Built to Last 2025

Despite investor withdrawal, we engaged new strategic partnerships and maintained growth metrics. This response ensured project continuity and the advancement of the organization's long‑term objectives. Valmir Ortega Belterra Agroflorestas, Brazil Internally, 54% of innovators found staff retention a growing challenge. Teams handled reduced headcounts through cross-training, making roles more flexible and sharing responsibilities, underscoring a strong culture of adaptability under pressure. Community engagement and trust was the dimension impacted the least by the external challenges, affecting only half of respondents. Reassuringly, this area remained relatively stable, with innovators anchoring their work locally and maintaining open dialogues with constituents, though polarization and economic stress did affect participation in some regions.Together, these findings portray a community navigating disruption with determination – re-aligning strategies, strengthening local ecosystems and evolving its operating models to continue delivering impact amid uncertainty. The data points to a sector not retreating but reshaping itself to build resilience and sustainability in a highly unstable landscape. Credit: Beyond100K 21 Schwab Foundation 2026 Awardees and Impact Report