🌍 United by a shared commitment to accelerate sustainable innovation, we are collaborating with the Solar Impulse Foundation to provide you with the tools, knowledge, and network to scale your sustainable and innovative solutions. From accelerating your journey towards the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label, to connecting you with investors through e-pitch sessions, gaining valuable insights through expert-led webinars, to boosting your startup’s visibility through events, we are committed to helping you innovate and grow. Join us in accelerating the adoption of clean technologies and driving positive social impact. 📢 Find out more and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/dH-7zBSs Stay tuned for more updates and exciting activities ahead!
Microsoft's Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact
Software Development
Inspiring and empowering every positive impact entrepreneur on the planet to achieve more for the Common Good
About us
Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact supports the entrepreneurs, who are using technology to solve our world's most pressing challenges.
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- impact, social entrepreneurship, innovation, AI, social impact, and sustainability
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More than one-third of all food produced globally is wasted. This means up to 10% of greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to food waste! This issue often goes under the radar, which is why we are proud of Neighbourly, one of our entrepreneur partners which has joined leading UK businesses in calling for mandatory reporting of food waste by companies. Led by Zoë Colosimo and Steve Butterworth, Neighbourly is directly involved in resolving this challenge through its platform, enabling businesses to donate surplus goods to good causes. Read more about them and the open letter below 👇
Important step towards reducing food waste! 🍽️♻️ We have joined a number of other leading UK businesses calling for mandatory reporting of food waste by companies. With 1/3 of global food production wasted yearly, costing the UK economy £22bn annually, we believe this transparency could be key to tackling the issue. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eU8CDhWY #FoodWaste #Sustainability #UKBusiness
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After a bustling month of hard work and achievements, we hope you’ve had a moment to reflect and rejuvenate as the season's change. In our September newsletter, Anthony Virapin shares insights from a month of impactful events and milestones. This edition features highlights from the UN General Assembly and this month’s Positive Impact Highlight, FluxGen. Stay updated on our community’s achievements and what’s ahead in October 👇
Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact News: September edition
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And that’s a wrap! We had an inspiring time at the UN General Assembly, where our executive sponsor, Justin Spelhaug, led discussions on how AI can empower social innovation to tackle some of the world’s most significant challenges. 🤖 According to the ‘AI for Impact’ report, less than 1% of global AI investments are dedicated to impact-focused applications (https://lnkd.in/dP_wubMp). If we are to meet the UN SDGs goals by 2030, this must change. That's why we are energized by the new signatories of the Rise Ahead Pledge, who joined us in committing to actively supporting and partnering with changemakers. We were equally inspired to see 100 game-changing innovators featured on the Nasdaq tower for the Norrsken Impact/100 list, including four from our program. 🌍Together, we are creating a positive impact in the world. Let’s keep pushing forward! Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship EY
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Wow! Name a more iconic way to announce the Norrsken Impact/100? We’ll wait… Huge congratulations to our Accelerator entrepreneurs, FluxGen, MeVitae , MiiCare, and shipzero, featured on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square as part of Norrsken’s annual list spotlighting 100 companies with 100 ways to fix the future. This year, we proudly partnered with Norrsken to help select these remarkable innovators, who together can positively impact the lives of 1 billion people. Check out the full list and be inspired – who knows, next year it could be you! https://lnkd.in/daVjDDcX #Impact100 #ClimateWeekNYC
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Microsoft, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and EY share a vision to harness AI's incredible potential for social good, while ensuring it is guided by principles of inclusivity, ethics and shared prosperity. This week, we release our third report on this vision. ‘AI for Impact’ offers practical insights into how companies can collaborate with social innovators to maximize potential and drive social change. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dP_wubMp Tomorrow in New York, our executive sponsor, Justin Spelhaug, will join a panel to discuss these insights at #UNGA79, where he is also meeting with partners to accelerate our impact. Look out for more exciting activity in the days ahead! World Economic Forum #AI #SocialEntrepreneurship
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📅 Join us for a practical session on how startups can leverage ESG reporting to drive growth. Industry experts, including Nathan Cole from CDP and Dr. Robert Witik PhD, will provide insights on transforming carbon disclosure into strategic opportunities. Learn how aligning with investor priorities can boost your business and gain actionable steps to enhance your sustainability efforts. Agenda Highlights: ➡ Understanding the role of ESG in startup growth ➡ Turning ESG data into strategic opportunities ➡ Aligning with investor priorities for long-term success 💡 Why Attend: Discover how to transform ESG from a compliance task into a growth engine for your startup. Solar Impulse Foundation
From Disclosure to Action: How Startups Can Turn ESG Reporting into Growth
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✨ Meet Signly, a game-changing app on Microsoft Azure Marketplace that's revolutionizing digital accessibility for the deaf community. 🧏♀️🧏♂️ Signly translates web content into British Sign Language, empowering 87,000+ BSL users to navigate the digital world with confidence. Thanks to Microsoft's Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact program, Signly's journey to market has been accelerated, helping them to forge new partnerships with major organizations like Nationwide Building Society. The result? A transformative banking experience for deaf customers, fostering financial independence and raising awareness about accessibility needs. Follow the link to learn how this innovative partnership is driving positive change at scale! https://lnkd.in/eTtKXvMF #EntrepreneurshipForPositiveImpact
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How do you measure your impact? This can be a difficult question to face. Why? First, because we all know how important it is. Second, because we also know how hard it can be. This Thursday, one of our brilliant entrepreneur partners, b.world's Dan Lammot, joins Victor Beausoleil of SETSI and Jeremy Pitman of Microsoft for Nonprofits to take a closer look at making measurement and reporting easier and more accessible. ➡️ RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/dfpwRCvi
We are so ready for this! Join Dan Lammot, Victor Beausoleil, and Jeremy Pitman as they share the ways to remove some of the complexities of impact measurement. See you there 💙
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'Leave no one behind' is a commitment by United Nations member states to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and end discrimination. It is the theme of this year's UN General Assembly (#UNGA79), which opens this week in New York. The Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact team is looking forward to joining the meeting in a few weeks. We'll be advocating for the social innovation economy, which has a $1.1 trillion funding gap that needs to be closed. One way we can do this is through landmark commitments like Rise Ahead, which Microsoft signed earlier this year to create a more just, sustainable, and equitable world. Here's a reminder of why we're committed to social innovation at scale and leaving no one behind: https://lnkd.in/dYiz6DCZ #RiseAheadPledge #SocialInnovation #Social