Topic: enterprise

Kirsty Jenkinson talks about how New Ventures, WRI’s center for environmental entrepreneurship, helps environmentally-focused small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets compete in a global economy.

SBA Hydro is just one of the many companies starting to bring clean energy to India’s rural poor.

The New Ventures directors answer questions about what small, sustainable companies can do to boost local economies and protect the environment.

The market potential for energy savings companies (ESCOs) in India is great, yet barriers still stand in the way of the industry’s growth.

The New Ventures India community recently convened its annual Investor Summit to discuss small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the opportunities and obstacles investors face.

Forthcoming WRI research hopes to help overcome barriers in India’s burgeoning ESCO market.

Despite the global economic downturn, China’s environmental and renewable energy sectors are poised for another year of strong growth.

Ironically, the most ambitious U.S. action in the fight against global warming is coming from big cities and their mayors.

Where do the interests of environmental protection and the base of the economic pyramid coincide–and where do they clash?

In a speech at Davos today, Bill Gates called for a more inclusive capitalism that “would have a twin mission: making profits and also improving lives for those who don’t fully benefit from market forces.” That is a major milestone in the evolving thinking of perhaps the most influential philanthropist of our time.

Beijing Shenwu Thermal Energy Company, a once struggling small enterprise, is revolutionizing China’s industrial energy consumption by making it more efficient and cleaner.

Each year, we evaluate the impact of our work in four sustainable development goal areas and announce our top ten outcomes. Each is a glimpse of what’s possible when we work together as a global community.