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Are you ready to join the global movement towards a circular future? Meet Scrapp - expert waste accountants that provides tailored solutions for businesses, brands, retailers, schools, and individuals seeking to enhance recycling practices at home.
For Scrapp's bold mission for positive change, Evan Gwynne Davies, Co-founder and CEO at Scrapp commits to expand to every country in the world with recycling infrastructure with the end goal to help educate and empower a global community towards a circular future.
➡️Find out more about Scrapp and other Positive Impact Entrepreneurs here: https://lnkd.in/gYjshtd2
💡The power of collaboration and innovation can drive tremendous positive change!
One of our incredible Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact companies - Nedamco Africa - has just taken a significant step forward in their commitment to sustainable water management and environmental stewardship using #AI.
They have recently announced the launch of their Catchment-City-Wastewater Management Solution in Ethiopia. This ground-breaking initiative is set to redefine water resource management in the Southern hemisphere.
We are incredibly proud of their achievement and look forward to seeing what they can achieve on tackling the effects of the climate crisis. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eA_98iCMNedamco AfricaJan Willem van der Steen
🔊 How We Fix This: the new podcast that must be on your radar.
Norrsken and Spotify bring to life this exciting podcast series hosted by Alexander Skarsgård that spotlights innovative entrepreneurs from the Norrsken Impact/100 list and dives into how their approaching some of our current most pressing challenges.
➡️New episodes every Wednesday - listen exclusively on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dUrNAY7x
Sopht is a French startup that offers a 360° data-driven solution to help companies enhance IT efficiency and sustainability through decarbonization and guided actionability. Their solution acts as a one-stop shop for analyzing and optimizing IT infrastructure's environmental impact and cost.
🌱As an advocate for achieving positive change by 2030, Julien Rouzé, Co-founder at Sopht speaks about the company's bold mission, which is to reduce their clients' IT carbon footprint by 30%.
Find out more about Sopht and other Positive Impact Entrepreneurs here: https://lnkd.in/gYjshtd2
The Microsoft #BuildFor2030 Initiative empowers our partners to drive positive change through technology and inclusive practices. As a changemaker, shipzero is leading the charge in transforming the transport and logistics sector through sustainable innovation and data-driven solutions.
In an interview hosted by Anthony Virapin with Tobias Bohnhoff, Co-founder and CEO of shipzero, shares insights into their mission aligned with sustainable development goals (SDGs).
With support from Microsoft's Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact program, shipzero leverages Azure's powerful cloud infrastructure and AI to empower businesses with actionable insights for sustainable operations. Their commitment to innovation and environmental stewardship is reshaping the industry towards a greener future.
Read more about the interview here: https://lnkd.in/dwdaBQy8
Each year, post-harvest waste currently sits at around $370 billion of crop value lost, which is essentially half a billion tons of carbon emissions.
🌾Centaur Analytics, Inc. provides technologies that ensure the safety and quality of crops and foods post-harvest through smart sensors and AI, offering real-time monitoring and predictive analytics. Tackling this issue head on, founder and CEO Sotiris Bantas is working to reduce global carbon emissions of post-harvest waste by at least 10%.
Check out their LinkedIn page to find out more about what they do!
Drive digital empowerment in South African townships and rural areas: that was Luvuyo Rani's vision, Founder and CEO of Silulo Ulutho Technologies(SUT). Since its establishment in 2004, the organization has been a beacon of hope and opportunity, connecting communities to the world of technology.
As part of the Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact program and Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship fellowship program they plan to bring digital access and expand into the broader Southern African Development Community - their commitment to sustainable development and their community-centric approach sets a powerful example for social enterprises everywhere.
Luvuyo was one of the Schwab Foundation awardees and was recently interviewed for the World Economic Forum blog. Read more about their story here: https://lnkd.in/g9F4gEbF
At the core of our mission is a commitment to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Through our Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact program, our positive impact entrepreneurs are enabling children with disabilities to learn and play, using data to measure impacts over time on water supplies, providing clean energy solutions to small businesses, and empowering female doctors to work flexibly within their cultural boundaries.
Every day, we feel inspired to see our entrepreneurs using data to tackle global challenges and create a more sustainable future. Check out the stories from our entrepreneurs below with Key2Enable Assistive Technology, Vector Center, ICE Commercial Power, and Sehat Kahani.
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Read more about the Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact and find out how you can be part of the change: https://lnkd.in/e25EXtF8
Our latest Sifted article featuring two of our agritech entrepreneurs is live!
Matija Zulj, founder and CEO of AGRIVI and Lucas Simons, CEO of SCOPEinsight have something in common: they're both trying to change farmers’ minds in regards to adopting new technologies to mitigate climate change and help agriculture reduce its impact on the planet. 🌱💻🌍
👉 Find out more about the startups trying to help farmers make the most of tech’s innovations: https://lnkd.in/d6ynUNp2