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.
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director recognised the value of SEED...
Nick Nuttall, Spokesperson, on behalf of Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP...
The Green Economy in Africa: Climate Change and Energy, Agriculture and Food Security, and the R...
SEED’s Executive Director was asked to participate as panelist for the BBC’s World Challenge: Down...
Entrepreneurs from every corner of the world are launching businesses that are reducing...
Meet the 2011 SEED Award Winners: 35 innovative start-up ventures in: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
Click on the red stars in the map to view a full description of a specific SEED Winner, or visit the SEED's Winners' database to learn more about ventures that implement the green economy at grassroot level.
