📢 🇧🇷 Empreendedores sociais no Brasil, esta é sua última chance para se inscrever no #NESsTLirioFund e ter a oportunidade de acessar entre US$100.000 e US$500.000 em financiamento, além de mentoria empresarial! As inscrições se encerram esta semana! O #FundoLírioNESsT apoia empresas sociais comprometidas com a proteção do meio ambiente e a melhoria das condições de vida de comunidades em situação de vulnerabilidade, incluindo comunidades rurais e tradicionais, povos indígenas, pessoas com deficiência e outros grupos que enfrentam barreiras para acessar uma renda digna. Inscreva-se agora se sua empresa atua há 2 anos ou mais em um dos seguintes setores: 🍍 Agricultura sustentável (castanha da Amazônia, açaí, frutas, etc.) 🐟 Pesca sustentável 🏞️ Ecoturismo em áreas protegidas 👩🏾💻 Emprego inclusivo e desenvolvimento profissional 👚 Têxteis e moda ética 🌿 Produtos naturais de áreas de biodiversidade ♻️ Tecnologia verde ➕ Setores correlatos As empresas selecionadas terão acesso a capital paciente com condições flexíveis e mentoria empresarial personalizada para impulsionar seu crescimento e impacto positivo. 🚀 ⏰ Até o dia 31 de outubro, saiba mais sobre os critérios de elegibilidade e como se inscrever aqui: https://lnkd.in/dyGNYjBu Chad Sachs | Mariana Paulino Lima | Caio Hernandes Lopes | Ana Belen Jalixto Romero | Jorge Arturo Chávez Zenteno | Marcelo Delgado Infantas | María Pía Quiroz V. | Nayana Cambraia | Tiana Vilar Lins | Marissa Renaud | CAIRO BASTOS
NESsT
Non-profit Organizations
St. Petersburg, Florida 12,406 followers
Investing in enterprises that create quality jobs for underserved communities while sustaining the planet since 1997.
About us
NESsT develops sustainable social enterprises that solve critical social problems in emerging market economies. NESsT is a catalyst for social enterprises in emerging markets and worldwide. We achieve our mission by providing financial capital, training and mentoring, and access to markets for a high-impact portfolio of social enterprises in emerging markets. We combine the tools and strategies of business leadership, entrepreneurship and investment with the mission and values of the social sector to enable our portfolio to: better plan, improve management capacity, grow, and increase their social impact.
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- St. Petersburg, Florida
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1997
- Specialties
- Social Enterprise Development, Capacity-Building, Thought Leadership, Impact Investing, and Consulting
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Employees at NESsT
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Gonzalo San Martín
Investment Committee Member
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Michele Orzan
President of EuCham - European Chamber
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Irina Anghel Enescu
Connecting people, ideas and projects // Advisor @ MIT & Oxford // Eisenhower Fellow // YGL @ World Economic Forum
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Marina Davies
Healing Corporate Souls | Advisor | Transformational Strategist | 20+ years Finance&Investments | Workshops & Keynotes on Consciousness, Innovation…
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🌱 NESsT at COP16: Unlocking Finance for a Locally-Led Pan-Amazon Bioeconomy 🌍 Last week at COP16 Colombia, the world’s largest biodiversity forum held in Cali, Colombia, #NESsT brought together representatives from bioeconomy enterprises, development banks, and public and private investors to explore ways to mobilize direct financing for Indigenous-led enterprises in the Amazon. We listened closely to the challenges and experiences of local entrepreneurs and together discussed opportunities and solutions to ensure Indigenous Peoples and local communities have the financial resources they need to drive enterprises that protect biodiversity and provide dignified livelihoods. By bridging communication and knowledge gaps, we’re moving closer to a sustainable and inclusive Amazon bioeconomy led by grassroots organizations. --- 🌱 NESsT en COP16: Desbloqueando el Financiamiento para una Bioeconomía Panamazónica Liderada Localmente 🌍 La semana pasada en COP16 Colombia, la cumbre más importante sobre biodiversidad en el mundo en Cali, Colombia, NESsT reunió a líderes locales e inversores para explorar soluciones para mobilizar financiamiento directo para empresas lideradas localmente en la región panamazónica. Nos enfocamos en escuchar activamente las experiencias y desafíos de los emprendedores locales, y en proponer juntos oportunidades y soluciones para garantizar que los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales cuenten con los recursos financieros necesarios para impulsar emprendimientos que protejan la biodiversidad y generen medios de vida dignos. Al cerrar las brechas de comunicación y conocimiento, estamos avanzando hacia una bioeconomía amazónica que sea sostenible, inclusiva e impulsada por organizaciones de base. ✨A heartfelt thank you to our partners for co-organizing this event, to panelists, and moderators / Un agradecimiento especial a nuestros aliados por co-organizar este evento, a los panelistas y moderadores: Pan-Amazon Network for Bioeconomy, Amazon Investor Coalition, Conservation International, Wri Brasil (World Resources Institute), Ricardo Andrés Calderón Solarte (AGROSOLIDARIA FLORENCIA), Daniel Hincapie (IDB), Bruna Mesquita (Michelin), Karin Metell Cueva (SIDA), Joana Oliveira de Oliveira (Pan Amazon Network for Bioeconomy), José Yahuarcani, (Asociación Intercomunitaria Painu), CAIRO BASTOS (NESsT), Yanê Amoras Lima (Amazon Investor Coalition). Mauricio Verkooijen Diana Alejandra Ramirez Loaiza Tiana Vilar Lins Ricardo Díaz Hart Juan Pablo Manrique Margarita Martinez Baldión Diego Santana Renata Truzzi #COP16Colombia #bioeconomy #biodiversity
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Jorge Júnior, founder of NESsT portfolio enterprise Trampay, is a finalist for the Folha de S.Paulo Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award! ✨ The award recognizes Brazilian entrepreneurs driving inspiring and innovative solutions with positive impact on people and the planet. Jorge Júnior founded fintech and social enterprise Trampay to create a fairer, safer gig economy for workers. Trampay provides low-interest loans to gig workers, among other services, giving them access to upfront cash that allows them to cover essential living expenses for themselves and their families such as food, rent, and healthcare. Trampay also operates a rest stop in an area with high delivery demand, providing a space for drivers to warm up meals, socialize, and rest after extended shifts. As part of its award submission, Trampay is raising funds to establish a new support center where delivery workers can rest, eat, and recharge. In the demanding environment of daily deliveries, this center aims to enhance the working conditions and support the health of those who keep the city moving. ⏰ Folha de S.Paulo will announce the winners of the award on November 8th! Learn more about Trampay’s entry and its initiatives here ▶ https://lnkd.in/dVS3upvb --- Jorge Júnior, fundador da Trampay, empresa do portfólio da #NESsT, é finalista do Prêmio Empreendedor Social do Ano da Folha de S.Paulo! ✨ O prêmio reconhece empreendedores brasileiros que promovem soluções inspiradoras e inovadoras com impacto positivo nas pessoas e no planeta. Jorge Júnior fundou a fintech e empresa social Trampay para criar uma economia de “gig” mais justa e segura para os trabalhadores. A Trampay oferece empréstimos a juros baixos para trabalhadores de plataformas, entre outros serviços, possibilitando acesso a um adiantamento financeiro que permite cobrir despesas essenciais de vida para si e suas famílias, como alimentação, aluguel e saúde. A Trampay também opera um ponto de apoio em uma área de alta demanda de entregas, oferecendo um espaço para que os entregadores possam aquecer refeições, socializar e descansar após longas jornadas. Como parte da inscrição para o prêmio, a Trampay está arrecadando fundos para estabelecer um novo centro de apoio no centro de São Paulo, onde os entregadores poderão descansar, se alimentar e recarregar as energias. Neste ambiente exigente das entregas diárias, o objetivo do centro é melhorar as condições de trabalho e apoiar a saúde dos profissionais que mantêm a cidade em movimento. ⏰ A Folha de S.Paulo anunciará os vencedores do prêmio no dia 8 de novembro! Saiba mais sobre a inscrição da Trampay e suas iniciativas aqui ▶ https://lnkd.in/dVS3upvb #EmpreendedorismoSocial #Transformação #Trampay #FolhaDeSaoPaulo #SchwabFoundation #Doação #ImpactoSocial
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📢 Faltam apenas alguns dias para se inscrever no Fundo Lírio NESsT no Brasil e ter acesso a até US$ 500.000 em financiamento flexível e apoio personalizado para o seu negócio! Estamos apresentando a equipe do Fundo Lírio no Brasil, que estará ao seu lado para aproveitar ao máximo essa oportunidade de levar sua empresa social a um novo patamar. 👉🏽 Conheça Mariana Paulino Lima, Gerente de Investimentos do Fundo Lírio no Brasil. Mariana possui mais de uma década de experiência no mercado financeiro, empreendedorismo e investimento de impacto, tendo atuado extensivamente com empresas na Amazônia por meio de posições em Amazon Investor Coalition e Partnership for Forests. 🌳 🌎 Na #NESsT, Mariana desempenha um papel fundamental na seleção de novas empresas e na formação de alianças estratégicas no setor de investimento de impacto no Brasil. Com sua ampla experiência e compromisso com o desenvolvimento sustentável, ela apoiará as empresas selecionadas a desenvolver planos de negócios sólidos e sustentáveis, além de conectá-las a novos potenciais investidores. 👉🏽 Caio Hernandes Lopes juntou-se à #NESsT este ano, trazendo uma sólida formação em investment banking, private equity e venture capital. Inspirado pelo potencial das finanças e dos investimentos para promover mudanças positivas, ele está comprometido em compartilhar seu conhecimento financeiro para ajudar empresas com uma forte missão social a fortalecer sua resiliência e crescer. Como Associado de Investimentos do Fundo Lírio no Brasil, Caio oferece suporte à equipe com análises financeiras detalhadas e recomendações de investimento. Ele também ajudará as empresas selecionadas a aprimorar sua gestão financeira e a se prepararem para receber novos investimentos. 💰 📈 ✨ Esta é a sua chance de garantir capital paciente, orientação especializada e suporte estratégico para sua empresa social no Brasil! Se tiver dúvidas sobre o programa ou processo de inscrição, encorajamos você a entrar em contato com Mariana ou Caio. Lembre-se: as inscrições vão até 31 de outubro: https://lnkd.in/dyGNYjBu ⏰ 🚀
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Recently, the NESsT CEE Team had the chance to visit Heca – a social cooperative (Spółdzielnia Socjalna "Heca") and NESsT portfolio enterprise based in Tczew, in northern Poland. What makes Heca so unique? The social enterprise operates as an umbrella brand with ventures in diverse sectors like: 🚲 A bicycle workshop ☕ A coffee shop 🍦 Artisanal ice cream & lemonade production 🌿 Circular furniture design 🧸 Nursery care By operating in diverse sectors, Heca is able to respond to local needs in the community while creating new job opportunities. This approach supports individuals who face difficulties securing employment, such as people with physical or mental disabilities, or those experiencing homelessness, migration, or displacement. Through its diverse activities, Heca provides around 50 people with training and employment opportunities, supporting them to access meaningful work with strong career paths and integrate into the workplace. During the visit, Maksymilian Flemming, President of Heca shared: 💬 "As founders, we divide responsibilities to ensure focused leadership across our diverse business lines while fostering an environment where employees can grow into leadership roles. This approach not only empowers our team but also gives us the freedom to innovate and explore new ventures.” We are grateful to Heca for inviting us to see firsthand how it is driving positive change, improving lives, and creating a greener future 💪✨ Stay tuned – we’ll soon be sharing one of the many stories we gathered during our visit to Heca. Aneta Sokolowska Ioana Samoil Grzegorz Wach Filip Wadowski Nadia Belkessam-Felska Dumitru Jucov Piotr Murowaski Justyna Markowicz (she/her) #impactinvesting #impactfunds #socialentrepreneurship #socialenterprises #IKEASocialEntrepreneurship
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🌱 💫 Today #NESsT is participating on the panel “Bioeconomy for Biodiversity in the Tropics: Challenges in Sustainable Value Chains” organized by SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute at COP16 Colombia! Join Esneider Mejía of NESsT portfolio enterprise ASOPROCEGUA ASPROCEGUA and NESsT Country Director, Colombia Diana Alejandra Ramirez Loaiza as they share and discuss ways to support sustainable bioeconomy enterprises, highlight the importance of building strong support networks, and explore ways to ensure everyone has access to fair markets. 🤝 🌳 🌎 Find out more information here: https://lnkd.in/dmtiMJBs CAIRO BASTOS Juan Pablo Manrique Diego Santana Margarita Martinez Baldión Tiana Vilar Lins Ricardo Díaz Hart Mauricio Verkooijen Ricardo Díaz Hart Ricardo Andrés Calderón Solarte
🌱 The bioeconomy is vital for a sustainable future. In tropical countries rich in biodiversity, non-timber forest products—such as fruits, seeds, and resins—offer a pathway to sustainable economic development. However, integrating these resources into the bioeconomy requires addressing challenges related to logistics, technology, policy and sustainability. Join us at the #COP16 Green Zone, where we will explore how these products can drive sustainable development and strengthen local economies. This UN Biodiversity event, organized in collaboration with Focali - Forests, Climate & Livelihoods, FAO, Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia , BIOINTROPIC, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), Red Latinoaméricana de Bioecnomía, and Corporación Biotec, will focus on the key goals of the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Be part of the conversation building a greener future! 📅 October 29, 2024 📍 Universidad ECCI 🔗 Register: https://buff.ly/3YchaxH cc Monica Trujillo #BioeconomyInAction #Biodiversity #Sustainability #COP16 #KunmingMontreal #KMGB
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En #NESsT siempre estamos buscando empresas sociales que quieran acelerar su crecimiento e impacto social. Si tienes una empresa en Chile, Colombia o Perú con al menos 2 años de antigüedad que 💰 genere en promedio USD $100.000 en ventas, 👩🏭 tenga un equipo de trabajo con un mínimo de 4 a 6 personas y que 💫 tenga un modelo de impacto social medible ¡nos gustaría conectar con ustedes! Nuestro programa de aceleración en Sudamérica con #IKEASocialEntrepreneurship se enfoca en empresas sociales que promuevan la dignificación del empleo a través de modelos de impacto como: 👉 Empleo: Contratación de personas pertenecientes a grupos marginalizados 👉 Proveedores: Políticas de compra enfocadas en pequeños agricultores/productores/pescadores/etc. 👉Colocaciones: Facilitación de empleos para personas en situación de exclusión, como por ejemplo personas con discapacidad, inmigrantes, minorías étnicas, adultos mayores, individuos que se identifican como parte de la comunidad LGTBQIA+, entre otros Durante los 3 años de acompañamiento, ofrecemos apoyo intensivo con herramientas tales como préstamos blandos, mentorías, consultorías especializadas con mentores de IKEA, entre otros, para impulsar el crecimiento y sostenibilidad de tu empresa. 🚀 📈 Si cumples con los criterios y quieres llevar tu crecimiento e impacto social al siguiente nivel, conecta con nosotros para saber más: https://lnkd.in/drbMxkgw Gonzalo San Martín Cristopher Gómez Zapata Fabian Olivares Diana Alejandra Ramirez Loaiza Diego Santana Margarita Martinez Baldión Manuel Pérez Segovia Kim Humby Tirza Voss Foto: Hilo Sagrado
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🌍🌿 Where can you find NESsT Amazonia at COP16 Colombia? The NESsT team and portfolio entrepreneurs are leading panel discussions and supporting partners on a series of events and conversations focusing on conserving biodiversity through Indigenous entrepreneurship: 🌱 October 26: Strategies to mobilize direct financing to Indigenous-led enterprises in the Amazon and experiences in using and managing biodiversity with OPIAC 🌱October 28: Unlocking Finance for a Locally-led Panamazon Bioeconomy with Pan-Amazonian Network for Bioeconomy, Wri Brasil (World Resources Institute) and the Amazon Investor Coalition 🌱October 29: Bioeconomy for Biodiversity in the Tropics: Challenges in Sustainable Value Chains with SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute 🌱October 30: Biodiversity, Markets and Livelihoods: Enterprises that respect nature and promote the autonomy of communities in their territories with Huella Delta - Impacto Colectivo Join us to hear insights on fostering Indigenous entrepreneurship, mobilizing financing for the Amazon region, and centering local and Indigenous voices into climate and biodiversity conversations. You can find out more and register to attend at nesst.org/events. Looking forward to connecting in Cali! 💫 NESsT Team: CAIRO BASTOS, Diana Alejandra Ramirez Loaiza, Mauricio Verkooijen, Ricardo Díaz Hart Portfolio enterprises: AGROSOLIDARIA FLORENCIA, ASOPROCEGUA ASPROCEGUA, Chunaky Baru, Painü
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"Housing has improved, meals have become more nutritious, and local families are enjoying a better quality of life. [...] COOPAFLORA is much more than a cooperative; it is a driving force that empowers us and fills us with hope for a sustainable, prosperous future." 💫 🌱 Dayana Silva, president of NESsT portfolio enterprise COOPAFLORA, shares how the bioeconomy cooperative is improving the lives of a network of Indigenous suppliers in the Brazilian Amazon through the sustainable collection of forest products harvested without cutting down trees in a recent article by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The article also explores NESsT’s key role in supporting enterprises like COOPAFLORA to expand and thrive through business planning and financial support while continuing to honor traditional livelihoods: 💬 CAIRO BASTOS, NESsT Amazonia Program Manager, shares: “Ancestral forest management practices are like a treasure trove with which traditional Amazon communities can demonstrate to the broader society that inclusive development — in harmony with nature and valuing the work of women — is viable.” 👉 We invite you to read more here: https://lnkd.in/dZEd8FtZ ------ IDRC supports regenerative agribusinesses and investment in the Amazon and Central America Dry Corridor with the Negocios Agroalimentarios Regenerativos (NAR) consortium consisting of 10 organizations, including NESsT. Tiana Vilar Lins | Marissa Renaud | CAIRO BASTOS
In the Brazilian Amazon, wildfires and illegal logging threaten the forest and the livelihoods of traditional communities. Regenerative agribusinesses like the Indigenous-led #cooperative, COOPAFLORA, are changing that. “Housing has improved, meals are more nutritious, and local families enjoy an enhanced quality of life,” says Daiana Figueiredo da Silva, President, COOPAFLORA. Learn more about how this agribusiness is increasing #FoodSecurity for local Indigenous, quilombola (Afro-Brazilian) and riverine families. https://bit.ly/3BQqTCa #SowingTheFuture #Health #Sustainability
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📬 The NESsT Quarterly Digest has just landed in our subscribers’ inboxes! In this issue: 💫 NESsT Amazonia team speaks at five COP16 Colombia Green Zone events aimed at fostering Indigenous entrepreneurship in the Amazon. Find out more and register to attend: nesst.org/events 💫 NESsT Lirio Fund opens applications for high-impact enterprises in Brazil that improve local livelihoods while contributing to environmental conservation. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dyGNYjBu 💫 NESsT attends Latimpacto's Impact Minds conference in Oaxaca, Mexico, and Climate Week in New York, USA 💫 NESsT’s latest blog on the methods behind its study to bring local perspectives to bioeconomy financing discussions. Read it now: https://lnkd.in/eP3Td9Gw Featured in this newsletter: NESsT team: CAIRO BASTOS, Ricardo Díaz Hart, Kirsten Dueck, Dana Kuffa, Diana Alejandra Ramirez Loaiza, Mauricio Verkooijen NESsT portfolio enterprises: AGROSOLIDARIA FLORENCIA, ASOPROCEGUA ASPROCEGUA, AfroSaúde, Chunaky Baru, Painü #NESsTAmazonia #NESsTLirioFund 🗞 Read the newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/eR7_iwDK