27 Urban-Focused Social Enterprises

From Delivery Collectives to Decentralized Waste Management

For the most part, these urban-focused social enterprises attempt to reorganize and reorder the way life in the city is lived -- at least for certain communities. From delivery collectives to decentralized waste management solutions in Mumbai and more typical urban systems such as local food deliveries, the dichotomy between the city and the rural isn't always as strict as we'd like to imagine.

A few of these innovations in urban-focused social enterprises don't simply bring the country to the city in the ecological sense but rather foster the spirit of busy and packed-in places in an effort to grow entrepreneurial social innovation in a productive and collective way. Lithuania's Hub Vilnius is one example of this whereby the founders bring together social innovations to community hot desks where working side by side becomes the norm.

SCORE
2.6 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa
GENERATION
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Gen Alpha (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 36%
Activity 35%
Freshness 8%
Goodwill-Funding Conventions
CATEGORY
Social Good
Goodwill-Funding Conventions
Slum Development Partnerships
CATEGORY
Social Good
Slum Development Partnerships
Accessible Loans
CATEGORY
Social Good
Accessible Loans
Urban Youth Impact Trusts
CATEGORY
Social Good
Urban Youth Impact Trusts
Urban Farm Networks
CATEGORY
Social Good
Urban Farm Networks
CO2 Reduction Rides
CATEGORY
Social Good
CO2 Reduction Rides
Urban Delivery Collectives
CATEGORY
Social Good
Urban Delivery Collectives
Altruistic Organic Fertilizer Technology
CATEGORY
Social Good
Altruistic Organic Fertilizer Technology
Decentralized Waste Management Solutions
CATEGORY
Social Good
Decentralized Waste Management Solutions
Sustainable Car Hires
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sustainable Car Hires
Local Food Movements
CATEGORY
Social Good
Local Food Movements
Stuff-Sharing Social Enterprises
CATEGORY
Social Good
Stuff-Sharing Social Enterprises
Local Food Deliveries
CATEGORY
Social Good
Local Food Deliveries
Online Urban Activism Platforms
CATEGORY
Social Good
Online Urban Activism Platforms
Upcycling to Fight Poverty
CATEGORY
Social Good
Upcycling to Fight Poverty
Creative Upcycled Festival Sites
CATEGORY
Social Good
Creative Upcycled Festival Sites
Emissions-Free Delivery
CATEGORY
Social Good
Emissions-Free Delivery
Farm Fuel Pickup Services
CATEGORY
Social Good
Farm Fuel Pickup Services
Urban Slum Sanitation
CATEGORY
Social Good
Urban Slum Sanitation
Collaborative Consumption Infographics
CATEGORY
Social Good
Collaborative Consumption Infographics
Last Mile Delivery Services
CATEGORY
Social Good
Last Mile Delivery Services
Coffee Ground Mushrooms
CATEGORY
Social Good
Coffee Ground Mushrooms
Better Biking Businesses
CATEGORY
Social Good
Better Biking Businesses
Community Hot Desks
CATEGORY
Social Good
Community Hot Desks
Hip-Hop Social Enterprises
CATEGORY
Social Good
Hip-Hop Social Enterprises
Found Material Jewelry
CATEGORY
Social Good
Found Material Jewelry
Ancestor-Inspired Accessories
CATEGORY
Social Good
Ancestor-Inspired Accessories

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