22 May 2008
GEXSI launches www.jatropha-platform.org. The Jatropha Platform aims to provide information, networking and services for Jatropha oil producers, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, public authorities and other parties interested or engaged in the field. Latest release is the first study on the current status of over 240 Jatropha projects worldwide.

14 September 2007
GEXSI is a founding member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Jatropha Biofuels which has been initiated by BioX under the auspices of the Dutch government. We aim to provide valuable input based on our own jatropha projects to develop first class standards on pro-poor + pro-environment biofuel investments in semi-arid regions worldwide.
www.biox.nl

12 August 2007
GEXSI has conducted the first industrial oil milling test of jatropha mahafaliensis seeds. The seeds contain approximately 30% oil and can be used as a substitute for diesel. GEXSI has provided 12 tons of seeds from Madagascar where we currently develop a major biofuel project.

5 June 2007
The GEXSI biofuel team has consulted various international entities in preparing and setting-up commercially driven jatropha biofuel projects in East Africa. The latest projects GEXSI has provided expertise, are located in East and Southern Africa: in Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique.

10 December 2006
The first 500,000 jatropha trees have been planted in Analavory. Jointly with a local partner, GEXSI implements a 300 ha community- based biofuel project which will form the basis for further biofuel projects in Madagascar and beyond. A second project site already has been identified in Southern Madagascar.

10 October 2006
GEXSI has closed an investment deal with a UK investor providing a soft loan to a company located in Quito, Ecuador. The company will produce high-quality wooden parquet floor in partnership with both the indigenous population and forestry protection agencies. The company promotes sustainable use of virgin rainforest areas by establishing long-term relationships with local communities while preparing the FSC certification of the wood production.

15 July 2006
The Global Exchange for Social Investment has given itself a dual structure: a not-for-profit organization (www.gexsi.org) and GEXSI LLP as a commercial service provides (www.gexsi.com). With this dual structure, GEXSI can address all challenges in assisting social entrepreneurs to move from aid to market, i.e. to establish financially viable businesses which provide jobs and basic goods and services in low-income regions worldwide.