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Initiative to foster growth of Bangladesh’s impact ecosystem launched


Bangladeshpost
Published : 20 Mar 2020 09:09 PM | Updated : 05 Sep 2020 09:42 PM

 An initiative to increase impact investment in country’s social business as well as environmental sectors launched on Friday. Three organizations jointly launched the programme titled “Biniyog Briddhi (B-Briddhi) – Scaling Impact Enterprises of Bangladesh” from their respective offices through video conference by opening a new website, said a press release.

They are German-based financial consultancy firm-Roots of Impact (RoI), Bangladesh’s business consultant firm LightCastle Partners (LCP) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Bangladesh (SDC). The four-year programme is aimed at increasing capacities of impact investors and entrepreneurs for dealing with social business and environmental issues.

The entrepreneurs, who will play positive role in facing environmental problems as well as improving the condition of the backward people, will get financial assistance under the programme. Initially applications will be accepted from impact entrepreneurs and accelerator programmes through the website-www.sie-b.org Applicants were requested to visit the website for detailed information.