Scaling an impact business in the global south

The case of Sistema Bio : a solution for climate change mitigation and adaptation, regenerative agriculture and inclusive finance

Moderation by Felix BEAULIEU, Lecturer "Measuring the different levels of impacts" at the School of Management and Impact

About the speaker

Esther is the Chief Strategy Officer at Sistema.bio. Since she joined Sistema.bio in 2014, she has been one of the key drivers of the growth and international expansion of the company from the Mexico headquarters as CFO, and later COO. She strengthened the in-house lending program, digitized operations, and successfully closed Sistema. Bio’s first round of fundraising. She opened Sistema. Bio’s new offices in Central America, East Africa and India between 2016 and 2018. She then led the East Africa team for 3 years as Managing Director for the region, based in Nairobi. Prior to Sistema.bio, she worked in impact investing in Germany, microfinance in Bolivia, and corporate investment banking in Mexico.

About Sistema.bio

Sistema.bio is a social enterprise that sells small- scale biodigesters to smallholder farmers. These convert animal waste into biogas (a renewable energy source) and biofertilizer for crop production, providing in-house financing and capacity building for its customers. Sistema.bio increases farmer resilience to climate-related weather events by improving crop yields, increasing long-term soil health, and energy resilience. Sistema.bio has grown from a regional enterprise in Mexico to a global company with subsidiaries in Latin America, East Africa and India.