Entrepreneurs who change the world

Matthieu Dardaillon and Jonas Guyot state it from the very first pages of their book: "The future belongs to those who do not give up." While still students at a prestigious business school, the two friends spent three years meeting social entrepreneurs, enlightened leaders and engaged citizens who use their businesses to be useful to society.

From Europe to Asia via Africa, they recount their exchanges with these "visionaries in action": Antonio Meloto, founder of Gawad Kalinga, which fights against poverty in the Philippines; Bagoré Bathily, of Laiterie du berger in Senegal; or Arnaud Poissonnier, founder of the microcredit network Babyloan… *

From this world tour, they have above all brought back the conviction that it is always possible to act, at one's own level and in one's own way. "Given the scale of the challenges we face, we can be tempted by cynicism, which leads to inaction. Yet, it seems to us that there has never been a better time to act." write the two authors, now aged 27 and 28, who have both founded their own structures – the association Ticket for Change and the company Corporate for Change.

Beyond these stories, this book challenges us with the questions this generation raises. With unparalleled dynamism, armed with strong convictions and unwavering optimism, they are often searching for their place in the world they are discovering. How can I give meaning to my work? How can I have a positive impact on society? Should I be wary of corporations? Is the system reformable from within? Their answers are certainly not the worst.

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* La Laiterie du Berger and Babyloan are partners of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation

Source : The Cross