Dave and Burkhard, both natural scientists, had invented a technology to regenerate depleted soils and ended up developing a healthy, almost medicinal chocolate drink. An unusual, impact-driven founders' story.
19. October 2020October 19, 2020
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How new initiatives positively change the world
13. October 2020October 13, 2020
Did you know that the world’s largest food delivery service is a purpose company?
Delivery Hero, Amazon Fresh or Just Eat are multi-billion companies. Surprisingly, they are outperformed by an amazing non-profit that delivers 12 billion meals a year.
07. October 2020October 7, 2020
Unleashing the power of students to create a better world
Through the Enactus network, students at 1,700 universities worldwide not just develop innovative business ideas that make the world a better place. They put them into practice.
01. October 2020October 1, 2020
Can a search engine empower your local impact community?
Yes, it can. In four regions, the non-profit search engine Gexsi started to use its revenues to specifically support social innovators from the respective regions. This way, your daily web search supports the local impact community, one click at a time.
21. September 2020September 22, 2020
How a social innovation from Duisburg empowers children from deprived neighborhoods
In many socially deprived neighbourhoods, public authorities find it difficult to provide a good education for children and youth. This is where social innovators like the German social startup “Swap education for housing” comes in, whose peer-to-peer mentoring scheme in Duisburg-Marxloh now is replicated in other cities.
14. September 2020September 15, 2020
Why we are investing in Africa GreenTec
Hardly any international company dares to operate in a challenging environment like rural Mali or Niger. Africa GreenTec does. It supplies villages with internet, electricity, water and cooling equipment and hence boosts a green local economic development.
08. September 2020September 9, 2020
These three young fashion labels are breaking new ground in terms of sustainability
Making fair fashion doesn’t just concern materials and production. These fashion labels found new, inspiring ways to support not only their customers but also their manufacturers – and really putting the fair in fashion!
24. August 2020August 26, 2020
How a social entrepreneur ends malnutrition at virtually no costs
Fortifying staple foods with essential vitamins and minerals is considered the most effective way to eliminate malnutrition. The social business Sanku in Tanzania has found a way to empower local village mills in the most remote places to fortify corn flour at no additional costs.
05. August 2020August 6, 2020
Reduce your environmental footprint, drink more tap water! – These 7 social enterprises show you how.
The consumption of bottled water has increased more than tenfold since the 1970s. We present sustainable alternative developed by social enterprises that help to integrate healthy tap water into our everyday life.
29. July 2020July 30, 2020
Safeguarding your privacy: The new Gexsi app with anti-tracking
As a non-profit search engine, safeguarding your privacy is a key priority for us. That's why we've developed a new app for your daily web searches that effectively protects you and your privacy with top-class anti-tracking features.
23. July 2020July 29, 2020
University start-up supplies Africa with clean energy
After two years of market analysis and prototyping, three students of the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm founded the tech company mango solar to energize remote African villages. Intelligently controlled via a cloud platform and at costs no higher than running kerosene lamps.
15. July 2020July 15, 2020
Support your favourite social start-up now!
Which start-up idea inspires you the most? Over the last days, we have presented a purpose-driven startup every day as part of our Impact Challenge with SensAbility. Your vote may make the difference when picking the winner.
06. July 2020July 7, 2020
Gexsi Impact Challenges: How we support your social project!
We launched a series of impact challenges to identify the most inspiring projects which we support through our Gexsi platform. For the current Social Pitch we teamed up with SensAbility, Europe's largest student-led impact summit.
01. July 2020September 21, 2020
6 things Gexsi does better than Google
Gexsi is a search engine like Google set-up as a non-profit company. The three founders provide insights what inspired them to challenge Google, and what makes Gexsi unique.
25. June 2020June 26, 2020
This social startup revolutionizes the way how to protect bees
Health4Bees equips beekeepers with all they need to keep their bee hives healthy, among others by analyzing the environmental data collected by the bees themselves.
17. June 2020June 25, 2020
Make a positive impact every day with the Gexsi New Tab
We have developed a browser extension for your computer that enhances your homepage with a variety of practical and informative features - with every new tab opened. Besides, the embedded search engine generates funds for social innovators who contribute to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
11. June 2020June 25, 2020
These organizations fight for racial justice and equal rights for all
The death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement have spurred the debate about racial justice. We shine a light on social entrepreneurship organizations who develop bold solutions to advance equal rights for all in the USA, and beyond.
04. June 2020June 25, 2020
A lifeline for troubled young people via chatbot
Many young people feel left alone with their problems and have no one to talk to about them. The current "social distancing" does not make things easier. Between The Lines offers uncomplicated help via an anonymous app, leaving no one alone.
02. June 2020June 3, 2020
These 5 social entrepreneurship competitions fund bold ideas to change the world
Social innovators often have award-winning ideas, but find it hard to access funding. We introduce 5 top-ranked awards which actually provide the funding to put the ideas into action.
28. May 2020June 2, 2020
Green or social recovery? What we can learn from others to turn the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity
The call for a green recovery of the economy after COVID-19 falls short. There is a unique opportunity to boost the social economy and to empower the younger generations to design the impact business models we need for a better future.
24. May 2020May 27, 2020
Drink for the planet! – These 10 German beverages help to make the world a better place
The beverage industry in Germany is quite unique. For close to 25 years there is a growing trend to set-up companies which sponsor a good cause along-side selling their drinks. Most companies refuse to merge with the powerful large-scale brands.
20. May 2020May 28, 2020
Why we at Gexsi explicitly spread fake news
This video shows with a twinkle in the eye how easily a conspiracy theory can be put together. It is part of a creative campaign by us for a critical consumption of information which you find on the Internet.
19. May 2020July 7, 2020
Gexsi – The search engine for a better world
Search and do good. We launched an internet search engine, which contributes to a better world. Here we explain why we started Gexsi and how it works.