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Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan

GreenBiz

Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan. The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low. Entrepreneurs are on the verge of creating an era that will be marked by abundance, sustainability and resilience. Tom Baruch. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 01:30.

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NRG Energy’s VP of Sustainability Jeanne-Mey Sun Says Customer Demand is Driving Decarbonization

Greentown Labs

NRG Energy’s Vice President of Sustainability Jeanne-Mey Sun is serving on the C2V Initiative’s Carbontec h Leadership Council , which will work closely with the 10 carbontech startups that make up the program’s first cohort. Decarbonization reflects an evolution in customer demand—and one that’s accelerating quickly. “We

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Episode 224: Biodiversity, climate tech and voices of clean energy equity

GreenBiz

Leading the sustainability transformation. How sustainability professionals can uplift the black community. How on-demand delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food. All of these events also will be available on demand. Our sixth report examining the evolving role of corporate sustainability leaders. EDT July 2.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

It’s easy to see what’s motivating India’s emerging ecosystem of sustainable technology startups with a glance out the window from the office of Sangam Ventures in Gurugram, just outside of Delhi. In response, a vibrant ecosystem of sustainability-oriented startups, investors and incubators is taking shape in India today.

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3 ways companies are signaling for climate innovation

EDF + Business

Some companies, however, have recognized their unique position when it comes to demonstrating market demand for that type of necessary innovation — and they are making their voices heard. Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund , for example, is a venture arm of Amazon focused on investing in sustainable and decarbonizing technologies and services.

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Brief: Tyson bets on insect protein with strategic investment in Protix

AFN Sustainable Protein

At the same time, consumers are demanding “cleaner” foods in every sense of the word — including products’ socio-environmental impacts. All aspects of production, from breeding to incubating to hatching of larvae, will take place in the new facility. Tyson, chief financial officer of Tyson Foods.

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Sponsored Content: Puraffinity, the PFAS Removal Specialist, raises $13.9m in Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures

Envirotec Magazine

Materials science sector specialist fund Universal Materials Incubator Co (UMI) also joined the round. This funding round is aimed at addressing the need to have a sustainable material that tackles PFAS removal with improved efficiency to aid the destruction of PFAS.” Yosuke Yamamoto, Partner, UMI commented.