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I felt lucky to represent Biomimicry 3.8 at the GreenBiz Group #Circularity24 conference this week in Chicago. Thanks so much to Dacie Meng, Saji Sam, and Sean Quinn for a fun and inspiring panel discussion! There are so many amazingly smart and innovative people working to make the shift to a #circulareconomy across all sectors. These people and their dedication give me hope, but everyone is feeling the urgency. A common theme across the sessions I attended was, how do we bring this to scale quickly? As Javier Quiñones said, we need to stop conversations that present this as a choice. It's not a choice. We need to start all conversations with the simple truth that it has to be done. And from that starting point, how are we making it happen? You can be part of the solution or you will "fall off the cliff" as Kathya Mahadevan so aptly put it. 💚 #Transparency, #collaboration, progress over perfection, diversifying buy-in, and positioning a pilot as a first step in applying solutions at scale were other important lessons shared. I was also inspired to hear Myrrh Caplan, MBA, LEED Fellow of Skanska talk about using her company's position to support the scaling of startups that are delivering impactful sustainability solutions, even if you don't know if they will succeed or fail - your support will certainly contribute to increasing the possibility of success! This echoes one of lessons learned from how invasive species disrupt ecosystems - redirecting resources towards others that contribute to an alternative flow of resources that benefit you. We need to do much more of this to create change at scale. As Molly Kawahata (below) put it, #hope over optimism. I'm leaving with the knowledge that more people than ever are done with slow progress. I'm hopeful for the ecosystem shift. I'd love to bring more #biomimicry to the conversation to help accelerate the shift. Onwards!

What impact are you aiming to achieve? 💫 Enabling 50,000 smallholder farmers to become climate-resilient, enhancing food security, harnessing the ocean's potential for a sustainable blue economy, scaling the adoption of portable water filtration devices, and replacing single-use plastics — these are some of the ways in which social enterprises, impact ventures, and non-profits on Co-Axis are looking to make a difference with their innovative solutions. We chat with AlterPacks’ Karen Cheah, Climateworks Centre’s Wei Sue, Fairventures Social Forestry’s Paul Schüller, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory and Temasek Life Sciences Accelerator’s Rui Chin Ong, and Wateroam’s David Pong, as they share more. The Co-Axis platform features over 70 curated impact opportunities from more than 40 countries, with more opportunities to go live on an ongoing basis. 🚀 Visit https://www.coaxis.network to explore the first phase of the platform. Organisations interested to be part of the Co-Axis ecosystem are welcome to participate. For more details, please email co-axis@temasektrust.org. #CoAxis #CatalyticCapital #Impact #Innovation #TemasekTrust

🏆Carbon Cell secures top prize at Greenhouse Demo Day: https://hubs.ly/Q02CX1vm0 The venture has created a carbon negative, non-toxic, fully compostable replacement for polystyrene and other polymer-based insulating foams, made with biochar was voted as top pitch by investors, cleantech leaders and #OurImperial's climate innovation community at Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation supported Demo Day. DID YOU KNOW...the survival rate of Undaunted's startups is 93% compared to the industry average of 10%, and boasts a roster of renowned startups like Notpla (winners of the Earthshot Prize 2022), Breathe Battery Technologies (who are now partnering with Volvo Cars), and more. #LCAW2024 London Climate Action Week

ChangeNOW summit came to an end. It has been buzzing in the venue for 3 days. Stages with inspiring and insightful conversations, interactive workshops, networking, stands of numerous companies proposing amazing solutions on preserving biodiversity, keeping oceans and soils clean and many many more…. It felt good being surrounded by like minded people who want to change paradigms of current economy and business habits towards creating more sustainable patterns respecting planetary boundaries and turning this world into a thriving place. I was particularly interested in topics on 📍 Governance and new corporate models 🌍 Optimisation of value chains through transparency and traceability practices among stakeholders 💸 Innovative business investment approaches like « steward ownership » 🧭 CSRD best practices 🐝 It is still buzzing in my head, I am processing the loads of information I was soaking up so intensively in the last days. Thank you ChangeNOW for uniting great minds and for shaking habits. Hopefully till next time 🤞🍀 #sustainablebusiness #change #betternow #act

The Algae Scope team has been selected to participate in the GreenTech Europe 2024 Autumn Cohort, supported by Visa Foundation. 🙌 If Algae Scope is new to you, welcome! 👋 We create seaweed-based materials to replace harmful PFAS chemicals and toxins and develop a regenerative circular economy. 🌊 🌐 ⚡ We believe that Europe very much needs the innovative products that we are developing. 💡 Here's why... As outlined by Village Capital, "Temperatures over Europe have seen the highest rise of any continent in the world, at more than twice the global average. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that by mid-century almost half of required emission reductions will call for technologies that are not yet on the market." With the support of GreenTech Europe and Village Capital, we are preparing to bring our new technologies to the market. Look forward to benefiting from the training, mentoring, exposure, and collaborative peer-support alongside these other inspirational female entrepreneurs: Carbon Cell, Ecolens, GREENDUR, HaPPE Earth, Mardeca, Mykor, NEWORN, Renasens AB, Resilient, ReviveBattery B.V, SCALE Advanced Biocomposites, SIEve, SmartShift Energy, Trashify Tech Natasha Yamamura Dr. Elvira Rakova Alejandra Noren Dr Farshid Pahlevani Fiona McOmish #CircularEconomy #Regenerative #Seaweed #biomaterials #bluebiotechnology #PFAS #WomenInBlueEconomy #FemaleFounders

#Blog | Are you curious about Blue Bio Value programmes? Here is your opportunity to explore and discover how Blue Bio Value Acceleration and Ideation programmes empower startups and R&D projects to scale their impact on blue economy solutions. 🌊 📍 Since 2021, maze impact has been proud to play an important role in supporting Blue Bio Value initiatives. Read the full article by clicking below👇 👇 Oceano Azul Foundation BlueBio Alliance Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Blue Bio Value #BlueBioValue #BlueEconony #OceanSolutions

Our CEO, Mari Granström, opened the impactful panel discussion at the 2nd Mission Arena by Blue Mission Banos Project #bluemissionbanos (BAltic & NOrth Sea). The session, titled "Nurturing the regional innovation ecosystem", focused on on the support measures offered to companies and how they can facilitate success for startups in innovative blue sectors. The session involved active contributions from participants, which will help shape regional priorities. In the end, Mari revealed the action points that Origin by Ocean will be focusing on regarding the mission. One of the major focuses is, of course, regeneration. We want to make the value chain used for the chemical industry regenerative. As for the business support part of the mission, it also involves educating consumers about the value chain. Most people don't completely know what ingredients are used in their everyday products. It makes a big difference what you use at home, as most things we use on land end up in the waterways and oceans. Therefore, increasing awareness of the choices consumers make when buying products is vital. From this mission, we can actually say that we implement value chains that have an impact all the way from the feedstock, so from sea to land and land to sea. #OriginbyOcean #BlueMissionBANOS #balticsea #regeneration

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Climate tech startups remain central in accelerating the global transition, raising questions about the investment landscape and the impact of regulatory shifts on specific markets. Last week, Alessa Berg, Founder and CEO of Top Tier Impact, moderated a panel on the future landscape of climate tech VC investing. The discussion centred around potential opportunities spanning various sectors such as biodiversity, biomaterials, and hardware, while also addressing the influence of regulatory changes on investment choices. Here are some key insights from our panelists: “It’s really smart for startups building in biodiversity and nature tech to think thoughtfully about their go-to-market strategy. Instead of going straight maybe to corporations, you work with utility companies or like cities and governments and local.” - Karen Sheffield, MBA, Founder and Managing Partner at Pachamama Ventures “If you're able to produce the same chemical from renewable feedstock in a more localized facility, that de-risks the supply chain. And this is often overlooked in discussions when it comes to cost parity with fossil-based materials.” - Wouter Van de Putte, Investment Director at Capricorn Partners “Everyone should be aware of a new standard in the voluntary markets called ABACUS. ABACUS was created by amazon.com and Vera, which is the voluntary carbon registry. So frankly, in my opinion, about 75 to 80% of former voluntary credits will be washed away. They'll be useless, I saw this happen under the Kyoto Protocol with CDM projects the same thing happened. So, higher quality credits are needed in the voluntary markets.” - Peter Fusaro, Founder of Wall Street Green Summit “There’s $30 billion that’s currently being deployed from the Inflation Reduction Act, and the first priority of the office of clean energy demonstrations is green hydrogen.” - Diana Sankovic, Venture and Private Equity Investor “A lot of focus has been placed in energy and transportation mobility in the past, but I'm hoping that topics like water, agtech, and circular economy are going to come to the forefront of climate tech investing in 2024.” - Sophie Endl, Principal at Active Impact Investments #futureofsustainability #greentechopportunities #climateresilience #biodiversity

Looking forward to the 10th annual Phenix Capital Group's Impact Summit Europe in Amsterdam on 26-27 March, where I will be moderating a couple of panels including an interview with Declan O'Brien, Executive Director, Energy and Transport Transition Investments, at UBS. We will be discussing Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: Decarbonizing Transport, where Declan will share his views on how strategic funding drives innovation, accelerates sustainable technologies, and shapes a future where smart investments propel us towards a decarbonized transportation system. To find out more about the event https://lnkd.in/eHsuntUs #impactinvesting #impactsummiteurope