Community Stories — social enterprise

At The Good Store, we're dedicated to creating a positive impact on the lives of Filipinos and the environment. Our 2024 Social Impact Report highlights the progress we've made towards this mission, and we're excited to share our achievements with you. Empowering Communities We're proud to have partnered with 49 communities and brands, including social enterprises, developing communities, and indigenous communities. By providing a platform for these groups to showcase their products, we're helping to create economic opportunities and promote cultural preservation.     Reducing Waste, Embracing Sustainability   Our commitment to sustainability is yielding impressive results. Through our efforts,...

The co-founders of The Good Store with some of the local social entrepreneurs and community partners.   A 2015 report by The British Council describes the social enterprise scene in the Philippines as vibrant and growing. As early as 2007, there were already 30,000 registered social enterprises in the country as stated in the report. Ms. Maria Angela Flores of the PH British Council notes that the majority of these social enterprises are product or commodity-based. It is in these sentiments that they have founded the I am a Changemaker Social Enterprise Competition in 2009. Through that program, they were...