WRI’s New Ventures Convenes Green Entrepreneurs With Investors

By Virginia Barreiro

Earlier this month, six small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) were selected as winners in the First Annual New Ventures India and New Ventures Indonesia Investor Forums. The New Ventures Investor Forums are invaluable in connecting talented entrepreneurs running businesses with investors that are increasingly flocking to the high returns of emerging markets.

The New Ventures program of the World Resources Institute hosted the events in conjunction with local partners CII-Godrej Green Business Center and Yayasan Bina Usaha Lingkungan (YBUL).

The forums brought together a total of 350 investors, entrepreneurs, business leaders and policymakers to showcase some of the countries

  • Virginia Barreiro, New Ventures Global Director

    Virginia is the Director for New Ventures. She has been working with sustainable enterprise development for 7 years.