New Ventures China
The only non-profit investment project to promote social entrepreneurship in China
As we face increasingly urgent challenges like climate change, natural resource depletion, ecosystem degradation, and poverty, the private sector is emerging as a key player to address these challenges. New Ventures China (NVC), a World Resources Institute (WRI) project, nurtures and grows small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that promote social and environmental benefits. By engaging companies that operate in energy conservation, emission reduction, and low-carbon economy development, NVC works to promote a sustainable development in China.
In the past five years, more than 300 SMEs have participated in NVC’s capacity building workshops and have taken advantage of our investor matchmaking opportunities. To date, we have selected 40 enterprises for the NVC portfolio and have helped more than 15 enterprises leverage over USD 100 million in investment.
NVC targets enterprises operating in the following areas:
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Water conservation and clean production
- Sustainable agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry
- Circular economy
- Poverty alleviation
NVC recruits companies through the following channels:
- Recommendations from government officials
- Affiliation with industry associations, entrepreneur associations and business councils
- Participation in investor forums, expositions and workshops hosted by NVC
- Business proposals submitted to NVC online
Our goal is to promote the growth of social entrepreneurship in China by:
- Building a network of professional consultants and mentors who can provide business development services to private enterprises
- Organizing training workshops for entrepreneurs and corporate managers
- 提升可持续发展的理念和技能
- Exchanging best practices between international and Chinese experts
- Guiding policy makers and investors to support social entrepreneurship development
- Connecting entrepreneurs to potential investors
- Demonstrating the importance of sustainable SME business models in China through the media.
