What's SVN?

Social Venture Network (SVN) is a worldwide network of socially and environmentally engaged entrepreneurs and business leaders, dedicated to changing the way we and the world do business. It was first established in 1987 in America (http://www.svn.org) and has spread its network to Asia, Latin America and Africa.

SVN has its importance in socially and environmentally friendly new business models and promotes them worldwide. Taking the advantage of its global network, SVN members exchange their business experiences and develop their responsibilities to society and the environment, then change the old and existent business paradigms. This is the SVN's ultimate aim.



What's SVN Asia?

A few years ago SVN Asia was established. The first SVN Asia conference was held in 2003 in Chulalongkorn University in Thai. There participated Aung San Suu Kyi, the former Thai prime minister Panyarachun, crown prince of Liechtenstein and about 200 participants from 20 countries. From Japan, Masaru Kataoka, presentative of Citizen Bank, participated as a speaker.

The second SVN Asia conference was held in 2004 in Singapore. SVN Japan has been established to hold the third conference on September 17th and 18th, 2005 in Japan.

What's Social Venture?


Social venture is to do businesses aiming to solve social problems. We call businesses to solve local problems "Community business"

SVN Japan with new sense of value creates new economy and markets. We aim to create a new society where every citizen tries to solve local problems. In the conferences in September, various on-going projects in Asia with this mission are to be presented. Why don't you as an "Asian" in the time of Asia challenge to make new society system with us!?

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