Social innovation for collective impact work integration field: "Juntos por el empleo de los más vulnerables" as a case study

Abstract

Collective impact has gained in importance during the last decade, especially since the start of economic crisis in 2007, as new approach to solve complex social problems. The purpose of this research consists on analyzing the Corporate Social Responsibility of Accenture Spain and their successful relationships of collaboration across sectors, as exemplified in “Juntos por el empleo de los más vulnerables (JEV)”, designed as a collective impact initiative aiming to create a shared value ecosystem in work integration field for vulnerable people. Preliminary results demonstrate the potential of JEV to create a shared value ecosystem, that promotes work integration of the most vulnerable people. However, this collective impact initiative also entails some limitations, including heterogeneous degrees of alignment and the existence of tensions in relationships between actors.