This archive report was first published on 27 September 2019.
At the 2019 World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Summit, Alex Eaton, CEO and co-founder of Sistema.bio, was recognized for his immense contributions in changing the lives of farmers worldwide. He received two international awards during the UN General Assembly in New York for his efforts in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
Through his company, Sistema.bio, Eaton has distributed bio digesters to two billion farmers around the world, enabling them to access cheap energy and fertilizers. This achievement earned him a 2019 Social Entrepreneur award granted by the Schwab Foundation.
“Farmers are net consumers of energy, but they could actually be producers of clean energy for our communities, and their farms could collectively be the largest carbon sink on the earth,” Eaton said during the award ceremony.
The Schwab Foundation listed 350 entrepreneurs drawn from over 70 countries, with a focus on aligning to climate conservation efforts. François Bonnici, Head of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, noted that the 2019 awardees represent a new ecosystem of leaders driving change and shifting organizations and systems towards a more just, inclusive, sustainable future.
Notably, Sistema.bio has sold over 3,000 bio digesters to farmers in different parts of Kenya.
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