Small Scale: Big Impact at SXSW Eco

While a lot of SXSW Eco is about big impact projects, some of it is about small scale projects that can make a big difference.

One of these small scale projects is about providing electric power in Africa:

Lose Less, Change More: Impact Investing in Africa
Tuesday, October 6
11:15AM – 11:45AM
Austin Convention Center 8BC

Philanthropist and entrepreneur Paul G. Allen and technology partner SteamaCo built solar microgrids in rural Africa where the power grid doesn’t reach. But the electricity isn’t free. The customers use their mobile phones to pay for their power …

Another small scale project that might have big impact is about redesigning the cereal box:

Undoing Food and Redesigning the Cereal Box

Monday, October 5
2:45PM – 3:15PM
Austin Convention Center 8BC

This year, Back to the Roots released a first of its kind cereal that has redesigned the cereal box to stand out on shelves and use less material.