Values Led Business

Thread transforms trash in the poorest countries into jobs and useful stuff people love

This booklet highlights some of the many EU initiatives and co-funded research and innovation projects which address societal challenges through digital innovation, such as better healthcare, indep...

Afroes develops cutting-edge interactive digital media solutions rooted in Africa’s rich heritage and designed to mould Africa’s young citizens.

By engaging with Afroes, users get a fresh and cool African experience as well as an awareness of new possibilities and opportunities on the continent.

Afroes’ Mission is to inspire the conversations and actions of youth across Africa with a message of possibility and pride.

Sell your old and used mobile phone. Mazuma Mobile recycle old and used mobile phones for cash. Trade in your old and used mobile phone online now!

In one of the poorest cities in the world, one bright young woman has pioneered a project that has empowered over 450 impoverished women. Reese Fernan

They sell quality solar lights in Malawi, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania, reducing reliance on expensive, poor quality fuels such as kerosene and disposable, short life batteries.

TerraCycle is on a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. We do this by creating waste collection programs (each one is called a “Brigade”) for previously non-recyclable, or difficult-to-recycle, waste. The collected waste is then converted into new products, ranging from recycled park benches to upcycled backpacks.

Poplar Bark Shingle Manufacturer, Highland Craftsmen, nationally acclaimed for natural wood siding offering architectural elements for the home

Pur Projet is a collective of associated structures which assists companies in incorporating climate issues into their raison d'être and businesses, mainly through the regeneration and preservation of ecosystems (agroforestry, reforestation, forest conservation).

Makes using reclaimed building materials effortless, expertly matching materials with designers, builders and owners to save projects money, serve LEED efforts and sustain the planet.

HSSi provides access by assembling hybrid value chains, which bridge the gaps that separate people and communities from the tools they need to achieve lasting progress.

To build hybrid value chains, we implement a combination of commercial and social approaches, putting key elements of the product distribution chain in place nationwide:
Innovative designs co-created with end-users
Manufacturing for quality, durability and affordability
Socially-oriented distribution
Affordable and responsable financing terms
Education in product use of empowerment
Continuous and hassle-free technical service

Ecofiltro is a for-profit social business who manufactures, sells, and distributes ceramic-based water filters made from locally sourced products.

We manufacture and deliver ecofilters to urban and rural customers. We arrived at a hybrid business model that uses urban filter sales to subsidize filter costs in rural areas. Urban communities pay market value; rural communities pay at cost. For villagers, first we educate, then provide the first filter, and finally we set up a financial infrastructure of savings and payments suited to rural lifestyle.

Kingfisher is the Europe’s largest home improvement retailer with over 1,000 stores in eight countries. Its Net Positive initiative aims to do more than minimise the company negative impact: it is designed to go beyond neutrality and seek to make a positive contribution to the world's future.

Samasource invented microwork—a new way to fight poverty by enabling capable, marginalized people to complete digital work in the world’s poorest places.