World Economic Forum Archives

Envirofit CEO Ron Bills in World Economic Forum – “Why customers must come first for social enterprises”

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June 20, 2016

Social enterprises understand that everyone is united by the desire to live well. One of the amazing things that social enterprises can do is help give a voice to the voiceless by working with underserved communities to develop life-improving goods and services. The clean cookstove sector exists to address a problem that is global in… read more

Envirofit CEO Ron Bills in World Economic Forum – “Poor people don’t need your charity – they need you to listen”

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March 31, 2016

Regardless of how much money you have, people don’t like being patronized. Eight years into running a social enterprise, I have seen first-hand the good that business can do in alleviating global problems. It was only after meeting our customers first-hand to listen to their needs and design a cookstove that fit their lifestyle that… read more