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Impact unicorns: Green firms dominate list of UK's most valuable tech start-ups

Business Green

These companies sit at the top of almost 900 impact start-ups and scale-ups that are using technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), bid data, and blockchain to try and tackle global problems. At the heart of this is technology, as the way to scale social impact is by applying science and technology.

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Alphabet moonshot Tidal heralds the age of precision aquaculture

Business Green

Plus, don't forget what's showing up on-board vessels, like the blockchain-enabled traceability system being used by Raw Seafoods to keep tabs on wild-caught scallops. While fishing companies, regulators and environmentalists now apply these tools, their use is typically limited to small-scale pilots," notes McKinsey & Co.,

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

It’s throwing $100 million toward biotech solutions for repurposing waste and improving plastics; regenerative agriculture in deforested zones; and building up markets for biological ingredients. It helped define fast fashion, yet is in the vanguard of circular innovations in apparel. The H&M model embodies some big contradictions.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

It’s throwing $100 million toward biotech solutions for repurposing waste and improving plastics; regenerative agriculture in deforested zones; and building up markets for biological ingredients. It helped define fast fashion, yet is in the vanguard of circular innovations in apparel. The H&M model embodies some big contradictions.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

Prithivi Chellamuthu currently works as Senior Scientist – Curative, a biotech/healthcare startup involved in improving healthcare access to the community. She is a strong believer in the role of arts, technology and innovation in education, and has worked on related projects in Tanzania, India, China, and the US.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

He’s excited to bring his skills for channeling innovation and building partnerships to achieve broader impact. Six years later, he is CEO of Clara Foods, a biotech food company that uses fermentation to create egg proteins without involving chickens. Indeed, his former employer Unilever is a key strategic partner.