Our impact
SDG 5 – Gender Equality
Gender inequality stagnates societal progress. We are committed to empowering women entrepreneurs by creating a level playing field and raising awareness of gender-based discrimination. We challenge gender-based stereotypes on a daily basis, paying special attention to the gender component in the project we support.
Ideas from Europe supports women entrepreneurs to take on leadership roles in their businesses and communities. We also provide them with opportunities to network with other women leaders and learn from their experiences.
If you are a woman entrepreneur looking for support, or if you are interested in supporting women-led businesses, contact us today.
SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy
Ensuring access to clean and affordable energy is essential for everyday life. Currently the energy system is undergoing a transition from the fossil fuels-based system to renewable energy sources. However, it raises new challenges due to the limited capacities of energy storage and energy grid.
We contribute to solving the issue of energy congestion, when the transmission capacity of the energy grid cannot meet the electricity demand. By doing this, we are also committed to promoting the increase of the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
Ideas from Europe pays special attention to improving international cooperation to facilitate access to affordable and clean energy, research and innovation for new energy infrastructure and state-of-the-art technologies.
If you are an entrepreneur with innovative ideas for the energy transition, or if you are interested in connecting with such innovators, contact us today.
SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
Technological advancement and support of innovations are at the core of the Ideas from Europe activities. We support and develop initiatives aimed at solving pressing societal issues, and achieving higher economic productivity at the same time.
We promote development-oriented policies that support entrepreneurship and the growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
We encourage entrepreneurs to adopt sustainable business practices that decouple economic growth from environmental degradation.
We promote equal opportunities for all women and men, including young people and persons with disabilities, to ensure access to the resources they need.
If you are an entrepreneur looking for support, or if you are interested in supporting such initiatives, contact us today.
Learn more about our projects contributing to this SDG: coming soon!
SDG 9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Ideas from Europe is always looking for revolutionary ideas that can lead to new technologies, products, and services. We also support entrepreneurs in conducting research and development (R&D) activities.
We facilitate knowledge exchange on the national and international levels, in particular in collaboration with developing countries. The focus of Ideas from Europe is on industries such as energy, including the energy security of Ukraine; and biodiversity preservation, via the forensic infrastructure to combat wildlife crime, including forensic education for rangers in South Africa.
Ideas from Europe also supports researchers looking for funding opportunities to advance their scientific results, as well as explores ways to bring these solutions closer to the market.
If you are an entrepreneur developing an infrastructural solution, or if you are interested in supporting such projects, contact us today.
Learn more about our projects contributing to this SDG: Nature First, Wildlife Forensic Fund.
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
We aim to contribute to reducing the environmental impact of cities via solutions for improving air quality and waste management.
Ideas from Europe also seeks solutions that would improve planning of urban, peri-urban and rural areas and positively impact economic, social and environmental links between them.
If you are developing a solution aimed at making cities more sustainable or looking to support those, contact us today.
Learn more about our projects contributing to this SDG: coming soon!
SDG 13 – Climate Action
We support entrepreneurs developing new solutions and business models to promote climate change mitigation and adaptation measures.
Ideas from Europe works to integrate climate change measures into the planning and execution of related policies on the national and international levels.
We support projects aimed at educating and raising awareness about climate change and the reduction of its impact on communities worldwide.
If you are an entrepreneur developing solutions for climate action, or if you are interested in supporting such innovations, contact us today.
Learn more about our projects contributing to this SDG: Nature First.
SDG 14 – Life below Water
Ideas from Europe contributes to preserving life below water by supporting initiatives to combat wildlife crime. Such activities are primarily connected with creating forensic infrastructure and promoting relevant education to improve the persecution of poachers.
We support initiatives aimed at ending illegal and unregulated fishing practices and promoting data-based approaches to fish stock management.
If you are working on solutions in this sphere, or if you are interested in connecting with such innovators, contact us today.
Learn more about our projects contributing to this SDG: Nature First.
SDG 15 – Life on Land
The outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Defence (COP15) create a demand for technological innovations in monitoring, forecasting, and enforcement. Because of this, entrepreneurs and experts on satellite data, remote sensing technologies and forensic innovations can seize market opportunities.
The COP15 agreements influence European and national policies, attracting more funding and interest from impact investors. Due to this momentum, IFE focuses on forming coalitions of data-driven entrepreneurs to develop projects for biodiversity and effective land management using technologies.
We work to mobilise financial resources from public and private sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems.
We advocate for enhanced global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities.
We promote the integration of ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies, and accounts.
If you work on one of these aspects to halt biodiversity loss, or if you are interested in supporthing such projects, contact us today.
Learn more about our projects contributing to this SDG: Nature First.
SDG 17 – Partnerships for goals
Ideas from Europe promotes the development, transfer, and dissemination of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms. We do this by connecting entrepreneurs with the resources and expertise they need to develop and deploy new technologies that can help to address climate change and other environmental challenges.
We enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilise and share knowledge, expertise, technology, and financial resources.
Ideas from Europe is also committed to establish and promote effective public, public-private, and civil society partnerships, built upon existing initiatives and new connections.
We pay special attention to developing and implementing measurement systems to track the progress of achieving sustainable development goals and support capacity building in impact measurement.
If you are looking for support in developing such partnerships, or if you are interested in connecting with similar projects, contact us today.
Learn more about the projects we support contributing to this SDG: Inocrowd.
