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𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! 🎙On this week's episode of our podcast #RebootBusiness, Julien Devaureix sits down with Lubomila Jordanova, CEO of Plan A and founder of the Greentech Alliance, to dive into one of the most pressing and complex topics of our time: 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 💥Lubomila has been 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱. Between corporates, start-ups and SMEs, she is uniquely positioned to share her insights on the complexity of the challenges and opportunities businesses face when tackling their environmental footprint. 🔍 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? 🤯 The complexities of corporate sustainability and why impact reporting is still a struggle. ⚖️ Balancing short-term pressures with long-term goals to drive real change. 🌐 The critical role of data, technology, and AI in accelerating the transition to net-zero. 🚗 How Plan A is helping companies like BMW achieve realistic and measurable decarbonisation goals. 🌍 Why sustainability needs to extend beyond carbon to include nature-based solutions. 🌱Lubomila’s passion for combining economic and environmental sustainability is inspiring, and this conversation is packed with actionable insights for businesses ready to take meaningful steps toward a greener future. 🎧 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 Llink to the podcast in the comments below👇. Also available on all platforms. #sustainability #transition #techforimpact #greentech Photo credentials © Nadine Stenzel

#Circularity is our future. 🌱Our economic model is linear: we take, make, waste. Circularity is a shift to a regenerative model where materials are safely returned to the earth. Circularity helps us transition towards #naturepositivity. 💻𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 are essential in this transformation. From AI-powered supply chain optimisation to blockchain tracking of materials lifecycles, tech is breaking through the circularity challenge. 💡To help the transition to a circular model, we researched and analysed solutions that provide:  1. Value chain 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 2. Product 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 to enable product as a service 3. AI and proprietary algorithms to h𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀  4. IoT based data models for 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 5. Resale platforms to 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀  6. AI-based predictive models & IoT to optimise 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁  🔎 We picked 6 key players representative of the 6 categories above. Discover our highlights on Circonomit, Reflaunt, Optoro, Diversys Software, Inc., circuly, and Reath. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 👇 if you wish to get the 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 of our Digital for Impact TechRadar 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. Please also let us know if your company or a company you know should be included here, we'd be happy to integrate additional relevant players. #circularity #circularitytech #digitalforimpact #techforgood

🚨 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝟗 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬: 𝐀 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠?🌱 The once-celebrated Article 9 funds, hailed as the pinnacle of sustainable investing under the SFDR framework, are facing an alarming trend: €𝟔.𝟐 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐐𝟐 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞. This marks the third consecutive gloomy quarter for these funds. While fixed income is holding the line, the overall outlook raises tough questions for the future of ESG and impact-focused investments. Why is this happening? 1️⃣ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Only 𝟐𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝟗 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 can concretely demonstrate their contributions to social or environmental outcomes, despite 𝟕𝟐% 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. 2️⃣ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐞𝐬: Article 9 funds are mired in unclear classifications and have been misused as marketing labels, eroding investor confidence. 3️⃣ 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬: The persistent myth that "impact equals compromise" is being debunked—impact funds show 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 and strong diversification potential, though they often trail in absolute returns. 💡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: Real change requires a pivot from surface-level compliance to 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Impact funds must embrace hands-on strategies: - Helping investees integrate and measure social and environmental outcomes. - Embedding impact-driven clauses and governance processes at the fund level. - Building collaborative ecosystems to amplify results. At Impact Labs, we guide investors toward designing 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 that go beyond checkboxes, delivering measurable outcomes AND resilient returns. Let’s cut through the noise and rebuild confidence in sustainable investing. 🌍 📖 Read our full analysis here: https://lnkd.in/dhQupFjs #SustainableInvesting #ImpactInvesting #Article9 #ESG

#freepaulwatson 🐳 We are kick-starting the second season of our Podcast #RebootBusiness with Julien Devaureix with the replay of an interview with the legendary Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation ✊As Paul is still imprisoned in Greenland, we need to continue to support him any way we can. 💡 In this special episode, you'll better understand the 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 in the balance of Planet Earth's system, the 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, the principles of 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 and 𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺, and the "𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻". 👇 You'll find the episode on all platforms and on the link in the comments below

🌍 We had a great week at Web Summit Lisbon mid November ! We’re thrilled to share the 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 at Web Summit 2024 ! From having an engaging booth that sparked countless 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to delivering a 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 and 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, the event was nothing short of transformative. 👩🏫 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼-𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 Our founder took the stage to discuss how businesses can lead the way in respecting planetary boundaries while embracing nature-positive strategies that drive growth and sustainability. From actionable insights to inspiring case studies, the session ignited conversations on how innovation can coexist with preserving our planet. 📽️ Missed the talk? Check the link in the comments below 📄 Dive deeper with the slides we presented ✨ 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: 🌱 Businesses have the tools and creativity to reverse biodiversity loss and regenerate ecosystems. 📊 To successfully transform businesses, we need the 4 Elements: #NatureScience, #Naturetech, #Naturebasedsolutions & #BusinessTransformation A heartfelt thank you to everyone who visited our booth, attended the talk, and shared ideas with us. Your passion and curiosity fuel our mission to create a future where businesses thrive in harmony with nature. Here’s to turning bold ideas into actionable change! 💚 #WebSummit2024 #Sustainability #NaturePositive #PlanetaryBoundaries #InnovationForImpact #homematch

Climate Activist veteran Al Gore and Climate TRACE at #COP29 in #Baku: "93% of #GlobalWarming is absorbed by the Oceans [...]. Astonshingly, half of this increase [in temperature] has been in the last 20 years. And if we don't do something, then this will double again. And the consequences are completely unacceptable. We have to face up to this!" Let's keep up the fight despite another deceiving COP. The solutions are in the economy. In businesses. In YOUR business. We'll go back soon to the vital role of the oceans in our next #RebootBusiness episode to come this week, with the great Julien Devaureix. #COP29 #naturepositivebusiness #whatarewewaitingfor

"We all know the 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀: our way of doing business, 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰, not accounting for the real costs of Natural and Social capital for way too long [...]. We need to 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆. Moving from extractive business (extracting non renewable fossil fuels, minerals…) to 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆… but this is not enough. We need to 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲." This is an extract of one of our founder Vincent's introductory keynote speech yesterday at the Web Summit. Vincent had then the honour and pleasure to introduce multiple 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 dedicated to make a positive change : Shawn Xu - Partner Lowercarbon Capital Alexander C. Kaufman - Senior Reporter HuffPost, Puck van Holsteijn - CEO World Horti Center Shely Aronov - Co-founder  CEO InnerPlant Fabian Siegel - Venture Partner LifeX Ventures Amanda Lima - Editor-in-chief @DN Brasil Craig Douglas - Founding Partner World Fund Nina Shariati - Founder  CEO, Global Textile Trade Expert UNECE: Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6) Circular Transparency Cristina Nascimento - Journalist Grupo Renascença Multimedia David Diallo - Co-Founder goodcarbon Kalpana Arias - Founder  activist Nowadays On Earth Aline Flor - Reporter Público Craig Leeson - Award-winning filmmaker, explorer @Leeson Global Media Deborah Brosnan - Climate Scientist  Marine Biologist Deborah Brosnan & Associates Xiye Bastida - Activist Re-Earth Initiative Joana Guerra Tadeu - Influencer and Podcaster @RTP3 - Central Parque Thanks to all of them for their contribution!

Ahead of the Web Summit in Lisbon, our Head of Innovation Amélie introduced the Portuguese startup ecosystem to a bunch of startups attending the conference. If you are interested to get to know more about the local landscape, please let us know. #impactstartups #impactinnovation #portuguesestartups

𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐭 Web Summit 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐧, "where the future goes to be born". Let's reinvent together a more sustainable future! Much needed in those dark times ✊ 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 11 𝐭𝐨 14, come by and meet us at our booth. One of our founders Vincent Stuhlen will also be speaking on the New Energy Scene. Join us at Stage 7 Pavilion 2, on November 13 at 10:40am If you’re interested in learning more about our tech radar or our work with impact startups, discussing industry trends or exploring new ideas, we’d be super happy to connect. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠! 🗓

🧪 IMPACT LABS.earth is proud to support BIOMANITY in their mission to create a more sustainable future through green chemistry. 👏 BIOMANITY is the first start-up who designed and developed a bio-sourced and biodegradable "Super Absorbant Polymer" (#SAP). Agriculture, Cosmetics, diaries, chemical industries.. SAPs are to be found in multiple sectors to better manage water. Biomanity's revolutionary innovation still allows to considerably reduce water consumption (50% for agriculture!), but without using petrochemical SAP that are pretty bad for the environment. 👩🔬 👩💻 We've worked closely with the BIOMANITY teams to develop a comprehensive impact roadmap, including a simplified #LifeCycleAnalysis (LCA) and a detailed impact plan with projections. This not only helps them achieve their ambitious growth goals but also position themselves as leaders in the industry. 🙏 Thanks for your trust Bernard Gainnier, Jean-François DANIEL and Ghislain David! Please see the link to the full article in the comments below 👇 #sustainability #greenchemistry #impact #simplifiedLCA #impactroadmap