistics

Rehab Recycle

REVAMP 3RStore

Sail Training Ireland

Sensational Kids

Shamrock Squad

Speedpak Group

Spraoi agus Spórt

St. Munchin's Community Enterprise Centre

Terenure Enterprise Centre

The Avalon Centre

The B!g Idea

The Cottage Loughmore

The HomeShare

The Non Prophet Organisation

The Shona Project

The Urban Co-op

Third Space

Tiny Elephant

Triest Press

Truagh Spirit

UnderStory

Vantastic

Venture Out

We Make Good

 

What problem are we trying to solve?

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Of the biggest challenges we collectively face is a lack of understanding of social enterprise. This lack of understanding has consequences, including:

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  • Inaccessible business supports

  • Inability to access funding opportunities  

  • Struggle to access social procurement opportunities

  • Lack of access to pro bono and discounted supports available to charities

 

What is People & Planet First?

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People & Planet First is a robust verification framework which has been in existence since 2021 and is adopted in 130+ counties. ​The verification focuses on five core standards to keep assessment costs low, bridge language divides and legal differences and open global opportunities for all enterprises that put people and planet first. 

 

The five standards are:

 

  1. Purpose: Exists to solve a social and/or environmental problem.

  2. Operations: Prioritises purpose, people and planet over profit in operational decisions.

  3. Revenue: Has a self-sustaining revenue model.

  4. Use of surplus: Reinvests the majority of any surplus towards its purpose.

  5. Structure: Chooses legal structures and financing that protect and lock-in purpose long-term.

 

Within each standard there are five levels ranging from no evidence through to full demonstration that the standard is met. P&P provides the interface and operations while the country partner verifies the application at a local level.  

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