Grounded Investment Company invests in agricultural entrepreneurs in East and South Africa, with a focus on processing plants for non-perishable high-value crops such as tea and spices. Grounded Investment Company takes a very hands-on approach to increase the impact of the companies and to help smallholder farmers in the region in the transition to a regenerative agriculture system.
Chocolatemakers makes fair chocolate; sustainable and traditional. The company has the entire chain in its own hands and stands for high quality. Chocolatemakers pays cocoa farmers a living income and ensures they receive proper training and education. The cocoa is produced free from slavery and child labor. Some of the cocoa beans are transported to the Netherlands emission-free, aboard the sailing ship Tres Hombres. Once in Amsterdam, Chocolatemakers turns the beans into delicious organic chocolate in their own chocolate factory. The roof is entirely covered with solar panels. Processing and packaging are done in a CO2-neutral way. Chocolatemakers operates waste-free, and all packaging is fully compostable. In the six countries where the cocoa is sourced, Chocolatemakers works with farmers’ cooperatives to support land and nature restoration.
With its innovative production technology, NEFFA is making the fashion industry by enabling the chain to produce use biomaterials of clothing, shoes and bags, among other things, and produce them seamlessly and without cutting waste locally. Using them for this, among other things, the sustainable material they developed themselves MycoTEX based on mycelium.
Free and critical media are indispensable for a pluralistic society. The Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) is an investment fund that provides funding to independent news media in countries where press freedom is not a given. MDIF focuses on newspapers, radio stations and TV companies in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Balkans. Through financial support, training and advice, these media organizations are strengthened.
Finch Buildings develops and builds modular buildings made of sustainable wood that can be adapted to the environment and conditions. The buildings change with the target group, the use and the location. They have a long lifespan, are energy-efficient and take into account the reuse of materials.
Unreasonable Capital is an investment fund. Unreasonable organizes acceleration programs worldwide for startups that also strive for social impact. With the fund, Unreasonable attracts more and better startups, which are financed faster, and will therefore have more impact sooner. The fund always works together with local investors, and is also held accountable for achieving social objectives.
SELCO Foundation uses renewable energy as a means to socially and economically strengthen marginalized communities in India. They do this by developing, financing and bringing innovations such as sewing machines, grain processors and solar-powered medicine coolers to the end user. In addition, SELCO ensures that favorable government policy is created, knowledge and training hubs are developed and that the most important stakeholders in the sector are connected to each other. In this way, SELCO Foundation is building a complete ecosystem for innovation in India and beyond.
