Sustainability and Impact Global Series

by Filipe Alfaiate @ Nova Business and Economics School

From climate change, to poverty or gender inequality, enterprises and businesses are now asked to walk the talk- but what can be done? What is being done? This first season has eight exciting episodes exploring how some enterprises in Africa are working towards impact and sustainability. We will look into the tools they use, the challenges they face, how they adapt their pricing, marketing, distribution to commercially reach  ...   ...  Read more
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  • Season 1

  • The local-for-local open innovation platform Nestlé Hatcher

    The local-for-local open innovation platform Nestlé Hatcher

    S01 E07
    29:44

    Our first series dedicated to impact in Africa end with this lively and exciting conversation between Professor Filipe Alfaiate and Mr. João Barreto, the Head of Innovation and PMO at Nestle, based in South Africa. They discussed impact journeys, the BOP market in Africa, opportunities and challenges and in particular, a very interesting local-for-local open innovation platform for all in Africa called Nestlé Hatcher that João designed and launched. Good learnings!

  • Chicken and acceptance in Burkina Faso: BOP Marketing

    Chicken and acceptance in Burkina Faso: BOP Marketing

    S01 E06
    18:27

    In this episode, we go Burkina Faso and deep dive into how can acceptance be developed for new products at the Bottom of the Pyramid even in situation where consumers are emotionally attached to other products. Check out how grilled chicken in Burkina Faso can teach us about the impact that business can have and how it is different from what NGOs, donors and Governments can offer. This insightful journey was researched and put together by Henry George Mitchell, Charlotte Both, Hannah Hoehnke and Alexa Sievers with the support from Nova SBE Professor Filipe Alfaiate and the Teaching assistant Daniela M Afonso.

  • Transforming shopping during Covid 19 in low income township in South Africa

    Transforming shopping during Covid 19 in low income township in South Africa

    S01 E05
    21:11

    In this episode we look into Yebo Fresh. A startup that in its first year had to re-invent itself when lock-down first hit in South African, and, as a consequence, saw their volumes grow by thirty times almost overnight. Listen to the impact journey of this a groundbreaking enterprise supplying township communities with affordable on-demand business and home grocery deliveries – something unheard before! Join us as we tackle challenging points. How to do the last mile delivery in so many times there are no door numbers, no street names? How using technologies is leveraging their model to create more opportunities? What is the right amount of private and public funding? A work researched and put together by graduate students Cláudia Pinhal, Ilaria Traetta, Matilde Gazzaniga, Juan Ignacio Conde, Manon Michele Prot.

  • inspiring and building schools to break the poverty trap Uganda and Nepal

    inspiring and building schools to break the poverty trap Uganda and Nepal

    S01 E04
    22:42

    In this episode learn about the exciting journey of 264. Education and its inspiring founders and how they build schools to tackle the source of poverty in impoverished communities in Uganda and Nepal. Wanting to provide every child with a fair chance in life no matter, this enterprise builds local partnerships at bottom of the pyramid. What are the limits, challenges and opportunities lying ahead? The research and production of this episode were done by Sarah Erhard, Lucie Kerangueven, Julia Hermann, Maike Carolin Henkel, Moritz Benedikt Witte

  • Incubating the Future in Africa!

    Incubating the Future in Africa!

    S01 E03
    21:46

    Learn how a business incubator is unleashing the power of business in Africa to bring prosperity in 10 countries through inclusive agribusinesses. This insightful journey with the enterprise 2SCALE was researched and put together by Lisa Antonissen, Luis Fernando Sosa Flores, Robert Fezer, Viktoria Schwarze, Tomás Ferreira Do Santos Laranjo.