NESsT announces Renata Truzzi has been named Chief Impact & Operations Officer. Truzzi – who joined the organization in 2012 – has served in multiple capacities within NESsT, most recently as Global Acceleration & Impact Director. Her background in impact investing, business development, marketing, and fundraising will further support NESsT’s organizational effectiveness and operational excellence.
We’re delighted to release the NESsT 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year defined by far-reaching impact and transformative growth. For nearly three decades, NESsT has worked at the nexus of people, profit, and the planet. In 2024, we reached a milestone that speaks to this mission: since its founding, NESsT has positively impacted the lives of over 3.4 million people from communities around the world.
Sweden joins as a donor to NESsT’s long-standing South America acceleration program, enabling the program to increase the number of enterprises it supports and to expand its efforts in Colombia, Peru, and into Brazil.
Activitatea noastră pe teren în regiunea amazoniană a Braziliei a arătat în mod constant că creșterea participării femeilor este esențială pentru ca socio-bioeconomia să devină o strategie națională de dezvoltare solidă și durabilă.
NESsT announces that Chad Sachs has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Sachs has held a series of senior management roles with NESsT since joining in 2019, most recently as Chief Investment Officer. He brings deep experience in the worlds of finance and social impact that will further reinforce NESsT’s mission of developing sustainable communities and building an inclusive economy.
A new multi-year partnership between NESsT and Erol Foundation will improve forest conservation by catalyzing local sustainable enterprises in areas of high biodiversity. The NESsT Amazonia incubator will support 15 conservation enterprises that improve forest conservation in the Amazon basin and provide sustainable livelihoods to local communities.
NESsT Empowers este un program care ajută femeile care se confruntă cu discriminarea în procesul de angajare să aibă acces la resursele de carieră pentru a face tranziția către locuri de muncă durabile și de calitate. Prin Empowers, întreprinderile sociale sunt conectate la lideri de afaceri de succes care sunt interesați de aprofundarea angajamentului față de diversitate, echitate și incluziune la locul lor de muncă.
NESsT is on track to double its portfolio by the end of this year so that 50 social enterprises can access the financing and business advisory services needed to consolidate and grow their social and environmental impact. To support the organization with scaling its operations, NESsT’s Board of Directors appointed Lord Mervyn Davies as Chair.
