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It was an absolute pleasure to feature on the "Let's Talk Sustainable Business" podcast by The Conference Board, hosted by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge! Listen now to Episode 1 (episode 2 out later this week)! https://lnkd.in/dX5bgcZX What will you find? - An overview of EIT Food - How we support startups (apply now: https://lnkd.in/d-uVzUrD) - Trends in the agrifood world and startup examples like NoPalm Ingredients, Kern Tec, EcoBean, Green Spot Technologies, Revo Foods - How we support established companies to work with startups and help them to establish Corporate Venturing activities, with examples from Häagen-Dasz by General Mills, and Danone Come back later this week to get some consumer insights in Episode 2! Samantha Gadenne, Marie Russier, Dr. Christoph Mandl, Belen Moscoso del Prado Gonzalez, Latif Andersson, Neta Gruber Perry

On this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show, host Adrian Weckler was joined by Nocomed founders Rosemary Durcan and Dónal Adams to dive into their journey in launching a sustainability start up for life science companies. Supported by Dogpatch Labs and Enterprise Ireland, Nocomed provides a software platform tailored for companies in the life sciences and healthcare sector. This platform empowers organisations to track, manage, and significantly reduce their carbon emissions, helping them to meet sustainability goals in an industry with unique environmental & regulatory challenges. https://lnkd.in/eYyQch_x #startups #digitalstartups #lifesciences #healthcare #healthtech #buildingabusiness #techstartup #sustainability #reduceemissions

Carbmee is a company offering a carbon management solution, the Environmental Intelligence System (EIS™), designed to help businesses achieve net-zero goals. The EIS™ platform integrates carbon accounting, product carbon footprinting (LCA), and supply chain emissions data, providing a holistic view of a company's carbon impact. It streamlines data from diverse sources, enabling faster and more precise calculations of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Carbmee highlights its platform's ease of use, compliance with various standards (e.g., CSRD, SBTi), and its ability to foster better supplier engagement. The company emphasizes its success in assisting various global enterprises in their decarbonization journeys. #deepdive #podcast #eu #startup #carbmee #carbon #supplychain #csrd #sbti #business #EnvironmentalIntelligenceSystem #eis #lca #carbonmanagement #emission #standards #entrepreneurship

In the latest episode of the CREtech Climate Cast podcast, CREtech CEO Michael Beckerman chats with JLL Spark Managing Partner Raj Singh about the critical role venture capital plays in driving sustainability and climate tech solutions. Watch the episode now and hear about the potential AI has in accelerating climate technologies → https://co.jll/4bYVZUO #PropTech #VentureCapital #Sustainability

The challenges facing #greengrowth startups are different from the ones that faced tech startups of the past. According to Axel Reinaud, cofounder and CEO of the greentech NetZero (and former BCGer), "Either you're going to need to rebuild assets because the current assets are not efficient enough from an energy standpoint, or you're going to need to build new assets, for example, for carbon removal." Join Axel and BCG global climate and sustainability lead, Hubertus Meineke, on The So What from BCG (https://lnkd.in/eBT2EKtN) #podcast for all the details on the green-growth revolution and the possibilities and challenges it brings with it for anyone wanting to get in on the opportunities.

A second Monthly Dose of Inspiration with socially impactful and creative initiatives 💥 . This time, a slightly more curated list with only three subjects instead of seven. Please also share your inspiration in the comments 💡 ! 1. The first innovation I'd like to point out is the plasma recycling startup Cyclize from the University of Stuttgart, founded by Maike Lambarth, Dominik Novakovic, Jan Stein, and Stephan Renninger. 'Our plasma technology ♻ will allow the reformation of waste plastics into new intermediate chemicals, which are ultimately used to create new products. This approach has the potential to mitigate CO2 emissions as well as plastic waste pollution. Depending on the desired product, our process can even be carbon negative by using carbon dioxide as feedstock.' It's a promising startup that just finished their $5,434,225 seed round. Hopefully, more investors will help this startup to make the necessary, sometimes risky investments to scale industrial hardware. 2. The second one is Lenny's Podcast 🎙 with Brian Chesky (host: Lenny Rachitsky). One of the best podcasts I've heard in a while. An episode about his playbook, which turned Airbnb from a tech giant with slow and divided teams into an efficient organization that strives for excellence. I feel like there are a lot of interesting points within this episode, especially the subtle difference between micromanaging and being invested in the key areas of your product as a leader. Meaning you need a product or service-knowledgeable leader instead of the mistake you see almost everywhere, where political and administrative leaders are being preffered. Put the real product and service leaders in place and support them with the also important political and administrative aspects. The podcast episode: https://lnkd.in/e7s8yt3G 3. The third and final dose of inspiration is the Undercover Activist Academy, founded by Tessa Wernink and Veronique Swinkels. They support employee activists to be effective at creating change. I work at an innovation network within the Dutch Police (Q Politie), which also started with an activist approach and has now grown into a mature network of innovation labs. It fascinates me how we can support changemakers within organizations, to actually realize change 🎯 . You can find the Undercover Activist Academy here 👩🎓 : https://lnkd.in/e-JNZXi6 https://lnkd.in/emAgxunh #monthlydoseofinspiration #mdoi #undercoveractivist #tessawernink #veroniqueswinkels #socialimpact #innovation #postiveimpact #lennyspodcast #brianchesky #cyclyze #recycle #co2 #plastic #universityofstuttgart #Q #Qpolitie

Pocket suns, Air #Water and #Unicorns: This week in Exploring Horizons, #innovation and ambition soared to new heights, with trailblazers across industries securing major funding and making strides in solving global challenges. Here's the pulse of what's shaping the future: #Funding Frenzy: Odoo hits #unicorn status with a €5B valuation, securing €500M for its all-in-one business apps suite. #AI-First Revolution: Kong Inc. raises $175M to accelerate secure AI adoption via APIs. Vertical #Farming: Oishii lands $150M to take premium vertical farming international, starting with Japan. #Defense-Tech Leap: Tekever Ltd secures €70M to enhance drone-based Intelligence-as-a-Service for defense and environmental missions. #Fitness Redefined: Ladder raises $100M to scale its strength training app, targeting corporate wellness and personalized experiences. Regulatory Hurdles: Fusion energy innovators navigate tritium regulation and compliance. Scaling Impact: Sustainable startups like Aquaria and Tokamak Energy aim for global reach without compromising cost-effectiveness. https://lnkd.in/dDgZqBNj

It was great to chat with Vineet Agarwal about #sustainability related investing. Check out this #podcast where we speak about the global trends, the local challenges, why Vineet is bullish about this sector, and also very briefly touch upon Vineet's own start-up. By the way, many people asked me if I have my podcast available on any other medium other than spotify... and hence I am sharing the youtube video link this time. You can also access most of my other episodes on youtube. #vc #vcfunding #venturecapital #startups #startupinvesting #founders #founderstories #angelinvesting #angelinvestors https://lnkd.in/dRRkyspb

Check out our Watt’s Up With Startups series with Emin Askerov, now available as a YouTube Music podcast (https://lnkd.in/dn2kFsWe). Let’s revisit a previous episode, in which Emin invited Boris Bekkering from Regreener | B Corp™ to discuss voluntary carbon markets. Watch the episode #2 here: https://lnkd.in/diMuk6TD or listen to it on the go here: https://lnkd.in/d9SxE8ek Although voluntary carbon offset markets struggle, especially with CO2 equivalent prices falling below 1$, startups can succeed. Learn more from the success story of Regreener – the climate impact platform based in the Netherlands. Regreener’s Head of Climate Impact Boris Bekkering talks about their company’s experience. Regreener was founded in 2021, aiming to deal with the lack of transparency in the climate solution business. The company plants trees and trades carbon offsets, and they already have 10+ full-time employees and 150+ business clients. Learn more about the story of a company that placed simplicity, transparency, and positivity among its core values. Enjoy this deep dive into a startup story in a turbulent market! Stay updated - follow us and watch the hashtag #WattsUpWithStartups to learn about the next episodes! Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast on YouTube Music and listen to energy transition startup success stories on the go! #WattsUpWithStartups #NEAH_events #GreenGeeksTalk #AskEmin #BorisBekkering #Regreener #VoluntaryCarbonMarkets #CarbonOffsets #EnvironmentalProjects #MarketGrowth #Startup #VentureCapital #ClimateImpact #TurbulentMarket #CarbonTrading #Sustainability #EcoFriendly #GreenInitiatives #CO2Emissions #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact #BusinessGrowth #StartupStory

New Podcast Episode Alert! 🎙️ Julia Zhou of Tidal Impact and Sigma Squared Society shares why knowing your “why” is the real key to startup success. Forget chasing unicorn status—Julia urges founders to dig deep, connect with their core purpose, and let that guide every decision. Check out the full podcast episode to hear how startups can drive real change.