Center for Analytical Approaches to Social Innovation (CAASI)

The Institute is managed by the McCombs School of Business and is built in partnership with the Moody College of Communication. Our work focuses on corporate sustainability, sustainable finance, impact innovation and infrastructure, and sustainability communications. Our Mission: The GLSI develops leadership and solutions that address critical sustainability challenges and shape an inclusive, regenerative global economy and society. Our Vision: A world where profits and purpose meet to drive positive change.

Convene entrepreneurs, executives, investors, philanthropists, researchers, and other change agents to accelerate the speed, scale, and effectiveness of social innovations across the spectrum of capital.

The Sol Price Center for Social Innovation develops ideas and illuminate strategies to improve the quality of life for people in low-income urban communities. Together with the Price School’s academic rigor and practice-based expertise, the Sol Price Center for Social Innovation works to advance new models of equity and opportunity for low-income children and families, as well as advance the field of social innovation through scholarship and rigorous academic inquiry.

The Trinity Centre for Social Innovation's mission is to make a positive impact on society and the environment through engagement, research, innovation and teaching. We have recently expanded our team of dedicated experts. Join our exclusive launch event in Trinity Business School to find out more.

The Center for research on social innovations (CRISES) is an interuniversity and multidisciplinary research center. It brings together 50 researchers, each of whose primary affiliation is with one of the following ten institutions: Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Université Laval, Université de Sherbrooke, Concordia University, HEC Montréal , University of Montreal, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC), University of Quebec at Rimouski (UQAR) and UniversitéTéluq. In addition, the Center has nearly 50 associate members from the universities already mentioned, to which must be added Laurentian University (Sudbury), the University of Ottawa, the University of Moncton, Agrocampus West (Angers, France) and Saint Paul University.

At IE, Social Innovation and Sustainability are key drivers to pursue our mission to shape leaders with a global vision, an entrepreneurial mindset and a humanistic approach to drive innovation and change in organizations. As a leader in higher education, we have a paramount role to play in instilling a purposeful search for positive impact in our community as we frame together a better present and future. Being a founding member of Spain’s Global Compact Network, we believe in the potential of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework to advance our contribution to the world's most pressing challenges.