{"id":1928,"date":"2026-06-28T05:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2026-09-17T05:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T05:27:21","slug":"webinar-social-enterprises-in-sri-lanka-trading-for-social-impact-and-sustainable-development-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/2026\/06\/28\/webinar-social-enterprises-in-sri-lanka-trading-for-social-impact-and-sustainable-development-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar &#8211; Social Enterprises in Sri Lanka: \u201cTrading for Social Impact and Sustainable Development.\u201d &#8211; 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marketing Club of the Faculty of Business Studies successfully organized its first webinar titled &#8220;Social Enterprises in Sri Lanka: Trading for Social Impact and Sustainable Development&#8221; on 28 June 2026 via Zoom. The session was conducted by Mr. Jeylal Antony Rasaratnam, Project Manager, CLG Mohanji Integrated Ireland, an experienced professional in the field of social enterprise and sustainable development. The webinar aimed to introduce students to the concept of social enterprises and their significant role in addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges through innovative and sustainable business practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resource person shared valuable insights into how social enterprises create social value while maintaining financial sustainability, highlighting practical examples and successful initiatives from Sri Lanka and the international context. Participants gained a deeper understanding of social entrepreneurship, sustainable business models, and the contribution of social enterprises to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"su-custom-gallery su-custom-gallery-align-center su-custom-gallery-title-never su-lightbox-gallery\"><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:270px;height:180px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Webinar-Social-Enterprises-in-Sri-Lanka-Trading-for-Social-Impact-and-Sustainable-Development.jpg\" title=\"Webinar \u2013 Social Enterprises in Sri Lanka \u201cTrading for Social Impact and Sustainable Development\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Webinar-Social-Enterprises-in-Sri-Lanka-Trading-for-Social-Impact-and-Sustainable-Development-270x180.jpg\" alt=\"Webinar \u2013 Social Enterprises in Sri Lanka \u201cTrading for Social Impact and Sustainable Development\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">Webinar &#8211; Social Enterprises in Sri Lanka \u201cTrading for Social Impact and Sustainable Development<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:270px;height:180px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Webinar-Social-Enterprises-in-Sri-Lanka-Trading-for-Social-Impact-and-Sustainable-Development.png\" title=\"Webinar \u2013 Social Enterprises in Sri Lanka \u201cTrading for Social Impact and Sustainable Development\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Webinar-Social-Enterprises-in-Sri-Lanka-Trading-for-Social-Impact-and-Sustainable-Development-270x180.png\" alt=\"Webinar \u2013 Social Enterprises in Sri Lanka \u201cTrading for Social Impact and Sustainable Development\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">Webinar &#8211; Social Enterprises in Sri Lanka \u201cTrading for Social Impact and Sustainable Development<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marketing Club of the Faculty of Business Studies successfully organized its first webinar titled &#8220;Social Enterprises in Sri Lanka: Trading for Social Impact and Sustainable Development&#8221; on 28 June [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-events","category-webinar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1931,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928\/revisions\/1931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}