This article was first published at Luxemburger Wort. Photo: Luxemburger Wort Luxembourg has become a growing hub for social business and on Tuesday night at...
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Creating Hundreds of Resilient Cities by Rethinking Infrastructure for the 21st Century
Cities will house 70 percent of the world’s population by 2050 and require urban infrastructure investment of at least $3.7 trillion per year. The only...
The Startup That Will Change the Way China Feeds Its Cities
Beijing-based startup Alesca Life is democratizing access to fresh food by creating solutions that enable anyone anywhere to grow the safest, healthiest, and freshest produce in the...
Impact Investing in Victorian England? The Case of Model Dwellings Companies
At an academic conference last year on the history of political and social legitimacy of business, Open University Professor Janette Rutterford noted that among the...
This Company’s Unique Technology Will Help Millions Make Safer Food Choices
Vitargent believes that every person should have the information they need to make informed decisions about the products they purchase and consume. Their technology is...
Scaling Up Social Economy Enterprises In South East Europe
Scaling up social economy enterprises in South East Europe was an inspiring two days conference organized in April by the Government of the Republic of...
Small Farmers are the Future of Global Food Security
Smallholder farmers have become the most important piece of the global agricultural system. Small farmers feed close to 80 percent of the total population in Asia...
What We Do vs. What We Care About: The Blind Spot of Two-Pocket Thinking
I once talked to a successful businesswoman and philanthropist — let’s call her Jane — who had set up her own foundation to give money...
Oil-rich Nigeria Moves to Boost Renewables to 30 Percent by 2030
From Norway to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, big oil producers are becoming big backers of renewable-energy. Now, Nigeria has signed two agreements...
How One Entrepreneur Turned a Lack of Funds Into a Competitive Advantage
Semtive has created the world’s most innovative wind turbine: a cost-effective, compact, and extremely quiet device called the NEMOI, which can generate power for anyone, anywhere....
Social Innovation Forum 2017
A Social Innovation Forum 2017 was organized in Belgrade on the 6th April 2017 by the Smart Kolektiv, EBRD and NESst. The forum gathered different...
Impact Investing World Forum 2017
Social Impact Investment Hub Professor Balthazar took part in the Impact Investing World Forum 2017 that was held in London on 23rd – 24th March....