- Sustainability Champions
- Big Challenges
- Environmental
- Social
No More Deaths- Farming and Food Production
- The Sustainability Mindset
- What is Sustainability?
- Black Lives Matter
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Conflict-free Minerals
- One Water
- Design and Architecture
- Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism
- Equal Rights for Women and Girls
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Empathy and Consciousness
- Health and Wellness
- Culture and Consciousness
- Leadership Development
- Economic
- Events
- Bioneers 2011
- Sustainability Action Media (SAM)
- World Congress of Architects
- Bullard Center Environmental & Climate Justice
- Interfaith Voices: Call to Inclusion
- Ceres Annual Conferences
- Wisdom from the Origins 2012
- Responsible Business Conferences
- Corporate Citizenship Film Festival
- Salzburg Global Seminar
- Cause Marketing Forums
- BSR Conferences
- Places
- Series
- EarthSayers Podcast
- Called From Darkness
- AI for Good
- Global Warming Teaching Circle
- Reconciling Ways of Knowing
- Native Perspectives on Sustainability
- Sustainable Today
- Peak Moment
- The Natural Way: Indigenous Voices: Speaker Series
- Sustainability Pioneers
- 24 Hours of Reality by The Climate Reality Project
- Ray Anderson Memorial Interviews
- The Ways: Great Lakes Native Culture & Language
About This Collection
Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of poverty. Acumen invests in entrepreneurs and helps them build a more inclusive world.
The organization's goal is to demonstrate that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with business expertise, can lead to sustainable and scalable businesses that improve the lives of the poor. Acumen focuses its investments in sectors like clean energy, agriculture, healthcare, and financial services, aiming to create markets that work for everyone and a world based on dignity.
In addition to its investment activities, Acumen also has an educational arm, Acumen Academy, which provides training and resources to social entrepreneurs and leaders to help them build businesses and create positive change.
Curated by earthsayer
A Brighter Future |
Over 1.5 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity, often relying on expensive, hazardous, and polluting kerosene lanterns or candles. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals highlight electrification as crucial for poverty eradication, aiming to electrify 500 million more people by 2015. Advances in LED technology offer a vital solution. For instance, homemaker Suranjini Kumar transitioned from oil lamps to bright, clean light in her home using D.Light. This demonstrates how modern lighting solutions can improve lives and contribute to global development goals. EarthSayers Jamie Billet; Suranjini Kumar |
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Ten Years of Acumen Fund
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Acumen Fund Fellows - A New Generation of Leaders
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Published on Mar 7, 2013
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