About Tene
The mission of Tene is to fight against environment plastic pollution and to raise awareness of the population on environmental issues. Tene is the first eco-friendly production of USB cables, which uses single-use secondary plastic in the production process. Along with the production of USB cables, Tene is constantly working on the development of innovative products contributing to environment protection such as: a plastic cup collector, a bottle vending machine, and etc.
Actio Investment
Actio investment will enable Tene to improve and expand its waste collection and management system. As a result, the number of plastic collection and distribution points will increase, and citizens from regions of West and East Georgia will be enabled to engage in the process.
As a result of the partnership with Actio, Tene will receive the following financial support:
- Grant funding EUR 40,000
- 0% loan EUR 9,990
Additionally, Tene will receive in-depth assistance in terms of impact evaluation and organizational development.
Plans of Tene
Within next five years Tene plans to achieve the following outcomes:
- 4 new plastic collection points will be opened in West and East Georgia;
- Number of green boxes placed at the partner organizations will increase up to 2000;
- The monthly amount of collected plastic will increse at least 5 times;
- In 5 years Tene will have 1000 tones of plastic recycled;
- At least 15 internally displaced persons will be employed at the Tene enterprise.
In terms of economic activities, Tene plans to increase its income at least by 30%
Tene's products could be purchased online as well at various stores:
- https://tene.ge/
- Social Concept Store ESKI - Nato Vachnadze street #7, Tbilisi
- Europroduct; Clean House; Universam; Fresco; Smart; Zgapari
- Alta, Elit Electronics, and etc.
Plastic collection points:
- Sokhumi street #4a,Tbilisi
- Terovani IDP settlment
- Anywhere you see the Tene green box
The financial support of Tene was made possible by the financial contribution of our partners - the European Union and impact investors. We would like to thank the European Union and the impact investors: microfinance organization MBC, Nikoloz Alavidze and Lado Sakvarelidze for creating this opportunity for Tene.
