Grameen Bank

Banking for the poor. Grameen Bank (GB) has reversed conventional banking practice by removing the need for collateral and created a banking system based on mutual trust, accountability, participation and creativity. GB provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh, without any collateral.  

Envirofit

Making the world fit for humanity Envirofit’s enterprise-based model represents a new, more sustainable approach to tackling the global IAP/cookstoves problem – relying on market mechanisms to guide product development and drive consumer demand.    

Endeavor Global

High Impact Entrepreneurship High-Impact Entrepreneurs hold the key to sustained economic growth in emerging markets. They are the ambitious entrepreneurs who run innovative, high-growth businesses that create thousands of jobs, millions in wealth, and limitless opportunity in their countries. They are role models who change the fortunes of hundreds of Read more…