On June 5, 2004, nearly 100 entrepreneurs launched the Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology in Alashan Tengri Desert, Inner Mongolia, which is the first social organization in China that takes social responsibility (Society) as its responsibility, entrepreneur as its main body, and ecology as its goal.

In order to effectively promote the development of environmental protection projects and build a three-dimensional and diversified environmental protection organization structure, up to now, the SEE and its members have initiated a total of 15 organizations including five foundations, five NGOs, three social groups and two social enterprises. The SEE's business areas focus on environmental issues such as desertification control, climate change and business sustainability, coastal wetland conservation, biodiversity, nature education, Yangtze River conservation, green supply chain, and industry development.

In 2008, the SEE launched the Beijing Entrepreneurs Environmental Protection Foundation (upgraded to public offering of fund in 2014), and has worked on a number of environmental projects, including "100 million Haloxylon ammodendron" for desertification control, "Entrepreneur for Green Development" and "Powerful Grass Peer" for fostering the power of private environmental protection.

Alashan SEE has more than 900 entrepreneur members and has set up 30 environmental project centers to promote entrepreneurs, environmental public welfare organizations and public participation in local environmental protection; it has directly or indirectly supported the work of more than 800 Chinese private environmental public welfare organizations or individuals, and has driven 600 million people to become participants and supporters of environmental protection. In 2012, the SEE initiated the establishment of the Shenzhen Mangrove Wetland Protection Foundation, which is the first privately-initiated public offering of fund for environmental protection in China, creating a model for coastal wetland protection in China. In 2016, the SEE initiated the establishment of the Hubei Yangtze Ecological Protection Foundation to help the national strategy of "Yangtze River Protection". In 2017, it initiated the establishment of the Xi'an Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Charity Foundation to protect the ecology of the Qinling Mountains. In 2018, the SEE initiated the establishment of Shenzhen Alashan Public Welfare Foundation, which brings into play the advantageous resources and innovative spirit of entrepreneurs to provide continuous support power for public welfare organizations and projects. In 2019, the organization established the Alashan SEE Ecological Public Welfare Training Institute to cultivate professional core strength for the environmental public welfare industry.

The SEE has more than 900 entrepreneur members and has set up 30 environmental project centers to promote entrepreneurs, environmental public welfare organizations and the public to deeply participate in local environmental protection. It has directly or indirectly supported the work of more than 800 Chinese private environmental public welfare organizations or individuals, and has driven 600 million people to become participants and supporters of environmental protection.

2004年6月5日，近百名企业家在内蒙古阿拉善腾格里沙漠发起成立阿拉善SEE生态协会——中国首家以社会责任（Society）为己任，以企业家（Entrepreneur）为主体，以保护生态（Ecology）为目标的社会团体。

为能有效推动环保项目发展，构建立体多元的环保组织架构，截至目前，阿拉善SEE及会员先后发起成立5家基金会、5家民非、3家社会团体、2家社会企业共15家机构，业务领域聚焦荒漠化防治、气候变化与商业可持续、滨海湿地保护、生物多样性、自然教育、长江大保护、绿色供应链、行业发展等环保议题。

阿拉善SEE于2008年发起成立北京市企业家环保基金会（2014年升级为公募基金会），深耕包括荒漠化防治的“一亿棵梭梭”、培育民间环保公益力量的“创绿家”、“劲草同行”等多个环保项目；2012年发起成立的深圳市红树林湿地保护基金会，是中国首家由民间发起的环保公募基金会，打造中国滨海湿地保护可借鉴范本；2016年发起成立湖北省长江生态保护基金会，助力“长江大保护”国家战略；2017年发起成立西安市企业家环保公益慈善基金会，守护秦岭生态；2018年发起成立深圳市阿拉善公益基金会，发挥企业家优势资源和创新精神，为公益组织和项目提供持续性支持力量；2019年成立阿拉善SEE生态公益培训学院，为环保公益行业培养专业核心力量。

阿拉善SEE企业家会员超900名，先后设立了30个环保项目中心，推动企业家、环保公益组织、公众深度参与在地环保事业；直接或间接支持了超800家中国民间环保公益机构或个人的工作，累计带动6亿人次公众成为环保的参与者和支持者。