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New Ventures promotes sustainable growth in emerging markets by accelerating the transfer of capital to businesses that deliver social and environmental benefits at the base of the economic pyramid.

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		New Ventures India Forum a Boon for Sustainable Enterprise At the third annual New Ventures India Investor Forum in Mumbai, sustainable entrepreneurs connected with investors to network, build partnerships and find opportunities for growth. Participants in the two-day forum found that sustainable businesses can still flourish, even in today’s uncertain economic times.			Rising Ventures: Café La Selva Café La Selva, a cooperative-based company that works in partnership with the Union, has converted 1,800 farmers into organic coffee merchants and agents of change for the social and economic development of Chiapas, the poorest state in Mexico. Despite the unfortunate conditions in the region, Café La Selva has come out on top, due to years of preparation, willingness to take risks and much determination. Learn more about the company's business model by reading the full profile.

		NV launches Mexico's first directory of sustainable goods and services Las Páginas Verdes, an initiative of New Ventures Mexico, is the country's first directory of sustainable products and services intended to promote responsible consumption.			Video: SOCAP 2008 featuring an interview of New Ventures Watch a raw preview of a new documentary about what is being called the Social Capital Movement. The documentary, "Social Capital Markets & Impact Investing: A Return to the Real", looks at how a new asset class that focuses equally on environmental and social returns is coming together even as traditional investment vehicles are crumbling.

New-Ventures news

11/18 | New Ventures India Forum a Boon for Sustainable Enterprise

11/18 | Net Impact: Unreasonable People and The Role of Entrepreneurs in Shaping Tomorrow's Markets

10/09 | Net Impact Conference - November 13 - 15, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA

09/24 | Ye Weijia, NV China director, on China's environmental challenges

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12/24 | Change the World (And Your Life) - Become a Kiva Fellow

12/24 | Job: UNDP Growing Inclusive Markets Consultancy

12/22 | BoP Economic Prospects for 2009: Not Looking Good

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