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Social Entrepreneurs 

The concept of a Social Entrepreneurs is a criteria we have been following in order to decide which entrepreneurs we would spend time on. We have decided to focus primarily  social entrepreneurs as they prove to society that a business can be profitable AND environmentally conscious. On this page we aim to describe in more detail who those social entrepreneurs are and what they have achieved. 

Europe
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Impaakt

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Problem

Efficiently monitoring and measuring businesses' overall impact on people and the planet is essential to accelerate change, but it’s complicated. Which metrics to use ? Should we rely on data from the companies themselves or do we make our own assessments? How do we avoid green washing and measure the real impact of a company ?

Solution

In 2018, Impaakt launched a peer-review platform to measure the true level of sustainability of major companies worldwide. Thanks to ratings and analyses made by the +20’000 certified community members, they’re building company scores with the goal to create the ultimate resource of objective, quality impact information for investors and consumers.

Impact

Since 2018, 40’000 people joined the Impaakt community. 400k ratings have been made covering the impact of over 1500 companies.

Europe

North America
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North America

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Impaakt

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Problem

Efficiently monitoring and measuring businesses' overall impact on people and the planet is essential to accelerate change, but it’s complicated. Which metrics to use ? Should we rely on data from the companies themselves or do we make our own assessments? How do we avoid green washing and measure the real impact of a company ?

Solution

In 2018, Impaakt launched a peer-review platform to measure the true level of sustainability of major companies worldwide. Thanks to ratings and analyses made by the +20’000 certified community members, they’re building company scores with the goal to create the ultimate resource of objective, quality impact information for investors and consumers.

Impact

Since 2018, 40’000 people joined the Impaakt community. 400k ratings have been made covering the impact of over 1500 companies.

Latin America
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Latin America

Impaakt

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Problem

Historically, Colombia's traditional financial system has created more opportunities for agricultural companies located in urban versus rural areas. In Colombia, 6 out of 10 farmer families do not own the land they operate in. Many of them lack the knowledge, skills, and financial resources to develop and grow.

Solution

Agrapp is a web financing platform that connects investors with small and medium-sized rural projects to empower producers and develop the agricultural sector within the country and in Latin America. In addition to financial support, the company helps these farmers better structure, manage and operate their businesses.

Impact

To date, Agrapp has helped to finance over 80 small and medium-sized farmers through 400 investors. They reached 900k USD in investments for these communities, created 250 jobs, and increase farmers' income by up to 400%.

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Africa

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Problem

Communication between healthcare workers and specialists is a big challenge in emerging countries, especially in rural areas. In South Africa, local doctors often have to deal with poor communication systems, long hours of paperwork, frequent load shedding, and an overall stressful environment.

Solution

Vula Mobile facilitates referrals between healthcare workers and medical specialists, allowing them to manage patients’ cases remotely. Specialists have access to structured information about the patient, allowing them to assess their needs, and send back medical advice in a short period of time.

Impact

As of May 2022, more than 26k healthcare workers were registered on the Vula app, benefiting over 750k patients. Vula's impact translates into an average saving of 2.3 million USD for patients for not missing out on work, and another 3.2mio USD saved in unnecessary costs for medical experts.

Africa
United Arab Emirates
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UAE

Impaakt

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Problem

Efficiently monitoring and measuring businesses' overall impact on people and the planet is essential to accelerate change, but it’s complicated. Which metrics to use ? Should we rely on data from the companies themselves or do we make our own assessments? How do we avoid green washing and measure the real impact of a company ?

Solution

In 2018, Impaakt launched a peer-review platform to measure the true level of sustainability of major companies worldwide. Thanks to ratings and analyses made by the +20’000 certified community members, they’re building company scores with the goal to create the ultimate resource of objective, quality impact information for investors and consumers.

Impact

Since 2018, 40’000 people joined the Impaakt community. 400k ratings have been made covering the impact of over 1500 companies.

South Asia
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South Asia

Impaakt

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Problem

Efficiently monitoring and measuring businesses' overall impact on people and the planet is essential to accelerate change, but it’s complicated. Which metrics to use ? Should we rely on data from the companies themselves or do we make our own assessments? How do we avoid green washing and measure the real impact of a company ?

Solution

In 2018, Impaakt launched a peer-review platform to measure the true level of sustainability of major companies worldwide. Thanks to ratings and analyses made by the +20’000 certified community members, they’re building company scores with the goal to create the ultimate resource of objective, quality impact information for investors and consumers.

Impact

Since 2018, 40’000 people joined the Impaakt community. 400k ratings have been made covering the impact of over 1500 companies.

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Central Asia

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Problem

Every year, around 1.7 mio tons of trash is generated in Kyrgyzstan, with plastic accounting for 21% of all waste. Most people aren't educated on the importance of recycling. Consequently, a lot of the trash ends up burning in landfills, polluting the soil and liberating dangerous toxic fumes.

Solution

In December 2021, BeGreen started to manufacture bottle-shaped trash cans at scale to encourage the population to recycle plastic. They later opened their first plastic recycling plant, where the plastic waste they collect is cut into tiny flakes, which are then exported and notably up-cycled into textiles, carpets, and construction straps.

Impact

BeGreen currently produces 10 Mtons of flakes out of recycled plastic bottles every year. Most of it is exported to Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan to be up-cycled into different kinds of products. BeGreen is among the leaders of the Green Revolution slowly gaining traction in the country.

Central Asia
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