Blog, News, Poland
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Grzegorz Wach Named NESsT Country Director of ...

NESsT announces today that Grzegorz Wach has been named NESsT Country Director of Poland, reflecting the impact investor’s expanding acceleration of social enterprises that create dignified jobs for individuals from excluded communities, including refugees, migrants, women, at-risk youth, the LGBTQIA+ community, and others facing systemic barriers to economic opportunity. 

Grzegorz Wach Named NESsT Country Director of Poland
Blog, News, Romania
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Ioana Samoil Named NESsT Country Director of ...

NESsT announces today that Ioana Samoil has been named NESsT Country Director of Romania, highlighting the impact investor's deepening focus on accelerating Romanian social enterprises that create dignified jobs for individuals from excluded communities, including refugees, migrants, women, at-risk youth, the LGBTQIA+ community, and others facing systemic barriers to economic opportunity.

Ioana Samoil Named NESsT Country Director of Romania
Blog, Europa, Evento, NESsT Accelerator Program, Notícias, Portfólio, Apoiadores, América Latina, Romênia, Polônia
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Refletindo sobre o IKEA Social ...

In May 2025, we were delighted to host an in-person meeting in Olsztyn, Poland, bringing together NESsT portfolio enterprises, partners from IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, and members of the NESsT regional and global teams.

Reflecting on the NESsT-IKEA Social Entrepreneurship 2025 Retreat
Amazônia, Bioeconomia, Blog, Financiamento, Portfólio
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Finanças combinadas: Unlocking Funding for ...

When structured effectively, blended finance can connect entrepreneurs who need support with investors who care about impact. To make this model easier to understand, NESsT has created an infographic that clearly shows how blended finance works in practice and highlights its role in the Amazon impact ecosystem. This visual tool breaks down complex financial ideas into simple language, making it valuable for entrepreneurs, policymakers, partners, and anyone interested in advancing the Amazon bioeconomy through innovative financing. 

Blended Finance: Unlocking Funding for Sustainable Businesses in the Amazon
Amazônia, América Latina, Notícias, Peru, Apoiadores
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NESsT se une a Conexsus, BID e Green Climate ...

NESsT announces today that it has joined the Sustainable Connections Institute (Conexsus), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in AmazonBeEco, an unprecedented four-year initiative to support the sociobioeconomy in the Pan-Amazon region.

NESsT Joins Conexsus, IDB, and Green Climate Fund to Scale Enterprises from the Sociobioeconomy Across the Pan-Amazon Region

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NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Welcome New Enterprises to Catalyze Positive Change in South America

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NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Welcome New Enterprises to Catalyze Positive Change in South America

The nine enterprises to join the South America Accelerator Program, co-created by NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, are set to drive sustainable development and inclusive growth across the region.

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NESsT in Chile: Over 26 Years of Impact in the Region

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NESsT in Chile: Over 26 Years of Impact in the Region

Nicole Etchart, NESsT CEO and Co-Founder, spoke with journalist Valentina Llompart at the Diario Financiero. Article Summary: Founded over 26 years ago, Impact investor NESsT’s international trajectory has taken it to countries in Central and Eastern Europe and South America, including Chile – which was one of the first countries it invested in. NESsT has created significant impact in the region through investing in social enterprises that work on the ground with Chile’s marginalized communities.

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Fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration: NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship visit portfolio enterprises driving positive change in Chile

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Fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration: NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship visit portfolio enterprises driving positive change in Chile

NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship visit Chile to reflect on support in the region and evaluate the accelerator’s impact so far. Together we witnessed firsthand the positive changes these social enterprises are making in their areas, and gained a more comprehensive understanding of the challenges they face.

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A solução da Proxima Servicios para reduzir a desigualdade de oportunidades no mercado de trabalho chileno

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Proxima Servicios' solution to reducing inequality of opportunity in the Chilean labor market

Diante dos desafios estruturais do mercado de trabalho, os fundadores da Próxima Servicios procuraram criar soluções que pudessem reduzir a desigualdade de oportunidades, ao invés de apenas a desigualdade de renda. Eduardo Castillo, CEO da Próxima Servicios, explicou que "parte do problema é que os trabalhadores não podem ter acesso a carreiras de qualidade que tenham oportunidades de crescimento; se você trabalhou 15 anos em uma empresa multinacional de limpeza, essa experiência só levará ao próximo emprego na limpeza".


NESsT Parceiros com Kiva para expandir o financiamento para o impacto social

NESsT Partners With Kiva to Expand Financing for Social Impact

Desde sua fundação em 1997, NESsT tem investido financiamento e experiência empresarial para desenvolver empreendimentos sociais que tragam soluções inovadoras para aliviar a pobreza nos países de mercados emergentes. Agora, NESsT está se unindo a Kiva, uma plataforma de empréstimo social sem fins lucrativos, para fornecer maior capital e uma base mais ampla de apoio às nossas empresas de carteira mais bem-sucedidas.