Fundación Grupo Argos joins Accelerate 2030, the United Nations Development program that seeks to promote social enterprises that address solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals related to access to water, agriculture, logistics, female leadership, use of plastic and circular economy.
“At Fundación Grupo Argos we have a commitment to the conservation of water resources and we are convinced that we can rely on social entrepreneurs in our country for this purpose. Being part of the Accelerate 2030 program will allow us not only to deliver our knowledge and experience but also to support innovative solutions that allow us to continue fulfilling our purpose of positively transforming our environments ”.
Maria Camila Villegas – Director of Operations of the Fundación Grupo Argos.
This program includes an intensive accompaniment to entrepreneurs for a week in which they will receive advice from experts on scaling strategies that allow them to multiply their impact internationally and reach other markets, as well as benefits in kind for COP 120 million in technology for improve their processes related to artificial intelligence, internet of things, data management, among others.
Fundación Grupo Argos’s participation in this program will allow, in addition to sharing its knowledge and expertise on issues related to water security and water conservation, to learn first-hand about innovative proposals on this issue and the possibility of making high-impact alliances to start implementing cost efficient solutions nationwide.
Those entrepreneurs who are winners in each of the thematic axes of the program will continue working one more year with the United Nations to continue scaling their projects and receive up to USD 150,000 in benefits.
About Accelerate 2030
It is the world’s largest program for business solutions focused on the Sustainable Development Goals, led by the global Impact Hub network and the United Nations Development Program, supporting more than 1,600 thousand entrepreneurs from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and South America.
Since its launch it has had the support of allies such as the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Pfizer, Mava Foundation, International Trade Center, Boston Consultation Group and, on the national scene with organizations such as Estra, FAO, Grupo Argos, SIEMENS and Cámara de Comercio de Bucaramanga.
If you want more information you can visit: https://colombia.accelerate2030.net/
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