Unreasonable Ventures

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

406

Ventures

Added 38 in the last year

$15 bn

Total Financing Raised By Unreasonable Ventures

$15 bn

Total Revenue Generated By Unreasonable Ventures

1.7 m

Jobs Supported By Unreasonable Ventures

38%

Led by Women CEOs

60%

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.

2.

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.

1.

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 105 Unreasonable ventures, 114,179,667 metric tons of CO2 equivalent have been reduced.

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This is equivalent to removing the emissions of 24,800,000 cars off the road for a year.

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This is comparable to the annual CO2 emissions of 15,000,000 households.

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This equals the amount of CO2 that would be absorbed by 1.5 billion tree seedlings grown for 10 years.

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As a result of 47 Unreasonable ventures, 3,300,914,003 kilograms of waste have been diverted by prevention, reduction, recycling, and/or reuse.

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That's equivalent to the weight of approximately 472 Eiffel Towers.

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It's enough waste to fill over 1,100 Empire State Buildings.

3.

If laid out, it would cover 18,000 football fields with a layer of waste 1 meter deep.

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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.

1.

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

2.

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

3.

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 22 Unreasonable ventures is 678,911,493 kilograms.

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This is enough to provide a balanced diet to the entire population of Australia for a month.

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It is equivalent to the weight of 10,000 fully-loaded Airbus A380 planes.

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This amount of food could fill the Great Pyramid of Giza more than twice.

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As a result of 20 Unreasonable ventures, 314,000,918,420 liters of water have been saved due to an increase in water-use efficiency.

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That's enough water to fill 126,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

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This amount of water could sustain the entire population of Tokyo for over 3 years.

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This is equivalent to the annual water consumption of 1.5 million households in the United Kingdom.

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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 13 Unreasonable ventures, 1,182,555,571 individuals have received access to affordable health coverage/care.

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That's equivalent to the entire population of India.

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That's enough people to fill Wembley Stadium 13,910 times.

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If each individual holding hands were to form a line, it would wrap around the Earth over 29 times.

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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 42 Unreasonable ventures, 2,764,314 individuals have gained decent work/productive employment.

1.

That's enough people to fully staff over 13,000 Boeing 747 aircrafts with their maximum crew capacity.

2.

This is equivalent to the entire population of Qatar finding productive employment.

3.

Imagine if every seat in more than 35,000 commercial airliners was filled with someone who just got a new job.

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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.

3.

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

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