At enorm, we love our TED heroes and inspirers. In this fascinating video, ”How low-cost eye care can be world-class”, Thulasiraj Ravilla, executive director of the Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology, shares with us the story of Aravind Eye Care System. This diagnosis and treatment model, which was developed in India by Dr. G. [...]

This summer, zerocarbonbritain2030 was published, a report on the new energy strategy needed to achieve carbon neutrality in the UK by 2030. This goal is the new standard for climate policies and a target which has been set by a number of cities and nations around the globe.

A new innovation by Indian social enterprise VNL is giving rural India access to mobile technology – quickly, sustainably and at low cost. Comparing it to microfinancing, they call this new approach microtelecom.

In an evaluation of the largest publically traded firms in the U.S, technology giant Intel came out on top as the company with the strongest environmental policies, followed closely by paper company Weyerhaeuser and chemical/pharmaceutical firm Merck.

Time for a film tip! Hosted by Robert Redford, the PBS series The New Heroes depicts the efforts of social entrepreneurs working all over the globe with the mission to make the world a better place. In twelve amazing stories, the series introduces men and women who are committed to achieving their dream of transforming [...]

Over 100 well-known outdoor businesses, among them Adidas, Timberland, Levi Strauss and Nike, have come together to create the OIA Eco Working Group, collaborating to develop the industry’s first environmental assessment tool or “Eco Index.” The Eco Index is a software tool designed to help manufacturers measure the ecological and social impacts of their products, [...]

Echoing Green are hardly newcomers on the social business scene. Founded more than twenty years ago, their mission is to fund and support social entrepreneurs with some of the world’s boldest ideas for social change. Echoing Green believe that social entrepreneurs are the catalysts for societal change,