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4 Lessons learned from building a sustainable business model

Entrepreneurs' Organization

EO is an avid supporter of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ?17 EO has a framework for sustainability and how it will become net positive by 2030. He is also the president and CEO of Levven Electronics Ltd , a company that makes home ownership more sustainable and affordable. Finding a sustainable business model.

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How to Engage Employees—Sustainably

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written for EO by Torsten Oppermann, co-founder of the marketing agency MSM.digital and EO member since 2007. . Torsten has been a member of EO since 2007. . . The post How to Engage Employees—Sustainably appeared first on THE BLOG. Would you jump for joy because of a basket of fruits, free coffee or a foosball table?

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Betting Beyond the Bowl: Investing in Sweetgreen Was Always About More Than Salad

Revolution

Greener Greens: At the root of Sweetgreen’s farm-to-table concept was a commitment to sustainability. something that sounds obvious today but was rare circa 2007. The company was built around the belief that real people want real food?—?something

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Accelerating Sustainable Food Business Solutions to Reshape Our Cities

Impact Hub

2007 marked an important milestone for the Earth’s cities. More than four billion people work, live, and sustain themselves in the metropolis. Technological leaps have enabled many (though by no means all) of us city-dwellers to sustain ourselves adequately, despite breaking our traditional connection with agricultural life.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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Women entrepreneurs find success despite lack of access to investment capital

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Since 2007, the number of businesses owned by Black women has grown by 163%. million “missing businesses” the Center for Global Policy Solutions estimates either aren’t started or are unable to be sustained by people of color because of discrimination. Of those businesses, the same research shows 47% are controlled by minority women.

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Singapore’s Apeiron Bioenergy Raises SGD 50 M in Asia’s First Bioenergy-focused Bond Offering

AsiaTechDaily

Established in 2007 and headquartered in Singapore , Apeiron Bioenergy is a globally integrated player in the bioenergy sector. These waste inputs undergo advanced conversion processes to produce biodiesel, a renewable and sustainable alternative to conventional fossil fuels.