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A Blueprint for Success – Accel of Malaysia - Eco-Innovation success story from Malaysia
(2017)Eco-Innovation success story from Malaysia: In a global printing market worth $850 billion, producers of printing inks inevitably face stiff competition, but also real business opportunities. With an eye firmly on the ... -
Business Case Analysis of Low-carbon Livestock Production in Costa Rica
(2020-04-29)Costa Rica has adopted a very ambitious national decarbonisation plan with an aspiration of becoming carbon neutral by 2021. The decarbonisation of the economy requires the widespread adoption of climate-smart practices ... -
The Business Case for Sustainable Espresso; What is the Future for Coffee Production in Viet Nam?
(2020-04-27)Viet Nam is the world’s second largest exporter of coffee after Brazil and the largest exporter of Robusta coffee in Asia. Coffee is the second most important agricultural commodity in the Southeast Asian country, after ... -
Business Model Analysis Training: Nurturing Sustainable Coffee Enterprises
(2019)Understanding your business model is an important aspect in transformation to a competitive and environmentally friendly entity. In May 2019 a workshop on business model analysis in the coffee value chain was conducted in ... -
Coconut Innovator Targets New, High-value Production - Eco-Innovation Success Story from Sri Lanka
(2017)Sri Lankan company Asian Agro Products has taken big steps through eco-innovation, making a smart switch from its traditional business model to the direct sale of new, high-value produce to international markets – and it’s ... -
Coolest Day of the Year – 26 June : World Refrigeration Day to Recognize Cold Chain
(2020-05-08)The “coolest” day of the year is on 26 June. That is when individuals, governments, organizations and companies worldwide celebrate World Refrigeration Day. World Refrigeration Day raises awareness and understanding ... -
An Ecological Catalyst for Vietnam’s Guava Farms - Eco-Innovation success story from Vietnam
(2017)On the banks of the Red River in northern Vietnam, the region’s guava fruit farmers face all manner of challenge to their businesses. Like elsewhere, the use of pesticides to protect trees from disease and chemical fertilizers ... -
The Grains of Success at Peru’s IMSA - Eco-Innovation success story from Peru
(2017)The production of coffee and cocoa features strongly in Latin America’s agri-food industry, which covers an extensive value chain of very different businesses. Peru is no exception, and one Lima-based company, IMSA, has ... -
Green Solutions for a Growing Adhesives Business - Eco-Innovation success story from Malaysia
(2017)Malaysia’s Wilron Products is an adhesives manufacturer with a plan. Thanks to a new eco-innovative strategy, the company is providing its customers with the ecological adhesives they want, while aiming for a bigger share ... -
How Eco-innovation Transformed a Vietnamese Tea Trader - Eco-Innovation success story from Vietnam
(2017)Vietnamese company Hiep Thanh used to produce and trade dried tea for Middle Eastern markets. But as it faced increasingly difficult challenges – regulatory, technical and economic – it became clear that business as usual ... -
Launch of the Earth Science Cafes - 50th Anniversary of Earth Day 22nd April 2020
(2020)The Network of Africa Women Environmentalists (NAWE) is launching a new initiative called the Earth Science Cafes as an online conference event on the fiftieth (50th) Anniversary Earth Day, April 22nd 2020. Each café event ... -
Mining Machinery Goes Green – Funvesa of Peru: Eco-Innovation Success Story from Peru
(2017)A successful producer of iron castings for Peru’s mining and cement sectors, Funvesa is a company with growing ambitions. Before eco-innovation, the business was already using iron scrap to produce its goods. But Funvesa ... -
‘Production to Partnership’ – Why Grassroots Success Means Better Business for Sri Lankan Dairy - Eco-Innovation Success Story from Sri Lanka
(2017)Eco-Innovation success story from Sri Lanka: When Sri Lanka’s Rasoda Dairies took on eco-innovation, it focused on the quality, sustainability and productivity of its dairy business. In a short space of time, the results ... -
Promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production practices (SCPs) in the mango value chain - Switch Africa Green
(2019)In April 2019, Green to Grow organized a workshop on mango value addition for 26 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya’s mango value chain. During the workshop, beneficiaries MSMEs learned green practices in ... -
UN Joint SDG Fund
(2020-04-27)World leaders have made ambitious commitments to achieve the SDGs. Yet, securing enough resources remains a major challenge, with developing countries facing a gap estimated between US$2.5–3 trillion per year. Financing ... -
Up taking sustainable farming in Kitui County; strengthening the mango value chain - Switch Africa Green
(2019)Through the project Green to Grow: A Revenue Generation Approach for Sustainable Consumption and Production Practices Dissemination in Kenya, Christine Makomba is among the women making remarkable changes in her life and ...