Impact Alpha

JANUARY 5, 2023

The post The Brief: Electrifying New York’s ‘dollar vans,’ biodiversity startups in Indonesia, affordable school loans in India, sexy circular strategies appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: E-Mobility Electrifying ‘dollar vans’ to boost livelihoods and cut carbon in New York’s transit deserts. Along Flatbush Ave.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2022

Tech startup sustainability. Tech startup sustainability means to be purpose-driven and sustainable. With this in mind, it’s important tech startups globally follow suit, to establish proactive and forward-thinking organizations. How do startups affect the environment? Tech startup sustainability: 6 top tips.

Business Energy Monitoring 147

Business Energy Monitoring Startups Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

GreenBiz

AUGUST 20, 2020

After working on investment teams and at the White House, she turned to the startup world, becoming an entrepreneur in residence at Google. . And her experience of the food deserts around the university inspired the focus on food and nutrition.

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Sustainability Agriculture Packaging Biodiversity 499

GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

To try to stay on top of things, I’ll run quarterly roundups that highlight startups with the potential to move the needle on sustainability. Fat is the secret ingredient that defines how meat looks, cooks and tastes," said Max Jamilly, co-founder of Hoxton Farms, a startup aiming to grow animal fat in the lab. Food System Startups.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. . Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

The startup space is buoyant with cash and targeting a blend of retail, direct-to-consumer and food service channels, playing with ingredients such as kelp, koji and mung beans. To complement our internal capabilities, we also strategically collaborate with researchers, suppliers, startups and various other innovation partners.".

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Seafood Startups Meat alternatives Innovation 515

GreenBiz

MARCH 18, 2021

Those projects are both managed under Mercado Libre's Renera America program, which aims to restore key ecosystems throughout the region as part of its climate action strategy, using technology from climate-tech startup Pachama to monitor and verify the progress of this work.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 4, 2023

ImpactAlpha, January 4 – Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse countries on earth. The post Conservation fund Terratai launches to invest in biodiversity startups in Indonesia appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Deforestation, overexploitation of natural resources, climate change and other.

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

And while many venture firms have been created to fund the startups tackling the rise in carbon, the same couldn’t be said about biodiversity. The earth has seen a 69% decline in wildlife populations over the last 50 years. In the same amount of time, carbon emissions have increased by 90%. Superorganism launched […]

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

“These big partners are very much interested in sharing these concepts so they can move on their side of things to make some of them happen,” said Terreform Executive Director Vivian Kuan, an architect with an interdisciplinary background in art, entrepreneurial marketing and startups. Quotidian, everyday folks.

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

They use less space, which can free up land for biodiversity. PlantLab , a Netherlands-based startup, has developed an LED that’s more efficient in indoor ag settings because it emits light at the exact wavelengths used for photosynthesis. That’s partly because if we look beyond energy use, indoor ag delivers clear benefits.

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Agriculture Startups Fossil fuels Investment 331

Planet Pulse

JUNE 21, 2021

In tandem, Europe has also launched a new 2030 Biodiversity Strategy which requires Member States to commit to important targets to restore biodiversity. Both initiatives are integral parts of Europe’s response to the current global climate and biodiversity crises. The panel included: .

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 15, 2023

Featured: Returns on Inclusion Freada and Mitch Kapor write the book on startup investing to close gaps of equity. The post The Brief: Investing in gap-closing startups, flexible growth capital in Uganda, affordable housing in West Africa, reversing biodiversity loss, deinfluencers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 18, 2020

We can’t create the food system we need — one that’s low-carbon and biodiversity-enhancing — if only one tier of that system delivers those benefits. . Large retailers and brands can pressure suppliers to discuss environmental metrics, but smaller companies and startups don’t have the leverage. It’s also a problem for sustainability.

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Forbes Green Tech

AUGUST 27, 2020

billion human population is wiping out life as species become functionally extinct on land and in the ocean: 60% of global biodiversity loss is due to land being used to produce farm animal feed. The ferocious demand to feed the 7.8

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Startups Innovation Biodiversity Waste 84

Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In this new, broader capacity, Andrew will oversee a team of senior leaders in climate change, biodiversity conservation, and sustainability/ESG measurement, and reporting, both for Planet and its customers. He has also played a leadership role in the development of Planet’s ethics program.

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Sustainability Investment Climate change Biodiversity 130

CleanTech San Diego

APRIL 29, 2024

Cleantech San Diego member Top Rope Media is a is a San Diego-based digital marketing agency helping early to mid-stage startups in the outdoor and cleantech space create and execute highly-effective marketing strategies. In this blog, we’ll explore five highly effective marketing strategies for startups that can lead to impactful results!

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CleanTech San Diego

APRIL 29, 2024

Cleantech San Diego member Top Rope Media is a is a San Diego-based digital marketing agency helping early to mid-stage startups in the outdoor and cleantech space create and execute highly-effective marketing strategies. In this blog, we’ll explore five highly effective marketing strategies for startups that can lead to impactful results!

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Startups Education Ocean acidification Organic 52

Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 16, 2021

NetCarbon is the winning startup of the Copernicus Masters competition Planet See Change, Change the World Challenge 2021 edition. . The international competition Copernicus Masters awards the best Earth observation startups and developers that are trying to solve the world’s problems – social, environmental and commercial.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Carbon-neutral Startups 105

Greentown Labs

MAY 26, 2021

World-leading life science company will engage directly with climatetech startups to advance agriculture technology. May 26, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, today announced Bayer as the newest member of its growing corporate partner network. Somerville, Mass., billion in funding.

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Grist

APRIL 17, 2024

And today, a new wave of startups is entering the coffee-imitation game, motivated by the threat climate change poses to the world’s coffee supply. When Anderson first began reporting the story, “as someone who drinks coffee and is attached to coffee,” she was highly skeptical of what these startups were offering.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

  In other news the EU parliament passed a law to restore 20% of the EU’s land and sea by 2030, England requires all new buildings to improve biodiversity, and the US Congress finds something they can agree on with nuclear policy, while the SEC may be set to announce watered down rules on reporting. 

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Africa recorded significant wildlife and biodiversity loss at 66%; Asia-Pacific noted a 55% loss. Links between food systems, forests and biodiversity. The way we produce our food is a big reason for this as well as overall biodiversity loss. Ravenscroft said animal agriculture is the biggest driver of deforestation.

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Biodiversity Agriculture Sustainability Europe 89

Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Greentown Labs Houston (Greentown Houston), the city’s first-ever climatetech and cleantech startup incubator, will be located at 4200 San Jacinto St. of prototyping lab, office, and community space for about 50 startup companies, totaling 200-300 employees. in the Innovation District being developed by Rice Management Company (RMC).

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 7, 2022

Second, our nonprofit mission: Redesigning systems at the root of the climate crisis drives our work with startups, to help fast-track the sustainable and equitable deployment of technologies the world needs to help solve climate change. Reduce deforestation and restore biodiversity in our oceans and terrestrial ecosystems.

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Stormwater Resilience Smart Cities Startups 98

GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

More biodiversity is in the earth beneath our feet than in all above ground ecosystems combined. Investment in startups operating upstream, or closer to the farmer, increased 1.3 Problematically, agronomists have a dearth of information on the biomes that makes up our soil. percent year over year.

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Soil Agriculture Health Meat alternatives 252

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

A large-scale IoT network for the ultra-early detection of wildfires has been launched by environmental startup Dryad Networks. The firm says it is now gearing up to secure Series A funding, spurred on by being named as a finalist in Greenbackers’ 26 for COP 26 program, which connects startups with climate-focused investors.

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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring IoT 130

Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 8, 2020

IMARA, which means stable, strong and robust in Swahili, is a Dutch startup that specializes in quantifying environmental impact through the art of storytelling to enable strong project planning, monitoring and reporting. By doing this, they aim to inspire, support, and accelerate action for robust and resilient landscapes.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

Second quarter food startup roundup Jim Giles Fri, 06/04/2021 – 02:30 Welcome to the second quarter edition of Food Weekly’s startup roundup. These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives.

Startups 28

Startups Soil Upcycling Technology 28

Planet Pulse

APRIL 6, 2020

The 2020 competition is now open for submissions and is looking for outstanding applications, solutions and services from small and medium-sized enterprises, startups, universities and individuals looking to tackle environmental challenges with a sound business model and Planet data.

Biodiversity 69

Biodiversity Startups Agriculture Packaging 69

Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Carbon-sequestering concrete is gaining attention and investment from startups and investors. Nature and biodiversity met the bottom line. With just over half of the $80tr global economy reliant on nature's services, the role of biodiversity became a bottom-line issue. Signs of engagement abound.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Tucked away in the most extreme nooks and crannies of the Earth are biodiverse galaxies of microorganisms — some that might help scour the atmosphere of the carbon dioxide mankind has pumped into it. coli, the untapped biodiversity heralds new possibilities. One microorganism in particular has captured scientists’ attention.

Biotech 98

Biotech Biotechnology Organic Carbon 98

Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Tucked away in the most extreme nooks and crannies of the Earth are biodiverse galaxies of microorganisms — some that might help scour the atmosphere of the carbon dioxide mankind has pumped into it. coli, the untapped biodiversity heralds new possibilities. One microorganism in particular has captured scientists’ attention.

Biotech 97

Biotech Biotechnology Organic Carbon 97

AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

Second quarter food startup roundup Jim Giles Fri, 06/04/2021 – 02:30 Welcome to the second quarter edition of Food Weekly’s startup roundup. These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives.

Startups 28

Startups Soil Upcycling Technology 28

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It drives most of the food and beverage industry climate impacts, threatens biodiversity and water, as well as habitat for people and animals. Deforestation is a critical environmental challenge associated with the food system. How can young sustainability leaders play a role in securing a nutritious and sustainable future of food?

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Health Sustainability Agriculture Organic 526

Better Ventures

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Thesis : Climate | Carbon About : Funga restores fungal biodiversity to forest landscapes. Just like you and I host an incredible biodiverse microbiome within our gut that has a profound impact on our health, so does the forest — much of it lives in soil. Potentially bad for biodiversity, but still fascinating ecology!

Soil 52

Soil Biodiversity Climate change Startups 52

Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

asked Garry Cooper, CEO of Rheaply, a startup in asset efficiency software, during the recent VERGE 20 virtual event. The European Green Deal to make that continent climate-neutral by 2050 has nine major policy areas explicitly about material matters such as agriculture, biodiversity, energy, mobility and buildings. Connections.

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