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ChileGlobal Ventures and BHP launch contest to find startups to fight climate change

Contxto – Climate change affects everyone. But rather than sit on the sidelines and wait for more pictures of sad...

February 20, 2020

Emprendedores crean mochila ecológica, con panel solar integrado, hecha de botellas recicladas

Contxto – PetChila Smart, hecha en Perú, podría ser la mochila más ecológica y socialmente responsable. Lo digo porque esta...

February 11, 2020

Entrepreneurs create eco-friendly backpack made of recycled plastic and built-in solar panel

Contxto – PetChila Smart may be the most eco-friendly, socially responsible backpack made in Peru. And that’s because this gray-colored...

February 11, 2020

Plasticoin, the cryptocurrency that wants to clean up Uruguay’s coast

Contxto – Two entrepreneurs want to clean up beaches using crypto. As a result, they’ve joined forces with the Uruguayan...

January 24, 2020

Pachama snags investment to support reforestation efforts

Contxto – Not too long ago, global headlines grieved the burning of the  Amazon rain forest. A few months later...

January 15, 2020

Mexicans develop vegan cactus leather and the fashion world loves it

Contxto – Mexico is typically thought of as a place filled with cacti and perhaps a guy in a sombrero...

January 8, 2020

BYD to supply Colombia’s largest 100% electric bus fleet

Contxto – BYD, the fast-growing Chinese battery and auto manufacturer, won the bidding to become Medellín’s main electric bus supplier....

January 7, 2019