Nestlé and Global Good, a collaboration between Bill Gates and Intellectual Ventures, have announced Clinton Global Initiative Commitments to Action as part of a two-year partnership to improve the productivity and lives of smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa. Read More

In developing countries, the smallholder farmers who rely on milk for subsistence and, in many cases, income, frequently lose milk to spillage and spoilage when they’re transporting their milk from the farm to collection points and chilling stations. Read More

Global Good today began the commercialization of an invention to help smallholder dairy farmers maximize the quality and quantity of milk they are able to sell. The invention—a container designed specifically for milk collection and transportation—will be manufactured in Africa and sold in eight countries across the continent. Read More

Last week, Seattle hosted Quartz’s second annual Next Billion forum, and IV’s Maurizio Vecchione, senior VP of Global Good and Research, discussed the power of disruptive invention for the estimated three billion people who are among the poorest populations on earth. Read More

As this year comes to a close, I want to take the opportunity to look back and recognize some of the extraordinary events and milestones from 2013. Read More