Impact & Social Good Startups

The Zurich Carbon Market Association is a non-political membership organization in Zurich focused on promoting high-quality carbon markets and greenhouse gas emissions mitigation. It provides networking, knowledge sharing, and outreach services to institutions, companies, and individuals in the Zurich region with interest in sustainability and carbon markets.

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#МЫВМЕСТЕ is a Russian volunteer and humanitarian movement providing support to veterans and combat participants of the SVO and to civilians in border and historical regions, offering medical care, rehabilitation, prosthetics, psychological help, legal and benefits assistance, retraining, employment support, and humanitarian aid delivery. It coordinates volunteer missions and aid distribution (water, food, hygiene items) through regional headquarters in Russia and areas such as the DNR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

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A Moscow network of coworking centers for nonprofit organizations (NKO) that provides workspaces for meetings and events, free consultations, and help organizing activities. It also offers training materials, video courses, and expert articles on nonprofit management, accounting, social project design, and fundraising, serving NGOs across Moscow's districts.

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Oh My Earth is an organization that delivers environmental and climate education to children and youth through art, musicals, and exhibitions, blending creative expression with ecological awareness.

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Trashbusters offers a single-source platform for event supplies and infrastructure, spanning 14 product categories such as tents and lighting, so event planners can source everything in one place instead of coordinating multiple vendors. It serves event organizers in South Korea.

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Infratech Japan Holdings is a Japanese company focused on infrastructure maintenance, offering M&A and business succession, along with management and operational support services. It aims to address Japan's aging infrastructure problem and raise the value of the infrastructure maintenance industry.

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Kuradashi operates a Japanese online marketplace that sells surplus and near-expiry food and other products at discounted prices to reduce food loss, donating part of its sales to social causes.

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A venture capital fund that supports startups in circular economy and nature-positive sectors, aiming to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion while building circular systems and enabling prosperous lifestyles.

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SustainaSeed builds tools to help businesses, individuals, and communities adopt sustainable solutions, starting with a global database of innovative solution providers. Its product VerityBase was announced for soft launch at an event in Tokyo.

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Sunlit Seedlings Co., Ltd. describes its SDGs initiatives and its fraud-prevention policy for managing public research funds, stating it operates and manages competitive research funding in line with guidelines for the administration and auditing of public research expenses at research institutions.

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SymEnergy is an energy-focused company that aims to create a society where people and nature coexist sustainably. The company is committed to transforming society by positioning energy as a central axis for social and environmental change.

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Furusato Netsudenki develops geothermal power generation projects centered on community collaboration and sustainable regional development. The company operates thermal power plants that generate revenue for local infrastructure, while fostering local capacity-building and economic circulation through partnerships with regional residents.

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Linklusion operates in rural Myanmar, providing last-mile logistics to small individual shops (delivering food, beverages, daily goods, and medicine) and supplying core cloud software to microfinance institutions. The company targets economic problems in developing-country rural areas, serving small retailers and financial institutions.

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REVIC is a Japanese government-affiliated organization established to support regional economic revitalization through investment and development initiatives. The organization operates under a governance structure with a management board and publishes resources on its operations and supported projects.

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AiCAN works to protect children from abuse and unsafe environments by combining frontline practitioner knowledge with science and technology to improve child-protection systems. The organization aims to update the mechanisms and values underlying how society safeguards children.

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Gab is a Japanese company addressing social and environmental issues through three divisions: a material business that carbonizes waste to create new materials (first product an artificial leather), a retail business running an ethical media site and online store with its own product development and sales, and an entertainment business that organizes game-based litter-cleanup social-contribution events with municipalities and companies.

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HALVO Holdings is a Japanese holding company operating subsidiaries centered on its Green & Water business, which provides the "Composite Lagoon System" wastewater treatment plant used mainly by pig farms, with over 300 installations across Japan. The group also works on producing affordable, safe drinking water systems, targeting environmental pollution and water access problems.

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Kazamidori Lab is building services aimed at creating a low-stress child-rearing environment that supports the self-realization of both children and parents. It focuses on a child-development ("kosodachi") approach in response to Japan's declining birthrate and aging society.

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OZ1 develops software solutions focused on implementing smart cities in Japan that prioritize human welfare over business interests. The company aims to address social challenges such as income inequality, demographic decline, and educational gaps through technology-driven urban infrastructure and data sovereignty.

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Japanese company operating the "Mirai Shiki" cram school and producing video lesson content, as well as general and study-reference books. It also runs AI/DX, M&A, and R&D business lines.

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Ecologgie produces specialized insect-based feed products for reptiles, including Leobait, a leopard gecko food made from 95% freeze-dried crickets. The company develops species-specific nutritional formulas in collaboration with Japanese universities.

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GTN operates a cross-border trust platform that provides comprehensive life services (housing, finance, telecommunications, employment, healthcare, tourism, dining, and marriage services) for people moving across borders. The company aims to remove barriers to cross-border mobility and enable people to live freely regardless of nationality.

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Satoyume is a Japanese consulting and business-production firm focused on regional revitalization, working with municipalities and prefectures across Japan on local development projects, tourism, and hospitality ventures (including its Satoyume Hotels brand). It positions itself as a "local business incubator," also holding travel-agency and paid job-placement licenses.

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Hattendo Farm operates a social business combining agriculture with welfare employment and value-added food production. The company matches labor-short farmers with employment-seeking welfare facilities, then adds secondary and tertiary industries through processing and storytelling to create products like jam bread and confectionery incorporating farm-grown fruits and vegetables.

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