Reading Time: 3 minutesThomas Huriez, founder of 1083 jeans, has pioneered the concept of “perma-industry,” promoting a production model that aligns with local ecosystems and emphasizes positive social and environmental impacts.
Category: SMEs
Europe’s innovation paradox: Sitting on a goldmine, yet starving for impact
Reading Time: 4 minutesAhmed Hadi, a young entrepreneur and the co-founder of MIMIR, discusses the great potential for innovation and what Europe can do to improve.
Can SMEs square the circle? How small businesses can boost their contribution to the circular economy
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith “three earths” needed to sustain our current consumption and production systems by 2050, the circular economy offers a model to counterbalance the environmental pressures that are mounting.
Small business, big impact: how SMEs are embracing sustainability
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere can be no net zero without SMEs. According to new estimates produced by the OECD, SMEs account for around 40% of business carbon emissions at the EU level. Their role is vital in meeting global climate commitments. So how are they embracing sustainability?
From standards to action – Fostering a holistic approach to sustainable finance for SMEs
Reading Time: 4 minutesSMEs are key for a sustainable climate transition – there will be no net zero without SMEs. Find out more about how banks and other financial institutions have a central role to play in financing SMEs’ green and sustainable investments.
Miriam Smidt: How I found new life as an entrepreneur
Reading Time: 2 minutesArtist Miriam Smidt has faced numerous obstacles in her life. After a life altering diagnosis, she started her entrepreneurship journey. Read her story here.
Angeliki Arvanitis: How I began a new venture regardless of my age
Reading Time: 2 minutesFilmmaker, script writer, senior entrepreneur, and founder of Sacatou: Angeliki Arvanitis shares her entrepreneurship story in our #MissingEntrepreneurs blog series.
Are you one of the OECD’s 34 million missing entrepreneurs?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere would be 34.1 million more entrepreneurs in the OECD, and 7.5 million in the EU, if everyone was as active in business creation as 30-49 year old men. The Missing Entrepreneurs 2023 shows how underrepresented groups are faced with many barriers, and what policy makers can do to help them on their entrepreneurship journey.