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How SMEs can lead the transition to a waste free world
TRANSFORM funds and supports 78 enterprises, of which 18 focus on waste, ranging from those that focus on technical innovations,…
For over a decade, TRANSFORM changed lives by tackling global challenges through innovative enterprise
About TRANSFORM
Established in 2015, TRANSFORM was a joint initiative led by Unilever, the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) through the Global Research and Technology Department (GRTD), and EY. Together, we set out to help impact entrepreneurs test and scale commercially self-sustaining, market-driven solutions to some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.
TRANSFORM brought public and private sector organisations together, combining resources, expertise and networks to support locally led innovation. Through this approach, we worked alongside impact enterprises and researchers to create value for communities, entrepreneurs and partners alike.
Over the course of the initiative, we supported over 160 impact enterprise and research projects across 19 countries in Asia and Africa, reaching more than 21 million people.
The initiative came to an end in 2026 having delivered its vision, and its legacy continues. We’ve captured our insights and learnings in an open-access playbook. We hope the TRANSFORM model lives on through others who adapt it, apply it and take its impact further.
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Future of Work
Raise Living Standards
Protect & Regenerate Nature
Waste-Free World
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Impact Stories
Cultivating resilient livelihoods and protecting the environment through regenerative mint farming
Smallholder farmers in Uttar Pradesh face mounting challenges. Soil degradation, declining groundwater levels and shrinking biodiversity have made cultivation increasingly…
Resources
Why do you need a theory of change?
Theories of change are growing in popularity as a core tool for any business looking to create a positive impact,…
Impact Stories
The ripple effect of access to safe water: more than just health need
Globally, women and girls spend 200 million hours every day collecting water. In Africa, 90% of the water collecting work…
Enterprise projects
TRANSFORM's impact enterprises are tackling some of the world's most pressing development challenges in an inclusive, sustainable and innovative way.
Association of Green Champions (AGC)
The agricultural industry in Kenya employs more than 40% of the total population and 70% of the rural population, but…
Spring Health
Every day, 1,600 people die in India due to water-borne and water related diseases. Spring Health provides affordable, safe drinking…
Saltech Design Labs
Every year 380 million tonnes of plastic is produced globally and this figure is expected to double in 15 years….
Kuza
Africa grows enough food to feed its people, yet one in five still goes hungry. Each year, nearly a third of the continent’s harvest…
Jeeon
Behaviour change and access to essential products and services are often cited as one of the major barriers preventing Bangladesh…
Malindi Water and Sewerage Company (MAWASCO)
Most residents of low-income communities use pit latrine toilets. These are served by informal pit latrine emptiers who empty the…
Drugstoc
A third of people in Nigeria are unemployed, with a misery index of over 55 percent (unemployment plus inflation). Forty…
IMAGINEIF
South Africans produce approximately 122 million tons of waste every year, making the country the 14th highest waste generator in…