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.
Our work on the ground in Brazil’s Amazon region has consistently shown that increasing women's participation is critical for the socio-bioeconomy to become a robust and sustainable national development strategy.
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.
Diaspora.Black, una empresa social del sector del turismo y los eventos, se une a la Iniciativa de Equidad Racial NESsT . Con la inversión de NESsT, Diaspora.Black ofrecerá formación y financiación a los afroempresarios locales, fomentando una comunidad dedicada a ampliar las rutas turísticas que dan más visibilidad a la historia y la cultura de los afrobrasileños.
Nicole Etchart, NESsT CEO and Co-Founder, spoke with journalist Valentina Llompart at the Diario Financiero. Article Summary: Founded over 26 years ago, Impact investor NESsT’s international trajectory has taken it to countries in Central and Eastern Europe and South America, including Chile – which was one of the first countries it invested in. NESsT has created significant impact in the region through investing in social enterprises that work on the ground with Chile’s marginalized communities.
La floricultora que gestiona Cattleya da empleo a 350 personas, principalmente de las localidades rurales cercanas de Suesca y Sesquilé, proporcionándoles una fuente estable de ingresos, salarios justos, servicios de bienestar y oportunidades de desarrollo profesional. Más del 50% de la mano de obra de Cattleya son mujeres que son el principal sostén de sus familias.
NESsT Refugee Employment Initiative (REI) ha sido nombrado "Fondo Social del Año, Europa" por Environmental Finance. Uno de los jueces dijo que el fondo era "una importante iniciativa social para invertir en PYME locales", y añadió que era "bueno ver inversiones en organizaciones que se comprometen a emplear a refugiados".
El Fondo Lirio NESsT ha sido nombrado Fondo Medioambiental del Año en América Latina por Environmental Finance. El Fondo Lirio proporciona capital de deuda a empresas de gran impacto que promueven la creación de empleo para las personas más necesitadas y aceleran la conservación del medio ambiente en la región andino-amazónica.
