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#UnsustainableHumor Series - Week 21 Last week's post in this series depicted the chasm between all the lofty goals the international development community has for digital development and the lack of basic infrastructure needed to make advance those lofty goals in developing countries. For this week's/April Fool's Day edition of the series, I wondered what would the dream scenario for international development and social impact professionals look like. First thought - Sustainable Development achieved! Second thought - that means unemployment for all these professionals! So, this week's illustration is the synthesis of those dream scenarios! How would you portray this idea? #AprilFoolsDay #ArtificialIntelligence #Sustainability #TechforGood  #SocialImpact #WhatCanIGive

🌿 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐭𝐝. 🌿 We are thrilled to highlight Milagros Solutions Ltd., a proud recipient of our Shaping the Future Project grant! 🌟 🌟 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 🌟 "The grant was viewed as an attractive source of funding to catalyse our existing efforts. However, what we viewed as most vital was the opportunity to network and train in areas that potentially complemented the main objectives of our programme." 🌿 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 🌿 Thanks to the grant funding: • Increased Production: We've successfully doubled the production of our existing product line. • Key Exposure: We've gained exposure to key players critical to the success of our endeavours, boosting our growth and visibility. 🌍 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 🌍 Our partnership with the Shaping the Future of Innovation Challenge has led to significant contributions to national development: • Job Creation: We've doubled employment within our programme. • Increased Sales: Our sales have surged, making our product more profitable and enhancing our market reach. • Forex and Economic Growth: By expanding into international markets, we've increased our capacity to capture foreign exchange, contributing to a healthier local economy. 🌟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 🌟 Our collaboration with Flying Tree Environmental Management, an environmentally-centered NPO, has further amplified our impact. Their strong social media presence and higher PR acceptance have bolstered our environmental activities and outreach. 📲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 📲 Follow our journey and learn more about our environmental efforts with Flying Tree Environmental Management: • Facebook: Flying Tree Environmental Management • Instagram: @flyingtreeenvironmental • TikTok: @infoflyingtree Join us in celebrating innovation and environmental sustainability! 🌿✨ #ShapingTheFuture #MilagrosSolutions #EnvironmentalImpact #SustainableBusiness #InnovationForGrowth #SupportLocal #FlyingTreeEnvironmental

On #EarthDay, let's reimagine our investments beyond personal gain. It's time to sow seeds for a resourceful tomorrow. It's time to choose sustainable investments that not only fuel financial growth but also nurture our planet. #sustainableinvesting #futureproofing #earthday #sustainability

💥 Is your reporting making an impact? 💥 Powerful impact reporting can help transform business models, inspire wider change —internally and industry-wide — by sharing the highs, lows and learnings. Brilliant webinar on Impact Reporting Mastery by Future Planet, Junxion Strategy and Leap | B Corp. Lovely to see some best practice case studies and shoutouts to clients and collaborators Vivobarefoot, Adele Gingell @ Finisterre, Vicky Murray @ Pukka Herbs, Giles Hutchins, Twelve 🙌

Let's keep it real 🌱 Tracking our progress makes all the difference. If you're ready to make an impact, let's chat. 📈💬 #SustainableGrowth #ImpactMatters #EcoInnovation

Yas! that was awesome 🤩 With over 180 signups, we had so many passionate changemakers arrived for the Future Planet communities 💥 Impact Reporting Mastery Webinar in collaboration with Junxion Strategy and Leap | B Corp Together we explored how too ⚡ transform our mindsets 👉🏽 From ‘this takes time and energy’ to... 'this is a dynamic process that empowers us to bring our stakeholders on a journey of continuous improvement and achieving our goals 🌍 The session covered ✅ The elements that define outstanding reports. What does good look like? ✅ How to craft compelling visual narratives to bring your reports to life ✅ Transparency: How to share the good, bad and the ugly ✅ Clarity on the ever-changing legislative and regulatory landscape It was a fantastic and insightful session, with lots of inspiring examples. If you didn't make it... we've got you 👉🏽 comment below to receive a link to view the session Together we can build an intentional movement where we support each other to put authenticity, openness and collaboration at the heart of how we solve our climate, nature and social challenges. Big thanks to Sophie Segal, Adam Garfunkel, Helen Steiger Matt Hocking Simon Thomason Charlie Southwood and all those who showed up. We stand with you. Tagging some lovely Future Planet team and community members in this image! Jessica Ferrow, Sarah Holloway Heidi Budino Ellie Austin Lindsey M. Simon Webber and fellow super star changemakers Olivia Beecham and Heather Knight - who had an awesome slide on sharing failures and 'working on' included. There were so many wonderful people, if you joined, please share your tag yourself and share your thoughts in the comments ❤️🥳 👉🏽 comment below to receive a link to view the session #futureplanet #changemakers #community #collaboration #sustainability #esg #reporting #impact #impactreporting #business #environment #biodiversity #nature #csrd #legislation #regulation

Join us to hear about how EdTech businesses are helping to plug the gap in skills needed for the green transition

Let's keep it real 🌱 Tracking our progress makes all the difference. If you're ready to make an impact, let's chat. 📈💬 #SustainableGrowth #ImpactMatters #EcoInnovation

Really looking forward to this discussion today! Do come along if you can and join the debate on how we can transform the Social Innovation Sector to deliver the SDGs.

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