Social enterprises are less resilient than traditional businesses in times of crisis: their humanistic and collaborative nature can penalize them in their ability to transform themselves.

Some social enterprises are more resilient than traditional businesses in times of crisis because they can rely on a strong collaborative base and stakeholder support.

The better resilience of social enterprises within comparison to traditional businesses is not, all the time, demonstrated: all companies are different and have put in place different capacities promoting their resilience.

Technological innovation is at the heart of social or responsible innovation: one cannot exist without the other.

Not all innovations are associated with social or environmental progress and may even be negative for the society

Social or responsible innovation can exist beyond technological innovations even though the two can be complementary.

Social enterprises are a form of "business as usual" in the service of a social or environmental mission.

Social enterprises are not based on profit at all costs, nor on simple philanthropy.

Social enterprises are mainly actors of philanthropy, in the service of the common good.

Social enterprises combine economic activity with the pursuit of social or environmental impact.

Employees can become shareholders of a social enterprise, which is not the case in a traditional company.

Employees should theoretically benefit from better working conditions in a social enterprise compared to more traditional businesses.

The wage gaps are greater in a social enterprise than in a traditional business.

Employees participate and must be informed of decisions associated with the development of the company and the achievement of its social and environmental objectives (bottom-up logic).

Grow and generate profits for shareholders 

Reduce the amount of waste and fight against pollution 

Sell as many products and services as possible to be able to develop 

Provide access to employment to as many people as possible 

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A business is a way of coordinating people or resources to produce goods and services and accomplish a mission.

A company exists to generate economic value and it is this only mission which is recognized in law for businesses.

The objective of a company is to generate economic value while integrating societal or environmental missions into its purposes.