New Ventures is an initiative of the World Resources Institute’s Markets and Enterprise Program. It started ten years ago as an initiative that would harness the power of enterprise to turn ideas around sustainability into action.

What started as a regional initiative in Latin America ten years ago, has become a Global Network of six Local Centers in Latin America and Asia. Each of our Local Centers is the result of a partnership between WRI and a local organization that shares our vision for entrepreneurship and sustainability in emerging markets. Our vision is that Local Centers become nationally recognized hubs for sustainable entrepreneurship, around which a vibrant ecosystem of support is created.