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Reflecting on the NESsT-IKEA Social ...

In May 2025, we were delighted to host an in-person meeting in Olsztyn, Poland, bringing together NESsT portfolio enterprises, partners from IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, and members of the NESsT regional and global teams.

Reflecting on the NESsT-IKEA Social Entrepreneurship 2025 Retreat
Amazonia, Bioeconomy, Blog, Funding, Portfolio
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Blended Finance: Unlocking Funding for ...

Enterprises face a major challenge when it comes to accessing capital: limited access to credit and investment, as they are often deemed high-risk by traditional banks and investors. With this gap in funding, blended finance emerges as a strategic solution. It combines philanthropic, public, and private capital to reduce risk and attract investment in sustainable enterprises. By taking on the first risk, organizations like NESsT create the necessary conditions for banks and private investors to feel confident in supporting these businesses, thus increasing their access to credit and growth capital. 

Blended Finance: Unlocking Funding for Sustainable Businesses in the Amazon
Amazonia, Latin America, News, Peru, Supporters
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NESsT Joins Conexsus, IDB, and Green Climate ...

NESsT announces today that it has joined the Sustainable Connections Institute (Conexsus), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in AmazonBeEco, an unprecedented four-year initiative to support the sociobioeconomy in the Pan-Amazon region.

NESsT Joins Conexsus, IDB, and Green Climate Fund to Scale Enterprises from the Sociobioeconomy Across the Pan-Amazon Region
Blog, Europe, Violet Fund
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The NESsT Violet Fund: Strengthening Support ...

As we kick off celebrations for Pride Month 2025, we’re revisiting the recent efforts of the NESsT Violet Fund that have helped drive our work to bring vital financial and technical support to enterprises that are advancing equality for the LGTBQIA+ community in Central & Eastern Europe.

The NESsT Violet Fund: Strengthening Support for LGBTQIA+ Equality through Entrepreneurship
Blog, Featured
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NESsT Appoints Renata Truzzi Chief Impact & ...

NESsT announces Renata Truzzi has been named Chief Impact & Operations Officer. Truzzi – who joined the organization in 2012 – has served in multiple capacities within NESsT, most recently as Global Acceleration & Impact Director. Her background in impact investing, business development, marketing, and fundraising will further support NESsT’s organizational effectiveness and operational excellence. 

NESsT Appoints Renata Truzzi Chief Impact & Operations Officer

Local Entrepreneurs Help Generate Sustainable Income for Farmers & Fishermen in Rural Poland

Local Entrepreneurs Help Generate Sustainable Income for Farmers & Fishermen in Rural Poland

NESsT Poland initiated its first portfolio of social enterprises in 2014, with five enterprises that are beginning to achieve their social impact goals.One very promising NESsT Enterprise is Eko Bielska Kraina, an online marketplace for healthy, certified bio-products made by small-scale farmers and fishermen. Located in southern Poland, Bielska Kraina is a fertile region with a huge potential for sustainable farming and fishery, as well as for becoming a tourist destination for socially and ecologically conscious travelers.

NESsT Partners With Kiva to Expand Financing for Social Impact

NESsT Partners With Kiva to Expand Financing for Social Impact

Since its founding in 1997, NESsT has invested financing and business expertise to develop social enterprises that bring innovative solutions to alleviate poverty in emerging market counties. Now, NESsT is teaming up with Kiva, a nonprofit social lending platform, to provide greater capital and a broader foundation of support to our most successful portfolio enterprises.

NESsT Shares Learnings from Mistakes in New EVPA Report

NESsT Shares Learnings from Mistakes in New EVPA Report

NESsT was recently involved in one of the first reports promoting intelligent failure within the venture philanthropy and social investment sector. Would you like to learn from our mistakes?If so, have a look at the recently published European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) report on failures, which we contributed our learnings to.