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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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? FOAK takes flight #182

Climate Tech VC

This week brings two great examples with LanzaJet’s new SAF facility in Georgia and H2 Green Steel’s plant in Sweden, both layering different kinds of capital, each derisking the next to build their first commercial facilities.    Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? Philanthropy.

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? $32bn and 30% drop as market hits pause in 2023

Climate Tech VC

🚗 Vertical: Transportation and Energy investment declined, but remained on top. Redwood Materials raised $1bn to build its US battery materials and recycling facility. Redwood Materials received a $2bn loan from the US Department of Energy in Feb 2023. 2 spot behind Energy Storage, which rose from no.2 2 to to no.1.

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? Spinning CO2 into clothes

Climate Tech VC

Now the CEO of Rubi Laboratories , Mashouf wants to clean up the industrial sector and create processes that harness the powerful systems of the natural world to create a sustainable manufacturing ecosystem. cotton) and the energy needed to process fabrics and manufacture the garments themselves (e.g., spinning, weaving, and knitting).

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2022 was the year that…

Business Green

As usual, it was another year of ups and downs for sustainable business. Two steps forward, one step back: the sustainable business cha-cha, as I've long described it. The job boom crosses sectors, from finance and private equity to clean energy and biodiversity. Overall, it was more positives than negatives.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.