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
Developmental Evaluation 2025
This evaluation offers a concise look of how steward-ownership and its ecosystem have evolved in 2025. It brings together insights from the Purpose Group, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and field builders, and reflects on these developments and on our own work within the field. Designed as a shared resource, it helps orient the ecosystem, support learning, and guide collective next steps.
What the Race for Acquisition of Warner Bros. Can Teach Us About Ownership
Couch or cinema? Do you still like to go to the movies – or do you prefer streaming at home? Either way, the latest news from Hollywood are kind of mind-blowing: Netflix, the world’s leading streaming platform, is on the verge of buying the legendary Warner Bros., and with it, HBO, one of it’s biggest competitors in the streaming business. In the meantime, Trump entered the stage. And Paramount who also placed a bid. What does this teach us about ownership?
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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