DAL MONDO DEL  NEWS   ECONOMICHE CARTIER   2025

BY@Patrizia Pierbattista

By@Mirella Pierbattista

 By@La          redazione

The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual
international entrepreneurship program that
aims to drive change by empowering women
impact entrepreneurs. Founded by Cartier in
2006, the program is open to women-run and
women-owned businesses from any country and
sector that aim to have a strong and sustainable
social and/or environmental impact.
Our vision is a world in which every
woman impact entrepreneur driving social
and environmental change can achieve
her full potential.
Our mission is to shine a light on women impact
entrepreneurs and provide them with the
necessary financial, social and human capital
support to grow their business and build their
leadership skills.
Our guiding principles are:
We believe women can be extraordinary
change agents, and we leverage business
as a force for good.
We contribute by creating opportunities
for everyone. Talent is universal but
opportunities are not.
We are constantly learning. We leave room for
the possibility that there is something we have
not learnt yet that could make us even better.
We see beyond ourselves and care for our
team, communities that we serve and
communities that we are a part of. 

KEY FIGURES
Since 2006, the Cartier Women’s Initiative (CWI) THE PROGRAM SO FAR
has supported 330 fellows from 66 countries
with financial, social and human capital. Nearly
three-quarters (72%) of fellows are currently
running the same or new impact businesses.
Over the years, the initiative has provided a
total of USD $12,223,000 in financial support to
fellows’ impact businesses. Fellows have received
INSEAD Business School training on scaling
impact businesses, along with bespoke business
guidance and high-stakes communication
support. They have also benefited from executive
leadership coaching provided by the Women’s
Impact Alliance.
The Cartier Women’s Initiative community
counts over 500 active community members,
who offer valuable advice, provide resources,
make connections, invest in and advocate
for women impact entrepreneurs in their
communities across nearly 80 countries.
Nearly two thirds (64%) of the impact businesses
that fellows applied with are still operating, and
5.4% have been acquired or merged.1
Collectively
these businesses contribute to good health
and wellbeing, quality education, responsible
consumption and production, decent work and
economic growth, and poverty elimination.2

2024 FELLOW SURVEY
This report summarizes findings from the 2024
Fellow Survey, which was administered between
July and September 2024 to recent fellows3
who were still running the impact businesses
they applied with. Findings below are based
on responses from 51 fellows, representing a
response rate of 76%.

Since 2006, CWI has supported 330 FELLOWS
USD $12,223,000
5.4%
have been acquired or merged
NEARLY TWO
THIRDS (64%)
of the impact businesses that fellows
applied with are still operating and
from 66 COUNTRIES 

2024 FELLOW SURVEY FINDINGS

PROFILE OF IMPACT BUSINESSES
“Last year, we transitioned from a
pure B2C approach to a B2B2C model,
signing key pharma deals and advancing
discussions with insurance companies.
But the journey didn’t stop there. Through
deep strategic discussions and learning
from different founders in the Cartier
community, I explored diverse healthcare
models and saw the vast gaps in care
delivery. This led to a major step forward
— launching a cancer super-specialized
hospital in Varanasi, India, an underserved
region where quality, standardized, and
affordable care is scarce.”
DIMPLE PARMAR, 2023 FELLOW,
CEO OF ZENONCO.IO
IMPACT BUSINESS MODELS
IMPACT BUSINESS SECTOR