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EO’s framework for sustainability: How EO will become net positive by 2030

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Yiannis and his company helped to develop a sustainability framework for EO to manage its environmental and social impact, and inspire EO members to engage with the organization’s sustainability agenda. The following is a summary of EO’s sustainability framework. EO member engagement is key. Want to share your story of sustainability?

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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

TechCrunch

The startup, currently with operations in Nigeria, Tanzania and India (Uttar Pradesh and Bihar), has set an ambitious goal of installing at least 5,000 mini-grids by 2030 and in the process make 1 million connections – half of which will be micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Europe’s Chips Act to bake in up to €2BN in funding support for startups and scale-ups

TechCrunch

The Commission wants to more than double the bloc’s share of global chip production to 20% by 2030 — up from the 9% currently. A dedicated semiconductor equity investment facility (under InvestEU program ) will also support scale-ups and SMEs with market expansion, per the Commission.

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Gig and Take Raises $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Round!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

According to a recent Deloitte study, the shortage of skilled factory workers in the US will reach well over two million by 2030. “US As the debate about the gig-economy rages on, alternative, innovative employment frameworks are emerging. US Manufacturing will fall short of millions of factory workers in the coming years.

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

In 2019, the Malaysian government also issued its Shared Prosperity Vision 2030, a 10-year framework for restructuring its economy that includes building an Islamic fintech hub as a key part of its strategy.

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Women entrepreneurs breaking barriers for a sustainable future

Impact Hub

Accelerate 2030: supporting groundbreaking women innovators. In 5 pilot countries – China, Croatia, Colombia, Nigeria, and Turkey – the program provided a specially curated scale-readiness program, integrating the “future-fit business” framework of the circular economy into the curriculum. .

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EO London’s Pajani Singah: Saving the rainforest by investing private capital

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2017, EO pledged its support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) —17 goals to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change by 2030. At its current rate of deforestation, over 25 percent of the biome will disappear by 2030. The next EO Impact Day is Wednesday, 15 December 2021.

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