By applying and leveraging the work of Stuart L. Hart and his colleagues, ESW seeks to accelerate the change required for companies to become truly sustainable enterprises. We act as an action-learning agent and project platform to catalyze effective corporate transformation to sustainability.

Action-Learning Agent

Lessons from successful BoP ventures

At Enterprise for a Sustainable World, we understand that true change comes through action, not just planning or prediction, and we guide companies through the steps to develop both the innovations and people necessary for a truly sustainable enterprise.

ESW works directly with companies to build the capabilities necessary for sustainable innovation. We focus simultaneously on internal corporate impediments to change (systems, processes and mindsets) and external competitive strategies (business models, goals, and partnerships) to spawn new sustainable strategies at the base of the pyramid.

Project Platform

SC Johnson in Kenya

To develop sustainable enterprises and solutions—and most importantly, the people behind them—organizations need flexibility and support in creating innovative approaches through new territory.

With a history of working with large corporations, ESW quickly and efficiently mobilizes action-oriented projects pertaining to sustainable innovation. We help corporations launch and manage initiatives that build on their existing strengths, while also providing the structure and space to build new ones. With an array of institutional partners, we have the unique ability to assemble collaborative, “all-star” teams of key players and contributors to pursue specific project efforts.