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Felipe incarnates what moral leadership is all about: humility, feminine leadership values, courage, managing incertitude and much more.

He recently was appointed as Solunas- General Manager. Soluna brings electricity to the Non-connected-zones in rural regions in Colombia.

According to the World Bank, 940 million people do not have access to electricity, and 3 billion (approximately 40% of the world population) do not have access to clean energy sources. This problem comes at a high health cost for indoor pollution. This is especially true for women and children, who are typically the primary users of household energy.

According to the United Nations, The solution lies in transitioning to cleaner fuels and technologies, like gas and electricity, and improvements in stove efficiency. Granting access to electricity through clean and cheaper alternative sources is a crucial issue for addressing this problem.

Soluna is more than providing electricity. Soluna is innovation, creativity, technology... Soluna is inclusion through the next-gen solar utility for off-grid communities.

Links to the content we mentioned in this episode:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/soluna-energ%C3%ADa/
https://bcorporation.net/about-b-corps
https://ilumexico.mx/home/
https://hybrytec.com/
https://acumen.org/moralrevolution/

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 Interview with Julio Andres Rozo- Amazonia Emprende

 More than 1 million acres of forests have been lost since 1990, leaving the global stock at near 10 million acres, according to a July 2020 report by the United Nations (FAO)

Julio Andrés Rozo  believes in green business as an instrument for the conservation of ecosystems. He has worked with social entrepreneurs in Asia and Latin America since 2008. He is an advisor to government and international cooperation entities such as the UN-Environment, GIZ and the European Commission. He has a particular purpose for the conservation of the Amazon and that is why he founded Amazonía Emprende, the Forest School for Green Business.

He was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Cross for Environmental Merit in 2020 by the German Government.

Thank you for your precious time and we hope you enjoy this story.

You can join this cause here: www.amazoniaemprende.com.  You can also find them in Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and you Tube.

Andres book: https://amazoniaemprende.com/tu-regalo-por-apoyar-2

Resources: http://www.fao.org/state-of-forests/en/

The impactivist podcast brings you the stories of social innovators who are solving market failures and have demonstrated more sustainable models to build inclusive economies. 

They walk us through how they started, what helped them succeed, their key learnings, how to raise funds, why sticking to their purpose and values is fundamental and much more. 

Our hope is that these individual stories will provide you a better understanding of how we can solve our collective problems from the perspective of pragmatism and hard-earned experience. Join us on this journey.