“The big question we need to answer is this – are we bringing the world back to where it was before the coronavirus? Or are we reinventing the world? The decision is in our hands.” Prof. Muhammad Yunus On June 15th, 2022, the public launch event of the SINA project (SINA is the German acronym …
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Review of the panel discussion at CAIF Conclave during the SANKALP Summit 2021 in India At the end of last year, our Co-founder and Managing Director Christina Jäger spoke at CAIF (Circular Apparel Innovation Factory) Conclave during the 2021 Sankalp Global Summit, contributing to the panel discussion ‘Reimagining Jobs and Livelihoods in the Textile Industry’. …
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Yunus Environment Hub has teamed up with Impact Hub Berlin in the Feeding the City Germany 2021 program. The six-month incubator program supports teams in Germany to develop innovative sustainable food solutions in their community by starting a business that benefits urban communities and our environment. Yunus Environment Hub is a partner of the initiative …
On, November 6th,2020 the Yunus Environment Hub together with the Grameen Creative Lab and the Yunus Sports Hub held a Social Business Event Series combining their expertise on environment, sport for development with different thematic focal points. More than 700 like-minded people from around the globe came together to learn, discuss and interact on topics …
On the second day of the inaugural East Africa Social Business Forum, Yunus Environment Hub presented its three-year program to address environmental degradation and youth unemployment in the region. Included was the announcement of the launch of StartNow to support young East Africans to create social business plans. A lively panel discussion with local experts …
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus and former Mexican President Felipe Calderón sat down with former UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova at the 2020 Americas Summit hosted by Concordia on December 3, 2020 to discuss Innovative Approaches to Climate Change in the Americas. Among them the Yunus Environment Hub to create and promote social …
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On December 6th, 2020 the Colombian student social business idea competition culminated in a grand finale – the digital pitch event. Ten finalists pitched their ideas in front of a live audience of more than 130 people from around the world and answered questions posed by an expert jury. This is the story of how …