Social Business

Strong ESG performance can strengthen talent acquisition, open up investment opportunities, cut costs, increase revenue and reduce regulatory risk. “We know we should do some kind of ‘good’ as a company, but we can’t quite grasp the Return on Investment beyond just virtue signalling, and it’s hard to get internal…

As we start to wrap up, we’re inviting our Founders to share their experience, advice and insights into launching a business. Here, Monica Pun from Spedal and Jon Conradi from Mosaic share how they built their businesses and how they’re continuing to evolve. — As the climate crisis deepens, the amount of environmentally-focused ventures emerging from Year Here has increased, with several businesses joining our portfolio in the past two years. Despite Year Here coming to a close, we know that our ventures will continue to deliver impact for many years to come.

“The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the female. So long as these two wings are not equivalent in strength, the bird will not fly.” — Baha’i writings These are words that Laina lives by and in this interview, she shares with us the challenges…

Saskia Bruysten co-founded Yunus Social Business (YSB) together with Nobel Peace Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus. YSB Funds invests in social businesses in developing countries with affordable financing and growth support. Its portfolio of social businesses provides employment, education, healthcare, safe water, and clean energy to over 17.8 million people worldwide…

Over the last few years we’ve been involved in a number of partnerships, from Cathay Pacific selling Elephant Branded Wallets at 20,000 feet, to helping new communities and projects from South Africa to Sri Lanka. However, we’ve never partnered with a banking startup… until now! We are delighted to be…