Stories

What companies can do to support maternal mental health

To align with ‘World Maternal Mental Health Day’ in May, we are focusing on what more companies can do to support expectant and new mothers. Petra Velzeboer, mental health consultant, shares her personal journey of navigating motherhood, and the importance of an individualised approach to maternal healthcare.

Can Peace be Profitable?

On 'International Day of Living Together in Peace', Mandar Apte, Executive Director, Cities4Peace, shares why there is a strong business case for peace, and the actions entrepreneurs, changemakers and leaders can take to actively promote social harmony within communities and organisations.

Kaushal Shah, Founder & CEO of envoPAP, shares his experience of fundraising as a climate entrepreneur

Continuing on our focus on 'Investing in our Planet’, we are speaking to climate entrepreneurs and investors to understand what they believe are the funding gaps and how more capital can flow to the right places. In this article, Kaushal Shah, Founder & CEO, envoPAP shares his experience of raising capital, and the 'three essential boxes' that must be ticked before approaching investors.

Urban Impact Ventures’ mission to improve quality of life in European cities

As we approach Earth Day on Friday 22nd, April 2022, we are focusing on the theme of 'Investing in our Planet’, to understand what climate entrepreneurs and investors believe are the funding gaps and how more capital can flow to the right places. In this article, Hans van Houwelingen, Founder & CEO, Urban Impact Ventures, discusses their focus on the sustainable transformation of urban areas, and the vital role that impact venture capital can play in supporting entrepreneurs with urban transformational ambitions.