Ignasi Carreras

Professor at Esade Business School and founder of the Social Innovation Institute. President of Bofill Foundation. Former Director General and President of Oxfam Intermón

📍 Sant Pau d'Ordal, Catalonia, Spain🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 45 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2016
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Jan 2007
GRI is an independent international organization that has pioneered sustainability reporting since 1997. GRI helps businesses and governments worldwide understand and communicate their impact on critical sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, governance and social well-being. This enables real action to create social, environmental and economic benefits for everyone. The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are developed with true multi-stakeholder contributions and rooted in the public interest. Follow GRI on Twitter https://twitter.com/GRI_Secretariat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalReporting
Investigador en ahorro energético y nuevas energías. Instituto de Tecnicas Energeticas
Jan 1981
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) is a public institution dedicated to higher education and research, specialised in the fields of engineering, architecture, science and technology. In a highly creative context, the UPCs research, teaching and management projects are based on the principles of freedom, justice, democracy, solidarity, cooperation, sustainability, efficiency, transparency and social responsibility. They also reflect the Universitys commitment to the environment and to change. With a focus on intellectual rigour, critical thinking, a cross-disciplinary approach to knowledge, educational innovation and entrepreneurship, the UPC produces competent professionals with the skills they need to tackle present and future challenges. The activity that goes on at UPC campuses and schools has made the University a benchmark institution. The University harnesses the potential of basic and applied research, and transfers technology and knowledge to society. These actions make the UPC—in partnership with industry—an agent and driver of economic and social change. The UPC puts its scientific and technological infrastructure at the service of research groups and centres, researchers and students, professionals, companies and institutions. As a leading member of international networks of excellence, the UPC has a privileged relationship with global scientific and educational organisations. As a result, the University is at an advantage when it comes to attracting international talent.
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2016
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May 2016
En Hazloposible creemos que cada persona puede ser protagonista en la creación de un mundo más justo y sostenible. Por ello, ayudamos a que las personas y empresas se impliquen en las causas que mejor encajan con sus intereses, disponibilidad y valores, contribuyendo así a reforzar el trabajo de las ONG. Cada mes ofrecemos más de 1.500 oportunidades de voluntariado en las ONG con las que colaboramos y desde nuestros inicios, hemos canalizado 6 millones de personas voluntarias hacia miles de ONG, convirtiéndonos en la organización líder de voluntariado en España. En 2004 fuimos pioneros introduciendo el voluntariado en las empresas y desde entonces, nuestro programa de voluntariado corporativo está implementado en las principales empresas españolas y en algunas de sus filiales en el mundo.
2007
Board member
Jan 2007
GRI is an independent international organization that has pioneered sustainability reporting since 1997. GRI helps businesses and governments worldwide understand and communicate their impact on critical sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, governance and social well-being. This enables real action to create social, environmental and economic benefits for everyone. The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are developed with true multi-stakeholder contributions and rooted in the public interest. Follow GRI on Twitter https://twitter.com/GRI_Secretariat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalReporting
2006
Founder and former Director (2006-2018) of the Institute for Social Innovation. Senior Reseacher.
Sep 2006
More than 50 years dedicated to becoming a global academic institution of reference. Educate and carry out research in the areas of Management and Law, by means of the integral education of people, creation of relevant knowledge and contribution to the social debate. Esade Barcelona Edificio 1 Av. Pedralbes, 60-62 08034 Edificio 2 Marqués de Mulhacén, 40-42 08034 Edificio 3 Av. Esplugues, 92-96 08034 ESADE Sant Cugat Av. de la Torre Blanca, 59 08172 ESADE Madrid Business School Mateo Inurria, 25-27 28036
Deputy Chair
2006
La Fundació Bofill promovem iniciatives que facilitin el coneixement de la nostra societat i que contribueixin a millorar-la a través de la supressió de les desigualtats de tota mena existents entre les persones, entre els grups i entre els pobles i de lextensió de leducació i de la cultura en el sentit ampli a tots aquells que per les circumstàncies socials sen troben més mancats. La Fundació Bofill és independent de les administracions públiques, dels partits polítics, de les confessions religioses i dels grups econòmics i socials constituïts. Aquesta independència no significa neutralitat davant les grans qüestions ideològiques, polítiques, socials i morals de la nostra societat i del planeta.
1981
Investigador en ahorro energético y nuevas energías. Instituto de Tecnicas Energeticas
Jan 1981
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) is a public institution dedicated to higher education and research, specialised in the fields of engineering, architecture, science and technology. In a highly creative context, the UPCs research, teaching and management projects are based on the principles of freedom, justice, democracy, solidarity, cooperation, sustainability, efficiency, transparency and social responsibility. They also reflect the Universitys commitment to the environment and to change. With a focus on intellectual rigour, critical thinking, a cross-disciplinary approach to knowledge, educational innovation and entrepreneurship, the UPC produces competent professionals with the skills they need to tackle present and future challenges. The activity that goes on at UPC campuses and schools has made the University a benchmark institution. The University harnesses the potential of basic and applied research, and transfers technology and knowledge to society. These actions make the UPC—in partnership with industry—an agent and driver of economic and social change. The UPC puts its scientific and technological infrastructure at the service of research groups and centres, researchers and students, professionals, companies and institutions. As a leading member of international networks of excellence, the UPC has a privileged relationship with global scientific and educational organisations. As a result, the University is at an advantage when it comes to attracting international talent.
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1981–2016 · 3 investments
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