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PUM has served over 40,000 customers since 1978. Over the years therefore, we have collected thousands of stories and best practices. Do you want to be inspired? Please read the stories below.
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Improving coffee production in Colombia Penagos Hermanos is a Colombian factory that manufactures machines for coffee production. After 120 years in the same place, the company and its now more than 200 employees are ready to change location. |
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A world to be won in Bangladesh Bangladesh is struggling with extreme unemployment and poverty. Fortunately there are people who believe that things can change for the better. BetterStories Limited is aimed specifically at those people. |
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Self-sufficient Vietnamese incubator The Vietnam Climate Innovation Center (VCIC) is a business incubator for Vietnamese start-ups specialising in sustainability and climate solutions. |
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Incubator programme creates job opportunities While the usual PUM customer must be operational for at least two years, new businesses are set up and supported through PUM's incubator programme. |
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Sustainable fish farming on Sri Lanka OceanPick is Sri Lanka’s first marine fish farm for sea bass. Normally speaking, these fish are farmed in brackish water in lagoons. |
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Focus on Vietnamese start-ups With a government subsidy and investor financing, the Vietnamese entrepreneur Quan Ly Dinh set up SongHan Incubator (SHI) in 2017. Through the business, Quan aims to help tourism-related start-ups get going. |
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Supermarket chain in Zimbabwe takes major steps forward Simon van Bodegraven (61) recently returned from a follow-up mission to Zimbabwe. He was previously asked to give advice on the rollout of a sustainable supermarket chain. |
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Training for more professional hospitality in Ethiopia The hospitality industry is thriving in Ethiopia but there’s a shortage of trained personnel. A few years ago, the tourist office, university and hotel association in the city of Mek’ele asked PUM for help. |
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PUM flies climate neutral Sustainable entrepreneurship is part of PUM’s DNA, yet the CO2 emissions caused by the flights made by our experts total 7,870 tons a year. |
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Women make the difference in rural Ghana With her company Maltiti A. Enterprise, Rabiatu Abukari provides work for some 700 Ghanaian women in rural areas. She called on PUM expert Piet van den Oetelaar for advice on how to ensure the business could keep growing. |
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