In 30 minutes, a promising harvest can turn to crop failure. The ability to make a living or feed your family can disappear. For farmers, this isn’t an abstract risk, it is the reality of climate change, a daily threat that can strike any time with devastating consequences.
Boulder Care is a health care company that conforms neither to the accepted practice of 28-day rehabilitation centers nor the requirement of place-based centers that expect individuals to show up daily for treatment.
Across Acumen’s global portfolio, climate change is an urgent and existential threat. Whether a farmer in East Africa or an entrepreneur in India, the impacts of climate change dictate a person’s ability to make a living and build a business. That’s why our commitment to tackling poverty includes helping the communities we serve adapt — … Continued
If businesses are to be truly inclusive, they must incorporate low-income and marginalized people across their operations — a new Inclusive Business Playbook from Acumen and EY provides a toolkit to help companies navigate this transition. Inclusive business is more than a buzzword, it is the foundation of a more just and equitable economy that … Continued
For too long, our world has been consumed by defining success as money, power, and fame. At the essence of moral revolution lies the requirement to redefine success away from how much money we have to one based on the lives we’ve positively touched.
Januar Chaverra se describe como un hombre tranquilo, y a quien le gusta entender lo que necesitan las personas para ayudarles a gestionar las oportunidades. Es un hombre alegre que sonríe cuando habla de su familia compuesta de su esposa, 3 hijas y 1 hijo de 18 meses, que entre risa nerviosa confiesa es el … Continued
Colombia’s breathtaking physical beauty, exquisite diversity of culture and abundance of natural resources also contain within them fifty years of civil war.
Acumen anunció hoy la inversión en Soluna Energía, una empresa que ofrece un servicio de energía solar para hogares rurales sin conexión a la red eléctrica en Colombia a través de kits fotovoltaicos y la metodología “pay-as-you-go” o pago por uso. Con un compromiso de inversión de US$ 500.000 dentro de la ronda Semilla de … Continued