This report, published by Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, is written by Pauline Tan (our consultant), Roshini Prakash and Lam Swee Sum. Over a series of discussions between June and August 2014, stakeholders in the Singapore social sector – social enterprises, intermediaries, foundations, grant-makers, investors, corporates, policy makers and journalists – agreed to move away from definitions, labels and legal forms to develop a common language on the defining characteristics of social enterprises to facilitate moving the sector onto the next stage of development.