All About Steward-Ownership

Welcome to our knowledge hub for steward-ownership in Belgium.

Here, you'll find a curated selection of resources and materials related to steward-ownership, including preparatory reading, practical examples, and implementation guides. These resources provide valuable insights and practical tools to help you consider and implement steward-ownership effectively. With credits to the Purpose Foundation.

Steward-ownership is a diverse and multi-faceted concept. One of our core activities is developing model documents and open-access materials to further support your journey. Stay tuned by subscribing to our newsletter and ecome a part of this growing community !

As a knowledge hub, our goals is to share information and experiences to make steward-ownership widely accessible and understood. We aim to support a range of stakeholders — entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, lawyers, and tax advisors across Belgium—in navigating this transformative ownership model.

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Great curated and flexible online courses about Steward-owned-aligned-finance (SOAF)

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1. The problem about ownership?

A 10 minutes Explainer video about:
Where can it go wrong? What’s the problem?

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Podcast - The Essence of Steward-Ownership

A 45-minute introduction podcast about the wonderful world of steward-ownership.

Listen here to get the essence

Podcast - Business Wise (NL)

BusinessWise and We Are Stewards present an inspiring series featuring 4 Dutch companies.

Listen to the podcast with real stories

Must-Read Booklet

A comprehensive, one-stop-shop overview of steward-ownership by the Purpose Foundation.

Read the booklet to get overview

2. The essence – what is it exactly?

A 10 minutes Explainer video about the 2 principles of Steward-ownership.

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Introduction Webinar

A 2023 webinar hosted by S&L, providing key insights into steward-ownership.

Watch the webinar to get the basics

Guidebook for legal frameworks

Outlining alternative ownership models and inclusive finace structures- by Purpose

Download this legal stuff

Real world Steward-Ownership stories

It all comes alive through real-world examples, hat highlight the impact it has in the world. 

Dive in these curated Stories

3. How to do this in Belgium?

A 10 minutes Explainer video about the legal embedding of steward-ownership in Belgium

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Toolkit for Steward-Ownership

A masterpiece for anyone embarking on the transformative journey of steward-ownership.

Use this toolkit for new insights

Belgian policy discovering SO

SO is featured in the latest Flemish VARIO advisory report

Have a look at the report

Toekomstbedrijven (dutch)

The perfect guide for steward-ownership, authored by our colleagues at We Are Stewards.

Read the book, it's al about SO

4. How to finance?

A 10 minutes Explainer video about the growing relevance SOAF (aligned finance)

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Steward-ownership around the world

The latest highlights and inspiring insights from the steward-ownership cosmos.

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Podcast - The legal part (by Aurion)

How Steward-owned companies embed the principles into the legal DNA of their company.

Listen here to get the essence

Looking for more detailed case studies? here it is.