The climate negotiations in Paris - What does it mean for the green SME community?
Published: 25 novembre 2015 Allison Robertshaw
In just five days, politicians, policy makers, NGOs, businesses, entrepreneurs and activists will head to Paris, for the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP), to see whether the world can hammer together an agreement to move the world away from catastrophic climate change before time runs out. Will they be successful? En savoir plus
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Has our obsession with scale blinded us as to the real way to have impact?
Published: 18 novembre 2015 Allison Robertshaw
When I was in Nairobi a few weeks ago, our team at SEED brought together more than 500 people at our 2015 SEED Africa Symposium to discuss the latest developments in social and environmental entrepreneurship. En savoir plus
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Cutting down trees for survival: How women can provide an alternative source of energy
Published: 06 novembre 2015 Anais Mangin
"Then the refugees came and started to cut down trees and soon there was no forest left, (..) The locals also chopped trees and made charcoal to sell to the refugees." (UNHCR, 1996) En savoir plus
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Turning coffee into a profitable business for smallholders: Critical Success Factors for 2009 SEED Winner Kolcafé
Published: 27 octobre 2015 Jamie Kyles
Coffee has been the backbone of the agriculture-based economy of Tanzania for the last 100 years providing employment for an estimated 2 million people directly or indirectly, according to the Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI). However, low productivity is making it difficult for farmers to retain their livelihoods. En savoir plus
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Shaping Sustainable Development Policies to Scale the Impacts of Eco-entrepreneurship
Published: 20 octobre 2015 Amélie Heuër
A few weeks ago I was in Nairobi where we (SEED) held our annual SEED Africa Symposium. The event was the biggest one yet, with over 500 representatives from government agencies, the private sector, civil society organisations and academic institutions from 34 countries; all gathering to build bridges for impact. En savoir plus
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Boosting support for social and environmental entrepreneurship in Namibia
Published: 15 octobre 2015 Julia Rohe-Frydrych
Small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) contribute an estimated 12 per cent towards Namibia’s gross domestic product and employ about 20 per cent of the country’s workforce. En savoir plus
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SEED Winners attend PDCI Event in Jakarta, Indonesia
Published: 14 octobre 2015
Three SEED Winners from Uganda joined the discussions at the “1st Practitioners’ Dialogue on Climate Investments in cooperation with the 3rd Sustainable Business Dialogue” on 7-9 October 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia. En savoir plus
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Setting the Stage for Green & Inclusive Growth through Entrepreneurship
Published: 02 octobre 2015 Carolin Ehrensperger, Jana Rudnik
"Where many conventional start-up enterprises fail after only two years, more than three out of four SEED Winners have not, that is the major outcome of this flagship report“, Ibrahim Thiaw, UNEP Deputy Executive Director and UN Assistant-Secretary-General. En savoir plus
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SEED Special Recognition Award goes to Tambul Leaf Plates
Published: 10 septembre 2015
Chosen in an online vote with more than 5,500 participants 2013 SEED Low Carbon Winner Tambul Leaf Plates from India was chosen as the winner of the SEED Special Recognition Award. En savoir plus
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Plates from Fallen Leaves, Bricks from Plastic Waste and Sight Saving Mobile Apps – Green Innovation Highlighted at 2015 SEED Awards
Published: 09 septembre 2015
27 eco-inclusive enterprises are recognized at the 2015 SEED Africa Symposium. En savoir plus
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Building Inclusive Value Chains
Published: 27 août 2015 Carolin Ehrensperger, Mareike Grytz
How can people living at the base-of-the-pyramid (BoP) be integrated into global value chains and improve their livelihood on a long-term perspective? One answer clearly is: by fostering Inclusive Business Models (IBM). En savoir plus
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The next challenge for impact investing: Scaling up support to early stage social enterprises
Published: 13 août 2015 Bertil van Vugt, Mirko Zürker
The growth and success of green and inclusive business models with high impact potential is central to the challenges many emerging economies are facing. En savoir plus
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Water for Life – innovative and entrepreneurial ways of storing water in semi-arid regions of Brazil
Published: 30 juillet 2015 Carolin Ehrensperger, Daniele Cesano, Thais Corral
Access to water is not only about meeting basic human needs; it is critical to sustainable development, too. En savoir plus
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Taking action and inspiring change towards food security not only on Mandela Day, but every day
Published: 18 juillet 2015 Mirko Zürker, Rest Kanju
“It’s in your hands now”: with this sentence, Nelson Mandela passed on his legacy to make a difference in the world to a new generation at his 90th birthday. En savoir plus
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Sands of time
Published: 30 juin 2015 Helen Marquard
Today, the 30th June, is a significant date: it is exactly 8 years since I left the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to join the SEED Initiative, and it now marks a transition from my role as Executive Director of SEED, to Chairman. En savoir plus
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After 8 Years of Heading the Top Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award, Helen Maquard Steps Down
Nairobi, 30 June 2015 - After 8 years at the helm of the SEED, Helen Maquard finished her mission as the programme's Executive Director today. Under her leadership, SEED has evolved from a biennial awards scheme into a multi-component programme for action on sustainable development and the green economy. En savoir plus
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Increasing the impact of social enterprises in developing and emerging economies
Published: 25 juin 2015 Aline Margaux Wachner, Lisa M. Hanley, Tim Weiss
A recent large-scale survey published by Zeppelin University and Siemens Stiftung generally support the idea that social enterprises can have a positive impact on poverty reduction. However, it also reveals some caveats, which have led us to derive concrete recommendations for action. En savoir plus
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What role for eco-entrepreneurship in the Post-2015 agenda?
Published: 19 juin 2015 Anais Mangin, Helen Marquard
The Millennium Development Goals have shaped development cooperation in the last 15 years, and there has been progress towards eliminating poverty worldwide. Nevertheless, much remains to be done. En savoir plus
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SEED participates in the high-level consultation ‘Review and Monitoring of the Post-2015 Agenda’
Published: 09 juin 2015
The event aimed to provide a platform for national and international experts to exchange lessons learned from existing processes and their various perspectives on possible elements of a mutual state-led review process against the background of recent and forthcoming rounds of intergovernmental negotiations on the Post-2015 Agenda. En savoir plus
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What is your pledge for the World Environment Day?
Published: 05 juin 2015
Today, Friday 5 June, is the World Environment Day (WED); the United Nations flagship day to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the environment. En savoir plus
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Breaking the taboo: how managing menstruation in a hygienic and environment-friendly way can empower thousands of girls and women while reducing waste in developing countries
Published: 02 juin 2015 Amélie Heuër, Anais Mangin
While it may have gone unnoticed to many, the 28th of May was the International Menstrual Hygiene Day; a day initiated by WASH United to create awareness around the right of women and girls to hygienically manage their menstruation – in privacy, safety and with dignity – where ever they are. En savoir plus
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Meet the SEED Accelerator recipients and VOTE NOW for the SEED Special Recognition Award!
Published: 28 mai 2015
At the SEED South Africa Symposium 2015, SEED announced the Accelerator recipients. En savoir plus
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Explore SEED through the new Virtual Exhibition and learn about the SEED Winners’ impacts through the new SEED Case Studies
Published: 27 mai 2015
SEED is launching a new interactive multimedia feature which will enable you to look into all aspects of SEED’s activities: the Virtual Exhibition, as well as new in-depth Case Studies that have emerged from the latest SEED research. En savoir plus
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