The SEED Initiative is a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy.
Founded by UNEP, UNDP and IUCN at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, SEED supports innovative small-scale and locally driven entrepreneurships around the globe which integrate social and environmental benefits into their business model.
SEED offers two main types of support to social and environmental entrepreneurs:
Asses the performance and impacts of your enterprise with SEED's tools.
Click here to learn more about social and environmental entrepreneurs and their impacts on poverty reduction.
The Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) are now accepting applications for the Whitley Awards 2011.
Through an annual award, the World Challenge has, for the past six years, identified projects or...
The fourth edition of the SEED Newsletter is filled with exciting news:• 2010 SEED Awards: Call...
The GEF (Global Environmental Facility) Small Grants programme (SGP), implemented by UNDP, has...
Since they received the 2007 SEED award, “Nueva Vida” (New Life), based in the Ecuadorian Andes, has...
In 2009, SEED recognised 20 social and environmental entrepreneurs for their innovative and promising initiatives. Out of the 20 winners, 5 were awarded a specific Gold Award for their outstanding work.
Click on the icons to meet the Gold Winners (gold star) and the Winners (red star).
