Values Led Startups / 89 posts found
Australia’s first Indigenous Start-up Weekend
Startup weekend in Brisbane, Australia, looks to help indigenous locals start their own businesses. With self-employment at 1/3 the level of non-indigenous, the programme should be welcome. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Charity Volunteers Get Rewarded with Digital Currency to Use in Local Businesses
Giving time is often more effective for charities than money. If your business can’t give time or figure out how to make its time effective, then perhaps it can reward other volunteers who *can* give time. That’s involveMINT’s model. Nice way to balance across the various ways people and organisations can give. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Shell’s Access to Finance Dashboard helps Low-Carbon Startups Find Funding
Shell trying to get ahead of the curve by helping Low Carbon startups find funding. You may be cynical, but it should be a pretty valuable resource. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Yume’s B2B Platform Wages War on Food Waste
This magnificent B2B platforms allows restaurants, charities, cafes and other business users of food to buy excess production. A business model that reduces food waste, gives suppliers an income they would’ve missed out on, and businesses cheaper food than through normal channels. Everyone wins. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Young entrepreneurs Focus on Ethical Startup Businesses
There seems to be a great trend when supporting young entrepreneurs to come up with ethical and sustainable businesses. This contest for young entrepreneurs in Canada shows a really healthy appetite to create ethically-driven businesses. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Bringing Sustainability and CO2 Reduction to Cement and Concrete!
The most sustainable solutions make financial as well as environmental sense. Solidia Technologies uses CO2 instead of water in its concrete and cement production process. The outcome is not just more sustainable with reduced carbon emissions, but cheaper & better performing. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
For Lush Cosmetics Values Mean Far More Than Simply Sourcing Fairtrade
Great to see how Lush Cosmetics doesn’t just play the superficial Fair Trade game. Their ethos and values run through everything they do. Nicely played. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
HomeGrown Farms Capitalises on Sustainable Farming
Containers as farms. 6 layers mimic a one acre farm, using 20% of the fertilizer and 10% of the water. The food only goes locally, and they donate up to 15% to food banks. Awesome model. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Internet of Things Narrows Gap Between Data and Contribution
The excitement about the Internet of Things is rarely more worthwhile than when it delivers real human contribution, as in these case studies in agriculture and medicine. Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Tech Nonprofit Accelerator, Fast Forwards, Raises $1.25m Funding
Great to see an accelerator that focuses on tech not-for-profit organisations secure funding to continue its work. Fast Forward has backing from the likes of Google and Omidyar Networks to support its mission. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE