Impact Stories
Scaling up sanitation and disinfection solutions to fight COVID-19 in India
TRANSFORM Survive & Thrive supported Saraplast in the procurement and delivery of these critical services at multiple locations across India….
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) 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.
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Academic Research Studies
Building more sustainable and inclusive cocoa supply chains in Indonesia
Regenerative agriculture enterprise, Sugata, supports the development of more sustainable, traceable, and ethical supply chains of fermented cocoa beans, which…
Impact Stories
Ensuring access to clean drinking water during the pandemic
TRANSFORM’s support for Folia is in line with its goal of supporting impact enterprises in the WASH sector to grow,…
Academic Research Studies
Supporting Women’s Livelihoods Across Asia & Africa
Here at TRANSFORM – a collaboration between Unilever, FCDO & EY – we’re committed to improving the lives of women and…
Enterprise projects
TRANSFORM's impact enterprises are tackling some of the world's most pressing development challenges in an inclusive, sustainable and innovative way.
Climate Innovation Fund
SAJIDA Foundation and The British Asian Trust have launched the Climate Innovation Fund – an ambitious fund that aims to…
ZayoHub
ZayoHub piloted a viable ‘final mile’ business with a range of revenue streams including the provision of power, telecom, internet…
AniMeta
The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a silent pandemic that is making antibiotics less effective among humans and diseases harder to…
Eco Brixs
In Uganda, 600 tonnes of waste is disposed of every day and only 40% of plastic waste is collected for disposal. At…
Green Bean
Green Bean Manufacturing designs and creates agro-processing machinery and equipment for animal feed, coffee and spices in Ethiopia . Despite…
Smartfill
Smartfill is improving food affordability and reducing plastic pollution by replacing single-use packaging with refills. Low-income communities in Zambia and…
Mr Green Africa
Every day, about half a million kilograms of plastic waste is dumped in Nairobi, Kenya. Plastic waste in Kenya often…
Taka Taka Solutions
Kenya is currently stuck in an unsustainable linear economy – from consumption to disposal at dumpsites. This system pollutes the…