Fundo Social do Ano, Europa - Iniciativa de Emprego para Refugiados da NESsT: Apoio aos refugiados para que tenham acesso a empregos de qualidade

Social Fund of the Year, Europe – NESsT’s Refugee Employment Initiative: Supporting Refugees to Access Quality Jobs

O NESsT Refugee Employment Initiative (REI) foi nomeado "Fundo Social do Ano, Europa" pela Environmental Finance. Um juiz disse que o fundo era "uma importante iniciativa social para investir em PMEs locais" e acrescentou que era "bom ver investimentos em organizações que se comprometem a empregar refugiados".

Environmental Fund of the Year, Latin America – NESsT’s Lirio Fund: Catalyzing Sustainable Enterprises in the Andes Amazon Basin

Environmental Fund of the Year, Latin America – NESsT’s Lirio Fund: Catalyzing Sustainable Enterprises in the Andes Amazon Basin

The NESsT Lirio Fund is named Environmental Fund of the Year, Latin America by Environmental Finance. The Lirio Fund provides debt capital to high-impact enterprises that are advancing job creation for individuals most in need and accelerating environmental conservation in the Andes-Amazon. 

Kicking off the NESsT Refugee Employment Initiative

Kicking off the NESsT Refugee Employment Initiative

From June 19-20, we hosted a two-day welcome summit for the first cohort of enterprises we welcomed as part of the initiative. The online event brought together entrepreneurs, IKEA co-workers, NESsT portfolio managers, members of the IKEA Social Entrepreneurship team as well as other partners.

NESsT announces partnership with MetLife Foundation to catalyze sustainable enterprises in the Amazon

NESsT announces partnership with MetLife Foundation to catalyze sustainable enterprises in the Amazon

The MetLife Foundation is joining other donors, including Cisco, the Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA), Erol Foundation, and Parceiros Pela Amazônia (PPA), among others, to support NESsT Amazonia. This new multi-year partnership between NESsT and the MetLife Foundation will accelerate sustainable forest conservation by catalyzing 10 Amazon-based enterprises.

NESsT, IDB Partner to Support Indigenous Enterprises Across the Amazon Region and Strengthen Local Economies

NESsT, IDB Partner to Support Indigenous Enterprises Across the Amazon Region and Strengthen Local Economies

NESsT and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announce a new pilot program to support 15 enterprises in the Amazon Basin with financial capital and business mentoring resources. The program will launch as a 18-month pilot to test a new model of governance that will form an alliance with regional and national indigenous federations.

The NESsT Lirio Fund Welcomes Laguna, a Coffee Cooperative Promoting Gender Equity in Peru’s Agriculture Sector

The NESsT Lirio Fund Welcomes Laguna, a Coffee Cooperative Promoting Gender Equity in Peru’s Agriculture Sector

Cooperativa Cafetalera Laguna de los Cóndores sources coffee from almost 460 smallholder farmers operating in the region, working to alleviate their severe financial strains and ensure coffee producers earn a living income. NESsT’s revolving investment will support Laguna to reach and sign contracts with more producers over the next two years, with funding provided on an as-needed basis for working capital needs.

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

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.

Marcando o ponto intermediário do programa de aceleração da NESsT na Europa Central e Oriental

Marking the mid-way point of NESsT's accelerator program in Central and Eastern Europe

Em abril, a NESsT - IKEA Social Entrepreneurship CEE Accelerator realizou seu primeiro evento presencial de meio termo, reunindo empreendedores sociais do portfólio da Polônia e Romênia, mentores de negócios da IKEA e do conselho do Programa NESsT Polônia e gerentes do portfólio da NESsT .

NESsT, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, and Cisco Foundation Welcome New Enterprise Cohort to Refugee Employment Initiative in Poland, Romania

NESsT, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, and Cisco Foundation Welcome New Enterprise Cohort to Refugee Employment Initiative in Poland, Romania

The NESsT Refugee Employment Initiative focuses on financing and assisting a cohort of fifteen impact-driven enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe that provide refugees with long-term employment opportunities, especially those affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The initiative is welcoming the first six social enterprises to continue building upon important aid efforts in the region.