Earlier this year we took a group of philanthropists and partners to visit some of the social businesses in our portfolio in Uganda including Godson Commodities, Impact Water&Tugende. We also visited Kenya to see some of our pipeline companies. It was a fantastic opportunity to meet not only with the social entrepreneurs, but with the people whose lives have been changed with the products, services and higher incomes that the social businesses provide.

By bringing together insights of some of the most recognized corporate leaders of our time including Paul Polman, Nicolas Chretein, T.V. Narendran, Birgit Valmüür and more, this paper hopes to contribute to an ongoing discussion about the role of business in a changing world.

Yunus Social Business (YSB) and Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya) today announced the launch of their 2022 Accelerator Programme to help small and growing businesses (SGBs) in India scale and create jobs to lift people out of extreme poverty.

The end of 2021 marked a rather special milestone in our history: we turned 10 years old!