Unreasonable Ventures

companies headquartered in countries, mitigating metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and impacting the lives of more than people.

401

Ventures

Added 45 in the last year

$14 bn

Total Financing Raised By Unreasonable Ventures

$13 bn

Total Revenue Generated By Unreasonable Ventures

1.1 m

Jobs Supported By Unreasonable Ventures

39%

Led by Women CEOs

62%

Traditionally Under-Represented CEOs (86% of the Fortune 500 CEOs are White Men)

*The Impact data below is self-reported by Unreasonable Fellows and the analogous perspectives are generated by AI.

As a result of 18 Unreasonable ventures, 29,058,326 people have gained access to relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent work, or entrepreneurship.

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This is comparable to empowering the entire population of Australia with new skills for the workforce.

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It's as if every single resident of Tokyo, Japan's bustling capital, learned a new, valuable skill.

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Imagine the entire population of Canada enhancing their employability and entrepreneurial capabilities overnight.

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As a result of 12 Unreasonable ventures, 17,744,473 individuals have gained access to affordable and quality education.

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That's more than twice the population of New York City, transforming countless futures.

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This could fill over 177 major university campuses worldwide, creating a global wave of educated individuals.

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Equivalent to every inhabitant in Ecuador embarking on new educational journeys, reshaping the nation's intellectual landscape.

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As a result of 9 Unreasonable ventures, 1,716,759 teachers have been trained.

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That's more than twice the number of teachers in the entire public school system of Australia.

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This number is equivalent to filling Yankee Stadium more than 34 times with trained teachers.

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Imagine every school in Canada benefiting from the expertise of nearly four new trained teachers.

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As a result of 107 Unreasonable ventures, there has been a reduction of 114,193,897 metric tons CO2 equivalent in greenhouse gas emissions.

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This reduction is equivalent to taking 24,684,304 cars off the road for a year.

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It matches the annual carbon sequestration of approximately 1,860,000,000 tree seedlings grown for 10 years.

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This is comparable to the annual electricity use of 21,700,000 homes.

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As a result of 47 Unreasonable ventures, 3,330,914,003 kilograms of waste have been diverted by prevention, reduction, recycling, and/or reuse.

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This is equivalent to the weight of 33,309 Blue Whales, the largest animals on Earth.

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Enough to fill 1,332,365 garbage trucks to the brim, which if lined up would stretch over 10,000 kilometers – almost the distance from Tokyo to Los Angeles.

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This amount of waste could cover 4,665 soccer fields with a 1-meter high layer of waste, effectively making a new 'landfill' of significant size in each field.

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As a result of 37 Unreasonable ventures, 48,263,012 people have been educated on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning.

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That's equivalent to educating the entire population of Spain.

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Imagine filling 600,000 classrooms with students learning about climate change.

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This is like educating the combined populations of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

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The total mass of food/nutritional products sold by 23 organizations in our portfolio is 678,915,293 kilograms.

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This is equivalent to the weight of 1,000 fully-loaded Boeing 747 airplanes.

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That's enough to provide a daily meal for 1 billion people for a week.

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This amount could fill 270 Olympic-sized swimming pools with food.

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As a result of 21 Unreasonable ventures, 314,001,918,420 liters of water have been saved due to increased water-use efficiency.

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This amount of water could sustain the entire population of Japan for an entire year with daily water consumption needs.

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It's enough to fill over 125,000 Olympic-size swimming pools, providing recreational facilities for countless communities worldwide.

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This saving could supply water to over 500 million people for a year, assuming an average daily requirement of 2 liters per person.

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As a result of 17 Unreasonable ventures, 6,932,418 farmers have implemented more sustainable food production systems and resilient agricultural practices, increasing productivity and production.

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That's enough farmers to feed the entire population of Hong Kong three times over.

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If each farmer cultivated just one hectare, it would cover an area larger than the entire country of Switzerland.

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This is equivalent to the number of farmers needed to supply all of the wheat consumed in the European Union for an entire year.

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As a result of 14 Unreasonable ventures, 1,182,695,571 individuals have received access to affordable health coverage/care.

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That's nearly equivalent to the entire population of India, the second most populous country in the world.

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This number could fill the Wembley Stadium more than 13,000 times.

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Imagine every single person in Europe receiving affordable health coverage, and still having enough coverage left for every person in Australia.

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As a result of 11 Unreasonable ventures, 109,237,470 people have been treated for non-communicable (chronic) diseases.

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That's equivalent to the entire population of the Philippines receiving treatment.

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This is like filling Wembley Stadium approximately 1,218 times with patients receiving care.

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It's as if the entire population of Germany and Canada combined were treated for chronic diseases.

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As a result of 9 Unreasonable ventures, 72,006,139 communities are now monitoring and treating their hazardous chemicals/air/water/soil pollution.

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That's as if every community in the United States, China, and India simultaneously took action against pollution.

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Imagine transforming the entire Amazon rainforest into a managed, pollution-monitored area. This many communities could make it possible.

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This number is akin to each person in Europe being part of a community that's actively fighting pollution.

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As a result of 43 Unreasonable ventures, 2,764,337 individuals have gained decent work/productive employment.

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That's equivalent to the entire population of Qatar finding meaningful employment.

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Imagine every seat in every NFL stadium in the US filled with employed individuals.

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That's enough people to form a line of employed individuals stretching from New York to Los Angeles and back.

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As a result of 39 Unreasonable ventures, 1,873,599 women have earned steady, decent employment.

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That's enough to fill the entire population of the city of Barcelona.

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Imagine if every woman in the country of Estonia had found steady, decent employment.

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That's equivalent to filling 25 Wembley Stadiums with employed women.

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As a result of 25 Unreasonable ventures, 1,129,676 women have been empowered to fulfill a leadership role.

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That's enough women to fill 1,500 Boeing 747 planes.

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If these women formed their own country, it would be more populous than Cyprus.

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This number is equivalent to the population of San Diego, California.

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