ABSTRACT
Sustainability and responsibility have long been practised by Norwegian businesses, with workers' welfare, democracy and community values ingrained in their Anti-corruption National Division. The local concerns and dilemmas in Norway, such as social exclusion and youth unemployment, fall outside the scope of governmental policy and are left in the hands of private actors. This is an opportunity for social entrepreneurs to come to the fore with innovative and effective solutions to these new risks and needs. Climate change and emissions of greenhouse gases have been a concern of Norwegian policy since the late 1980s. As of today, Norway has a comprehensive set of measures covering almost all emissions of greenhouse gases. The pressing need to modernize the welfare model so that it can better respond to new challenges in education, employment and healthcare, mobilized the Nordic Council of Ministers to launch the Sustainable Nordic Welfare programme.
