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The BPP partners with local business, social enterprises, multinational businesses, and NGOs. Each has their own perspective on the challenges and opportunities of delivering a BPP initiative of scaling a business for social impact. Here we share their stories, impact, and learning.
Women-led agricultural enterprises pitch for up to VND 1 billion to tackle climate adaptation in the Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
14 women-led agricultural enterprises shaping the future of climate adaptation in the Mekong Delta have today pitched for a chance to secure up to VND1 billion (AUD60,000) to scale their businesses as part of the Deltaccelerate program. Deltaccelerate is Vietnam’s first accelerator providing direct support, tailored training,…
- Sector: Skills Development, Small and Medium Enterprises, Climate Adaptation
Build up Nepal named finalist in prestigious EarthShot Prize 2024
Congratulations to our BPP COVID Recovery partner, Build Up Nepal, for being selected as one of 15 global finalists in this year’s prestigious Earthshot Prize! Build Up Nepal, together with Engineers Without Borders Sweden, S&S Management Services, and the Australian Government, is empowering rural entrepreneurs…
AI for sustainable rice: how artificial intelligence can lower barriers to access carbon finance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to expand access to carbon markets by automating complex tasks such as acreage verification, drainage practice analysis, and field stratification. AI can also help revolutionise sustainable agriculture, enabling more effective climate action and promoting greater participation in carbon markets….
Supporting Solomon Islands to reach 100% renewable energy by 2050
The BPP recently welcomed four new business partnerships to power up small-scale, off-grid renewable energy in remote and rural areas in Solomon Islands at a special event in Honiara. The partnerships included: ☀️ securing access to renewable energy in Central province’s Savo Island with Archipelago Energy….
New partnerships to energise remote communities across the Pacific and Timor Leste
On Monday 15 July, Australia-based partners of our Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships in the Pacific and Timor-Leste took part in a special event in Sydney. The event, which was hosted by the Australian Government’s Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP), included a workshop…
- Sector: Resources and Clean Energy
Gold Standard for Bio-energy for Circular Agriculture (BeCA)
Congratulations to our BPP partners working on bio-energy on commercial farms who have successfully secured Gold Standard certification for their Bio-energy for Circular Agriculture (BeCA) Programme of Activities. It’s a unique carbon program that converts biogas from commercial livestock farms in Vietnam into electricity, reducing…