Awards

“Root Capital is an innovative organization tackling complex and systemic problems. Through the provision of credit to low-income communities it is helping to build healthy, sustainable livelihoods and protect threatened habitats.”

Sally Osberg
President and CEO
Skoll Foundation

“Root Capital’s innovative approach to rural financing is filling a gap in developing country markets, while simultaneously providing an incentive for businesses to protect their local environments. We are so impressed with their work that we use their business plan as a case study here at Yale.”

Sharon M. Oster
Professor
Yale School of Management

“[The winners of the World Business Awards] represent the very best of business activity around the world, using innovative and productive skills to help make the societies where they operate better places to live and better places to work.”

Guy Sebban
Secretary General
International Chamber of Commerce