![[The New Pioneers case] General Electric’s health mission](https://www.taniaellis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/general-electrics-health-care-mission-400x218.png)
For most of women, pregnancy is a time of thrilling anticipation to become a mother, but for some pregnancy can be a possible death sentence, it all depends on where you live. The same goes for the probability of surviving your childhood, or the quality...
![[The New Pioneers case] Peepoople – Taking the backdoor to sanitation](https://www.taniaellis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Peepoople-backdoor-to-sanitation-400x218.png)
Just imagine for a moment that you don’t have a toilet. Scary, isn’t it? This the reality for over 2.6 billion people on the planet, who lack access to even the simplest latrine. Not only would this make your life a lot more inconvenient, but also more dangerous....
Imagine that you are the owner of a highly successful social enterprise that has built its success on doing both well and good. One day you get a call from a well-known multi-national corporation, perhaps one with a less than perfect track record when it comes to...
![[The New Pioneers case] Apopo – Making rats man’s best friend](https://www.taniaellis.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/apopo-making-rats-mans-best-friend_1-400x250.png)
When dealing with the societal and environmental challenges we face today, the most common approach is often the same. For example, putting our faith in some new technology that has been developed in a lab in Geneva or from a secret military base in the Nevada...
![[The New Pioneers case] Acumen Fund – Putting focus on the social return on investment](https://www.taniaellis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Impact-return-400x218.jpeg)
A new movement within investing and philanthropy is making its mark worldwide. Commercial investors of capital are steering away from sectors and companies whose social or environmental risks and potential liabilities may jeopardize their financial interests – and...
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