For more Green Entrepreneurs Profiles see the Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production’s website. Many thanks to Matthias Scheffelmeier at Ashoka Turkey for the referral! For more information on Ezgi Gida: Website, Facebook
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Argande
Argande: A fashion line empowering and boosting economic prospects for women According to the UNDP article, A Fashionable Development in Turkey, “Female entrepreneurs in Turkey, with the help of the country’s fashion industry, the United Nations Development Programme and the … Continue reading
Ekle Destekle: +1 Sosyal Adım (+1 Social Step)
http://vimeo.com/36402467 Ekle Destekle, or +1 Soysal Adim (+1 Social Step), gives people ownership of directed advertising while also giving them the opportunity to fundraise for the charity of their choice. Through the company’s website, individuals download the Ekle Destekle add-on … Continue reading
Foscat 32: The Folding Solar Catamaran
Another amazing project by Designnobis. Can’t get enough. “FOSCAT32(folding solar catamaran) is a new alternative concept cat sail vessel that consumes no fuel and has high energy efficiency. She is a new generation catboat which encourages environmental responsibility. In addition, … Continue reading
Cans’n Caps
Check out this project from Designnobis! Loving it. Designobis is an award winning Turkish product design consultancy. This year alone, it won 5 Green Dot awards, including for Foscat32, a foldable solar catamaran, Villa Sera, self sustained housing units, and … Continue reading
Specialistern Turkiye
“Petek Özgül, an accomplished computer engineer, project manager and social entrepreneur, began her career during her studies in Istanbul Technical University as a computer tutor/trainer for corporate sector. After earning Master’s degree in Technical University of Hamburg she started working … Continue reading
Çöp (M)adam – The Garbage Ladies
Çöp (M)adam: “Taking garbage and turning it into something fashionable and fun; even though it sounds weird.” Çöp (M)adam produces handmade purses, wallets, accessories, and home accessories from recycled materials. The company has impacted the lives of more than 150 … Continue reading
Tarimsal Pazarlama
TarimsalPazarlama.Com: Turkey’s first agricultural e-commerce and communication platform. On Friday, Tulin Akin was announced as one of four new High-Tech Fellows at Ashoka. Her company, TarimsalPazarlama.Com, is Turkey’s first agricultural e-commerce and communication platform. Ashoka describes the company saying, “it gives … Continue reading
BenVarim
BenVarim is a fundraising and promotional platform for social responsibility projects in Turkey. The company was founded in 2010 by serial Turkish entrepreneurs living in Istanbul and San Francisco and is the first online charity-giving platform in Turkey. Through BenVarim’s … Continue reading
Bi’Ayda
Bi’Ayda is a Turkish web-platform founded on crowd-funding principles. Description: Each project has 30 days to collect support – hence the name, Bi’Ayda, or “In One Month.” If a project reaches its fundraising goal, the supporters receive rewards from the project … Continue reading
Gelecek Daha Net – The Future is Brighter
Gelecek Daha Net, or The Future is Brighter, is a website and corresponding network that “enables personal and professional development through measurable and sustainable methods.” According to the website, the web-based experience sharing platform endeavors to create a multidimensional dialog … Continue reading
Ubit
Ubit was founded in 2003 and designs projects that combine technology, education, and the learning process. Projects include Tercih.tv, a school choice simulator for students, Academy Call, a call center optimization service for educational institutions, and Stoys, a school management … Continue reading
Mikado Consulting – Turkey’s First B Corporation!
Certified in September 2012 and recently announced! “We wished to become a B Corp to be part of and learn from a community of organizations with social impact and to get closer to our mission of serving sustainable development.” Check … Continue reading
Etkie
Etkie is a socially responsible jewelry company working in Istanbul and Von, Turkey. Its name stems from the Turkish word Etki, meaning impact, and its mission is to empower women by increasing both their incomes and their economic mobility. Etkie … Continue reading
WeDecide
WeDecide supports enterprises and institutions to tap into the collective intelligence of target communities. It allows organizations to crowd-source ideas to their challenges over Facebook and to conduct internal idea development and innovation management on independent and customized web-platforms. In … Continue reading