The NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Latin America Accelerator selected 15 social enterprises to support, five of which directly improve the livelihoods of rural subsistence farmers with small landholdings.
NESsT Empowers: Supporting Women to Launch Careers in High-Growth Industries
NESsT Empowers is a program that helps women who face discrimination in the hiring process access the career resources to transition into sustainable and quality jobs. Through Empowers, social enterprises are connected to successful business leaders who are interested in deepening the commitment towards diversity, equity and inclusion of their workplace.
NESsT Funding Opportunities Active in May
NESsT closes another social enterprise investment in a company helping indigenous communities thrive in the Peruvian rainforest.
Meet NESsT's New Board Chair: Lord Mervyn Davies
NESsT is on track to double its portfolio by the end of this year so that 50 social enterprises can access the financing and business advisory services needed to consolidate and grow their social and environmental impact. To support the organization with scaling its operations, NESsT’s Board of Directors appointed Lord Mervyn Davies as Chair.
NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Launch Search to Scale the Impact of 10 Social Enterprises in Poland and Romania
NESsT Funding Opportunities Active Right Now
Edital: Oportunidade para negócios da Amazônia brasileira
iFood and Retalhar Revolutionizes Latin America's Food Delivery Industry through Recycling Thermal Delivery Bags
What I've learned from living in the Amazon
Living in the largest biome in Brazil, Marcelo Cwerner, NESsT Brazil Portfolio Manager, illuminates the beauty of the Amazon rainforest and underscores the challenges that are involved in the preservation of the rainforest. The Amazon is fundamental to life on the planet. Its environmental and climatic services are unique and, without it, life as we know it will not be possible.