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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
This report delves into the size, scale, and scope of the social enterprise sector in Southeast Asia.
There are about 1 million social enterprises in Southeast Asia and growing.
The report looks at the social enterprise landscape in the region in terms of size, scale, and scope, including the policy and support ecosystems in many countries.
The report was produced by the British Council, supported by United Nations ESCAP, in collaboration with HSBC and Social Enterprise UK.
The report covers studies conducted in Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Malaysia; the Philippines; Singapore; Thailand and Viet Nam.
The research for each survey is based on methodology developed by Social Enterprise UK, and undertaken by the British Council in partnership with both international and local partners.
Contents
Defining social enterprise
Scale of social enterprise
Existing research
Policy and support ecosystems
Survey findings
Conclusions
Published March 2021
