Recognition and reward programmes are common mechanisms used to support and encourage outstanding behaviour and actions that contribute significantly to the achievement of a given vision, mission or objective. SEED is one of many award programmes that serve to recognise and support significant contributions towards a global vision for sustainable development. This report explores the role of these awards in promoting sustainable development. Download the full report here.

On the basis of in-depth studies of the SEED winners and other research reports, Creech and Paas conclude that creating a comprehensive typology of entrepreneurship field, partnerships is problematic because of the extreme variety of forms and shapes that these partnerships take. Nor has there been sufficient exploration of critical success factors for different types of partnerships. This paper suggests that developing partnership management is one critical success factor for social and environmental entrepreneurs but is not the defining modus operandi. Seven other CSFs are based on empirical evidence from the social and environmental. Download the full report here.

This paper explores how the international development community approaches scale-up and replication, and in particular its role in supporting start-up social and environmental enterprises with a view to expanding their business and their social and environmental impacts. The report examines several aspects of these issues and raises questions about who is responsible for creating the enabling environment and helping a local SMME to scale up. It also examines critically some of the main issues related to replication. Download the full report here.

Eight critical success factors and fourteen performance indicators are identified through the investigation of SEED Winners and other social and environmental entrepreneurs. The report was subsequently used as the basis for a robust rapid assessment tool for social and environmental enterprises. Such a process can be self-directed by the enterprise leaders to determine in the early stages of their development whether they have the critical elements in place for successful growth. Download the full report here.