The Guide to Responsibility in Startups
The Ally of Your Responsible by Design Approach
The Best Resources to Integrate Responsibility from the Start and at the Core of Your Model
(The English Version is still a work in progress)
Open-source tool, 100% free. An initiative led by EDHEC Entrepreneurs.
+65 resource sheets
associated with key actions to take action.
Written in collaboration with entrepreneurs and experts
covering various topics, from HR to Financing.
For 100% of startups
at the beginning as well as during the acceleration phase, regardless of the industry.
Used by +600 entrepreneurs, investors, and incubators
This guide is intended for any entrepreneur eager to embark on a responsible journey. It has been designed as a key resource to support startups at any stage of their development, right from the beginning.
"A very practical guide for all entrepreneurs”
It covers not only impact but also many essential topics for startup creation (company's "Why," team, product, etc.). Very well structured and, most importantly, very accurate! I highly recommend it!
Thomas Arnaudo, Cofounder @ 900.care
"An effective way to support entrepreneurs”
Entrepreneurs don't always know how to approach the issues of responsibility. These topics are demanding but essential today in the development and value creation of startups. This guide is an effective way to support entrepreneurs and help them make rapid progress on these matters.
Marie-Gabrielle Sorin, Operating Partner Sustainability & Impact @ Ring Capital
What you’ll find inside the guide
65+ action-oriented resource sheets written with experts, easily accessible at each stage of project advancement.
👀 Key challenges at a glance
An optimized interface to quickly find the right information.
🗣️ Dozens of testimonials.
Advice from entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and experts enriches each sheet.
📚 Additional resources for further exploration
Many recommended resources, methods, and articles to delve deeper into the topics discussed.
An initiative by EDHEC Entrepreneurs
This initiative draws on over 10 years of experience in supporting project leaders from EDHEC Entrepreneurs. The network of three incubators at EDHEC Business School is affiliated with the Centre for Responsible Entrepreneurship, which aims to promote a responsible by design startup development model.
The mission of EDHEC Entrepreneurs is to foster a generation of ambitious and engaged entrepreneurs to support positive transformations in the world.
At the core of these journeys, our three incubators (STATION F - Paris, Lille, and Nice) offer personalized one-year support.
EDHEC ENTREPRENEURS IN NUMBERS
- Over 300 pre-incubated projects each year
- Over 60 startups incubated each year
- Over 300 mentors and experts engaged with us
Located in Lille, Nice, Paris, London, and Singapore, with a diverse community of 110 nationalities on its campuses and partnerships with 290 of the world's top universities, EDHEC is a truly international school connected to the business world.
With over 50,000 alumni in 130 countries, it forms a community of engaged leaders. Their goal is to take concrete action to address the major economic, social, technological, and environmental challenges of the world.
The school has developed a unique model based on research that benefits society, businesses, and students. EDHEC is now a place of excellence, innovation, experience, and diversity, capable of influencing future generations in a rapidly changing world. Making a positive impact on the world is our mission.
EDHEC IN NUMBERS
- 8,600 Students in initial training
- 175 Professors and Researchers
- 13 Centers of Expertise
- 5 Campuses and a platform dedicated to certified and degree programs 100% online: EDHEC Online
"The Era of Responsible by Design Startups”
"If the success criteria for startups have changed, the reference methods for entrepreneurship have evolved little. The Responsible Entrepreneurship by Design approach aims to address this strong need for support expressed by entrepreneurs to help them, in practice, integrate responsibility from the very construction of their model.”
Yasmine Machwate, Maylis Gillet and Justine Soudier @ EDHEC Entrepreneurs
Our contributors
🤝 Responsible by Design
EDHEC is committed to fostering a generation of socially responsible startups.
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