Blog Posts: small and medium enterprise (SME)

Nigeria, the largest oil and gas producer in Africa, is taking steps toward a sustainable economic recovery. The nation's stimulus package can tackle both climate change and COVID-19 simultaneously, offering the world an example of what stimulus packages can do when used smartly and strategically.

China's overseas investment grew from $1 billion in 2004 to more than $30 billion in 2014. In many cases, it's come at a cost to Africa's forests and the people who rely on them.

The private sector generates more than 60 percent of gross domestic product, and micro and small enterprises in developing countries provide around 60 percent of all jobs. So boosting businesses’ resiliency is critical for boosting community resiliency.

Multinational corporations have a central role in planning for climate change impacts. However, business leaders can go a step further by making their supply chains—often made up of small businesses in developing countries—more resilient.

Here’s a look at why small businesses need a significant role in mitigating and adapting to climate change.

The 2011 New Ventures China Investor Forum showcased the potential of environmental entrepreneurship on a larger scale than any previous forum in the program’s eight years of operations in China.

From June 22-24, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) will co-host the premiere knowledge-sharing platform for clean energy investment in Asia, the 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF). Taking place in Manila, Philippines, the event brings together energy leaders from around the world to discuss clean energy policy, regulation, financing and innovative business models.

Ready to scale up, six environmental entrepreneurs from around the world make their case to investors in New York City.

With a new technique for reusing steam, a Chinese company helps industry save water and conserve energy.

Houses crudely constructed from sheets of cardboard and aluminum start to appear just south of the Mexico-United States border and stretch across the Mexican landscape. These homes, which are often overcrowded, unstable and made of dangerous materials, provide stark visual evidence of Mexico’s severe housing shortage.

A Mexican company uses microbes to reduce chemicals used in agriculture and water treatment.