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7. Affordable and Clean Energy
European Ethical Bank: the first ethical, growth-agnostic, fully compliant banking model
NO_POVERTY + 10 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 12 Others

European Ethical Bank: the first ethical, growth-agnostic, fully compliant banking model

European non-profit, scalable, replicable, growth-agnostic banking institution in cooperative stewardship able to provide full-fledge digital banking services to communities across EEA. Applies endogenous money concept.

Europe

 When Private Wealth Finds Home: Unlocking Collective Housing Power
NO_POVERTY + 5 OthersFinancial and insurance activities + 2 Others

When Private Wealth Finds Home: Unlocking Collective Housing Power

MOBA Accelerator liberates private wealth, testing an ecosystem where capital flows through communities rather than markets. Each euro cycles through cooperative rents, powering the next community-owned housing project.

Croatia

FLIT Financial Literacy
NO_POVERTY + 10 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 6 Others

FLIT Financial Literacy

Financial LITeracy training for women and families in our ever-digitized personal finance world. AI-enabled to alert clients about potential entitlements, benefits or supports - based to their lifestage and dependents

Ireland

VilCap Ventures US Fund
NO_POVERTY + 6 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 3 Others

VilCap Ventures US Fund

Provides purpose-suited capital to advance health equity, economic mobility & climate resilience in low-income communities—scaling impact while delivering financial returns.

United States

Power to the People: Cooperative Energy Ownership for Shared Wealth
AFFORDABLE_AND_CLEAN_ENERGY + 3 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 4 Others

Power to the People: Cooperative Energy Ownership for Shared Wealth

Ecovolt empowers rural Zambian communities to co-own solar mini-grids, earning income and sharing profits through a digital cooperative energy ownership model.

Zambia

Womens Paradise
AFFORDABLE_AND_CLEAN_ENERGY + 2 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 2 Others

Womens Paradise

Women’s Paradise empowers GBV survivors in Zambia through AI-powered irrigation and digital finance, transforming a safe-haven farm into a tech-driven, income-generating cooperative.

Senanga, Western, Zambia

TICC: First Fires Fund
NO_POVERTY + 11 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 12 Others

TICC: First Fires Fund

A Native-led, evergreen regenerative capital fund fueling economic sovereignty, climate justice, and cultural revitalization in Indigenous communities across Turtle Island by blending traditional and relational finance.

United States

Designing Asia’s Sustainable Future: ISQ’s Impact Ecosystem Approach
QUALITY_EDUCATION + 5 OthersInformation and communication + 2 Others

Designing Asia’s Sustainable Future: ISQ’s Impact Ecosystem Approach

ISQ leverages corporate and government capital to scale impact ventures, lead systemic agendas, and build infrastructure — creating resilient ecosystems that generate both social impact and sustainable returns.

South Korea

Vivriti Energy Solutions Debt Fund (VESDF)
AFFORDABLE_AND_CLEAN_ENERGY + 4 OthersElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning + 5 Others

Vivriti Energy Solutions Debt Fund (VESDF)

VESDF, India’s first climate debt fund, targets USD150M to finance renewables, e-mobility & climate-tech. With USD112M Senior debt secured, it aims for $38Mn LP capital with 12%+ returns and measurable impact KPIs.

India

Opalene Climate Capital fuels the future of climate tech innovation in Washington State
GOOD_HEALTH_AND_WELL_BEING + 10 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 9 Others

Opalene Climate Capital fuels the future of climate tech innovation in Washington State

Impact-oriented vc fund to 2x private investment with state-matched dollars to accelerate equitable climate tech innovation. Fund ignites bold, place-based climate solutions that drive local resilience and global impact.

Washington, USA

Lendable
NO_POVERTY + 5 OthersFinancial and insurance activities

Lendable

Lendable is a leading private credit provider that specializes in structured and senior secured debt solutions to digitally enabled financial inclusion providers and sustainable finance companies across emerging markets.

London, England, United Kingdom

Vivriti Agri Impact Bond Fund
ZERO_HUNGER + 4 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 2 Others

Vivriti Agri Impact Bond Fund

Vivriti Asset Management is launching-$150M Agri fund seeking $6M first-loss capital Focus: Agri & food, climate KPIs: Smallholder farmers/financial inclusion, GHG reduction Offers 23x capital mobilization & high impact

India

Metis Settlements Impact Fund
NO_POVERTY + 8 OthersFinancial and insurance activities + 4 Others

Metis Settlements Impact Fund

The Métis Settlements Impact Fund is a $50 million impact investment fund with a focus on Economic Reconciliation and Sustainability. Investments positively impact Metis Settlements and other indigenous communities.

Edmonton, AB, Canada

Smart Grid on Main Street
AFFORDABLE_AND_CLEAN_ENERGY + 2 Others

Smart Grid on Main Street

EarthSpark International has developed a solar-diesel hybrid micro-grid system to increase access to affordable, reliable electricity for value-added agricultural processing in Les Anglais, Haiti.

Haiti

SociaLite Lighting Systems
AFFORDABLE_AND_CLEAN_ENERGY + 2 Others

SociaLite Lighting Systems

SociaLite Lighting Systems, founded in 2017, works to increase awareness of, and alleviate light poverty by developing and installing solar powered mini-grid systems. We actively seek, and work with impoverished, marginalized, forgotten communities.

Ghana

Solar Market Gardens
NO_POVERTY + 7 Others

Solar Market Gardens

For over a decade, SELF’s Solar Market Gardens (SMGs) have tackled food insecurity through a combination of solar power and drip irrigation.

Benin

Sumba Iconic Island Initiative
GENDER_EQUALITY + 2 Others

Sumba Iconic Island Initiative

To provide access to reliable and 100 percent renewable forms of energy for the 750,000 inhabitants of Sumba Island, ending their dependency on fossil fuels and supporting gender-balanced development and economic activities of the people.

Sumba Barat, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

SunBell multifunctional solar lantern and mobile charger
AFFORDABLE_AND_CLEAN_ENERGY + 2 Others

SunBell multifunctional solar lantern and mobile charger

SunBell is a smart solar lamp with mobile charging capabilities. More than 2.4 million SunBells have been distributed worldwide since 2014.

Global Village, KA, India

Sustainable Sanitation in Nepal
GENDER_EQUALITY + 4 Others

Sustainable Sanitation in Nepal

A social enterprise model for public toilets piloted in Nepal that incorporates additional revenue streams with waste-to-value technology (biogas), bundled services (shops), gender-inclusive design, and a cleaning compliance program.

Nepal

Tele-Irrigation
NO_POVERTY + 4 Others

Tele-Irrigation

Tele-Irrigation is a technological innovation that allows farmers to remotely manage their farm irrigation using a mobile phone powered by solar or wind energy. The system intelligently distributes water and processes real-time meteorological and hydrological data.

Nigeria

World Social Capital Monitor
NO_POVERTY + 16 Others

World Social Capital Monitor

For the first time in history, in order to accelerate the SDGs people can score on eight crucial local social goods by open access and in 46 languages yet.

Switzerland

Healthy Entrepreneurs
NO_POVERTY + 16 Others

Healthy Entrepreneurs

Healthy Entrepreneurs delivers effective and affordable health products and services to the last mile, hard-to-reach populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, through a network of 5,000 Community Health Entrepreneurs in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi.

Kampala, Uganda

Clean water from ocean waves - Wave2O
CLEAN_WATER_AND_SANITATION + 4 Others

Clean water from ocean waves - Wave2O

An innovative solution to harness ocean wave energy for seawater desalination.

Cape Verde

Xenom Energy
AFFORDABLE_AND_CLEAN_ENERGY + 3 Others

Xenom Energy

A transformative start-up building a cutting-edge B2B platform for easy access to petroleum products in Africa. By connecting independent fuel station owners to Oil Marketers through our tech-enabled and operations driven marketplace.