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Bintang Ekananda has a mission: Wean Indonesian consumers from single-use plastics.

Typically, necessities like shampoo, soap, toothpaste, and coffee are sold in plastic sachets to make them more affordable to low-income consumers in emerging markets. Their packaging, however, presented a waste problem as the plastic used is hard to recycle.

In 2019, Bintang formed Alner, a social venture, which sells such goods in reusable packaging, in hopes consumers would refrain from buying their daily n...

Documentary: Idukki is the leading producer and exporter of cardamom in Kerala. But the August 2018 floods and landslides destroyed several crops and rendered cardamom fields infertile. The end result? Out of 40,000 cardamom farmer families in Idukki, almost 60% lost their crops, taking away their sole source of income.

Documentary: Several reports have indicated that it is only a matter of time before Bengaluru runs out of water. The solution? We need to build and maintain recharge wells and open wells, instead of borewells.

Documentary: Four apartment buildings in Kochi’s Maradu have been ordered to be demolished. But what’s the truth, and how can you make sure you avoid being in such a situation while buying a house?

This is an award-winning, co-authored article, where we spoke to survivors and experts to understand what happens when a boy is sexually abused and how it impacts his sexuality and mental well-being.

This story exposed how interfaith marriages in the Indian province of Kerala were being polarised by right-wing Hindu groups. In a clear breach of privacy, these groups lifted the marriage applications of such interfaith couples, which were freely available on the government website. In coordinated attacks, these groups used these applications to bully and threaten such couples. After my story was published, the Kerala government withdrew its policy to publish the marriage applications on its website.

Vivek Singh, Head of Portfolio – Employment and Entrepreneurship, IKEA Foundation, reflects on the catalytic partnership with Enviu.

In the Enviu Insights series, we interview Arpana Philip, a venture builder in Enviu East Africa, to share her learnings building our award-winning venture, SokoFresh.

After a stint of over two years with Enviu Malaysia, social entrepreneur and venture builder Daniel Teoh is moving on from Tapauware. He shares his critical learnings from prompting Malaysians to reusable packaging.

Waste banks in Indonesia are local communities-led collection points for plastic and paper waste. The communities also conduct sessions to create awareness of plastic waste prevention.

Enviu's former CEO Ankie van Wersch – Lenders walks us through Enviu’s growth in the impact entrepreneurship space over the past 19 years.

In an interview, Dr. Janina Klein, Assistant Professor of Organizational Change at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, explains how mission-driven organizations can scale their social impact.

The second wave of the #MeToo movement put the spotlight back on sexual harassment in the workplace. In this video, I explain what women can do if she has been sexually harassed at the workplace, and how the laws help them.

The 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development includes 17 goals and 169 targets,
with the aim to “leave no one behind,” and engage all nations in ending
poverty, ensuring justice for all, maintaining peace, and protecting the
planet. 
As the deadline of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) expired in 2015, the number of people living in extreme poverty fell from 1.9 billion in 1991 to 836 million. Out-of-school children dropped by more than half since 1990, from 100 million in 2000 to 57 mi...

As a Communication Officer for a global social-impact organisation called The Impact Consulting (Amsterdam unit), I interviewed a client, swap-studio, about their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals, how other businesses can adapt to sustainability and overcome foreseeable challenges.