Because ownership matters.
Building independent, purpose-driven companies with steward-ownership. Welcome to your go-to-spot for stories, tools, and learning journeys – for entrepreneurs, investors, practitioners, and the simply curious.
New Learning Journey: Aligned FinancingWhat is Steward-Ownership?
Steward-ownership offers an alternative to conventional ownership models. It ensures that companies remain independent and mission-driven – by enshrining two core principles in a legally binding way:
Purpose Orientation
Self-Determination
The Big Picture: Discover Steward-Ownership!
Explore Steward-Ownership in Practice
Stories, tools, and learning journeys for entrepreneurs, investors, and practitioners ready to engage with a model that puts purpose and long-term independence at the center.
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Enjoy the World's Biggest Gathering Around Steward-Ownership as a Video
What a day! On October 9, the steward-ownership ecosystem gathered in Berlin for the SO:25 conference. A day full of captivating stories, in-depth keynotes, valuable exchanges and learning, and pure joy at being together.
Stories & Insights
What now? And some of the even bigger questions underneath …
A podcast episode about the U.S. dialysis industry washed up on our shore — and with it a set of questions that sit just beneath the surface of the story: incentives, accountability, and the quiet but decisive role of ownership. Listening to hosts Trevor Noah and Eugene Khoza and journalist Tom Mueller, we recognised patterns we encounter every day in our work with steward-ownership and couldn’t help but ask: What would be different if the dialysis providers were steward-owned?
Steward-Ownership – What Exactly Is It Again?
Still there are quite a few misunderstandings and myths surrounding the topic of steward-ownership. This article provides some orientation by taking a closer look at the two key principles of steward-ownership: self-determination and purpose orientation. What exactly shapes them? And how are they technically spelled out?
Steward-Ownership Conference 2025
How do you pick highlights from a day where every single moment felt like one?
Not an easy task, we can tell you, but to spare you a 10-hour film, we did our best to capture the spirit and some of the many magical moments that made the SO:25 what it was!
SO:25 Opening Sequence
Imagine: You take a final seat at the SO:25. Darkness. Silence. Two cellos begin to play a melodious classical tune. Suddenly a voice fills the room... The SO:25 opening features a chorus of entrepreneurs and thinkers from different corners and companies of the world sharing what ownership means to them.
It rewrites the psychology of companies, changing the deep structures that shape their behavior. There’s brilliance in this approach.
A Global Ecosystem
Steward-Ownership is gaining momentum worldwide – from bakeries in Portland to banks in Santiago de Chile to tech firms in Berlin. Across many regions, dedicated organisations have emerged, focusing their work on promoting steward-ownership locally: examples are Purpose LatAm, Purpose US, Purpose Schweiz, We Are Stewards, Steward-Owned, Stewards, Gobernanzas, Generous Ventures, Somos Stewards, and many more. Alongside the Purpose Foundation, they all share a common mission: making steward-ownership more accessible to entrepreneurs, investors, and all those interested.
These companies are lighthouse examples of steward-ownership.
Do you have questions or would you like to chat with us?
Open Info CallThen we warmly invite you to join our twice-monthly open Q&A. This is an interactive session where you can ask your questions, listen to others’, and engage in an open conversation to gain a deeper understanding of steward-ownership and our work!
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