In this article, Renata Truzzi, NESsT Chief Impact and Operations Officer, shares her reflections from Impact Minds 2025 by Latimpacto, weaving together her own insights with voices and stories from the event, showing how collective action, ancestral knowledge, and community-led approaches have the potential to shape the future of impact investing.
NESsT Welcomes Catalina Rodriguez Hohman as Chief Financial Officer, Expanding Leadership Team
NESsT recently expanded its executive team with the addition of Catalina Rodriguez Hohman as Chief Financial Officer. Catalina, who is based in Cali, Colombia, has over 15 years of financial experience in national and multinational companies including EY, Deloitte, Russell Bedford International, and most recently One Earth Future Foundation (OEF).
The NESsT Lirio Fund Renews Support for Three Enterprises Strengthening Sustainable Livelihoods in the Peruvian Amazon
In the first half of 2025, Lirio Fund enterprises Kulkao, Lagunas de los Condores, and Pebani received repeat loans from NESsT, reflecting our continued confidence in the enterprises’ business models and impact. Read to learn more about their continued impact and growth as part of our fund portfolio.
NESsT in Colombia: Over 5 Years of Impact in the Country
When Entrepreneurship Becomes Resistance: How Financial Inclusion Strengthens Lives and Communities
In Brazil, millions of Black people become entrepreneurs not out of choice, but out of necessity. In doing so, they transform their communities, generate income, and open doors for others. In a context of structural gender inequality, the challenges are even greater for women, who face multiple barriers throughout their entrepreneurial journeys. This July, as we mark Latin American Black and Caribbean Women’s Month, NESsT reaffirms its commitment to racial equity and to strengthening businesses in Brazil that are building a more just future.
Grzegorz Wach Named NESsT Country Director of Poland
NESsT anuncia hoje que Grzegorz Wach foi nomeado Diretor Nacional da NESsT na Polônia, refletindo a aceleração da expansão do investidor de impacto de empresas sociais que criam empregos dignos para indivíduos de comunidades excluídas, incluindo refugiados, migrantes, mulheres, jovens em situação de risco, a comunidade LGBTQIA+ e outros que enfrentam barreiras sistêmicas à oportunidade econômica.
Ioana Samoil Named NESsT Country Director of Romania
NESsT anuncia hoje que Ioana Samoil foi nomeada Diretora Nacional da NESsT na Romênia, destacando o foco cada vez maior do investidor de impacto na aceleração de empresas sociais romenas que criam empregos dignos para indivíduos de comunidades excluídas, incluindo refugiados, migrantes, mulheres, jovens em situação de risco, a comunidade LGBTQIA+ e outros que enfrentam barreiras sistêmicas à oportunidade econômica.
Reflecting on the NESsT-IKEA Social Entrepreneurship 2025 Retreat
Blended Finance: Unlocking Funding for Sustainable Businesses in the Amazon
Quando estruturado de forma eficaz, o financiamento combinado pode conectar empreendedores que precisam de apoio com investidores que se preocupam com o impacto. Para facilitar a compreensão desse modelo, NESsT criou um infográfico que mostra claramente como o financiamento combinado funciona na prática e destaca seu papel no ecossistema de impacto da Amazônia. Essa ferramenta visual divide ideias financeiras complexas em linguagem simples, tornando-a valiosa para empreendedores, formuladores de políticas, parceiros e qualquer pessoa interessada em promover a bioeconomia amazônica por meio de financiamento inovador.