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The above attempt appears as an alternative proposition as opposed to the state-driven full privatization of EYATH S.A. – The aim of this article is to investigate the organization of water cooperatives in Greece for the first time, as promoted by a spontaneous social mobilization called Initiative 136. – Facilitates research into social entrepreneurship in the UK by overcoming the handicaps caused by the lack of standard and universally acceptable definitions of social enterprise, social entrepreneur and social entrepreneurship as well as the absence of a national register of social enterprises. – The eight research themes identified by the study comprise: defining the scope of social entrepreneurship the environmental context opportunity recognition and innovation modes of organization resource acquisition opportunity exploitation performance measurement and training education and learning about social entrepreneurship. Proposes eight research themes for social enterprises research and endorses the need for researchers to build on current knowledge and to work together to generate a theory and produce valid, reliable and comparable data capable of being shared by researchers, policy makers and those with an interest in social entrepreneurship. Applies the results of existing research to summarize the size of the social enterprise sector in the UK, Europe and US. – The ways in which social enterprises adopt financially sustainable strategies to pursue social aims and address a wide a range of social problems, such as unemployment and inequalities in access to health and social care services, are discussed. – To study the nature of social entrepreneurship from the viewpoint of activities associated with the perception of opportunities to create social value and the creation of social purpose organizations to pursue them. – Provides a stimulus for ongoing research and thought on the dynamic concept of sustainability. – The results indicated that the SROI technique demonstrated many qualities of sustainability and, with stakeholder inclusiveness pivotal to the innovative process, it allows for truly connected thinking that reveals advancements in sustainable development. Reports on the action research based case study which explored the relationship between the social enterprise business model and the concept of sustainable development. Discusses the value of social enterprises and the importance of identifying their social returns as measured by the SROI approach, which was adapted by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) to take account of stakeholder engagement, materiality, impact map, and appreciation of deadweight. – The nature of FRC Group’s business is discussed from the viewpoint of how it exemplifies Westall’s (2001) values‐led operation concept with four core values (bravery, creativity, professionalism, passion). – To apply the social return on investment (SROI) concept to a case study based on the Furniture Resource Centre Group (FRC Group), a social enterprise based in Liverpool, UK, to satisfy a need for quality affordable furniture for low‐income households. It illustrates that collaborative learning-by-doing by individuals across organisational boundaries is key for the successful implementation of RE projects that are new to the UK. Originality/value - This is the first paper to explore SE activities in RE. The success of this approach does throw up questions about replicability in different geographical settings. The case study demonstrates the value of partnership working between HICEC staff and the staff of local SEs, and suggests that the emergence of a community of practice is a key benefit of the SCHRI and the collaborative way in which it was implemented by HICEC. Findings - A typology of enterprise activities in RE is developed, based on activities along the RE supply chain. Two types of SE-RE initiatives are examined here, namely a Scottish SE-RE consultancy (the Highlands and Islands Renewable Energy Company - HICEC) and the various SEs it supports in developing RE projects through grants like the Scottish Community and Household Renewables Initiative (SCHRI). Design/methodology/approach - The approach consists of an initial effort to map the sector in terms of project types and to assess the benefit of supporting SE activities in RE through an empirical case study. The purpose of this paper is to assess what role social enterprise (SE) activities can play in the development of the RE sector in the UK. Purpose - After years of attempting to develop renewable energy (RE) mainly through large private sector initiatives, the UK government has broadened its approach to provide more support for other actors in this sector.
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