AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In the agrifoodtech ecosystem, upstream technologies — those operating on the farm or in the production of food — are where the greatest climate opportunities are, and investment in these categories will be critical to improving Africa’s climate resilience. million, it’s still clearly under-invested.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 12, 2022

Our Incubator Partnerships Program engages corporates in industries from energy to consumer packaged goods and invites them into dialogue with our community of 200 climatetech startups through private pitch events, topic roundtables, industry deep dives and more. Startups stumble through corporate structures. So let’s go!

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The accelerator will advance six startups’ climatetech solutions and foster potential partnerships with Shell in carbon utilization, storage, and traceability Somerville, Mass. As part of its technology portfolio, Shell invests in net-zero-carbon and carbon-removal technologies to mitigate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2022

The solution set is relatively clear: Target the production, design and disposal of plastics and packaging; invest in infrastructure and recycling technologies; establish and harmonize policy; center communities and climate. It will take a portfolio approach and an all-of-the-above solution set.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Hard truths from a decade of investing in regional food systems. Restoring these supply chain links is essential to creating viable regional food systems, yet community-based infrastructure enterprises have limited access to both startup and growth capital. Meredith Storton. Thu, 09/10/2020 - 02:00.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

#Greentown10 is a celebration of the startups, partners, ecosystem collaborators, and other climate champions who have worked together over Greentown’s first decade. Both startups and corporates have enormous roles to play in tackling the climate crisis, and their impact is most significant when they work together.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 18, 2021

May 18, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC) have selected six startups for the KAITEKI Challenge that are innovating in the areas of alternative proteins, plastics, and packaging. Somerville, Mass.,

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 6, 2020

On Thursday, the San Francisco-based startup agreed to be acquired by Hanwha Q Cells, to serve as the solar module giant’s entrée into North American commercial and industrial solar-storage markets. In 2016, Seattle-based startup 1Energy was acquired by Doosan. Hanwha Q Cells’ purchase price was not disclosed.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The six-month old green cleaning product startup raised the seed funds in a round led by Henkel Ventures, the investment arm of the German consumer products conglomerate. Venture firms Uncommon Denominator, Starting Line and BFG Partners also invested. appeared first on ImpactAlpha. appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

million investment in Elaphe Propulsion Technologies , a maker of EV in-wheel-drive technology. EIT InnoEnergy’s investment will serve as a springboard to secure further growth while giving Elaphe access to EIT’s sustainable energy and mobility innovation networks. EIT InnoEnergy has announced a €4.2-million

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

Air cargo operator pledges to invest in sustainable fuels, carbon capture research, and fleet electrification in bid to meet new climate goals. FedEx also announced it is investing $100m to set up a new centre for national carbon capture at Yale University where researchers will look into ways to scale up carbon sequestration technologies.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2023

These LDPE grades are used to produce essential products such as beverage cartons, medical bottles and food packaging seals. INEOS is also investing €4 billion building a new ethane cracker, due to startup in 2026 that will have CO2 emissions of less than 50% of any existing European cracker.

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Corporate partnership accelerator program seeks innovations from startups in alternative proteins, waste plastics recycling, and prevention of food loss and waste. This challenge will prioritize innovations that enable circularity across proteins, plastics, and packaging value chains. SOMERVILLE, Mass.,

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

It had been about a year and a half since he left his job at an aerospace company to found a clean energy startup in San Francisco with three of his friends, but the path to success he’d once envisioned had crumbled. I was just like, ‘I don’t know if I would invest in Charm,’” he recalls telling their investor that day. “I

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 20, 2020

Riana Lynn’s company, Journey Foods , is dragging the packaged food business into the 21st century. . In 2018, the global packaged food industry generated $2.77 After working on investment teams and at the White House, she turned to the startup world, becoming an entrepreneur in residence at Google. . Jesse Klein.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Two food startups explain how their decarbonisation approaches differ from those of big businesses. Cultivating a net zero emissions goal is core to the business models and missions of food startups Aleph Farms and Iron Ox. What led these lean startups to bind themselves to net zero targets? Aleph Farms launched in 2017.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 24, 2023

Our 200+ startups never fail to impress us with their hard work and commitment to scaling their climatetech solutions! Interested in engaging with or joining our community of climatetech startups? Learn about how you can take action with our members or apply for startup membership ! Check out their latest accomplishments below.

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Clean Energy Trust

MARCH 25, 2021

At Clean Energy Trust , we have seen some truly impressive startups grow into successful businesses and are proud to have invested in some of the most promising ones. Are they motivated by an above-market salary or benefits package? Many cleantech startups have strong organizational alignment on environmental impact.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery. Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals. We'll debate "Reusable Packaging in the Age of Contagion," "Can Recycled Plastic Survive Low Oil Prices" and "Repair, Resilience and Customer Engagement." Intel's water world (16:25). EDT May 14.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 24, 2022

The partnerships-focused accelerator is accepting applications from startups with emissions-reducing supply chain innovations . From production to packaging and distribution, each stage of the supply chain needs robust climatetech innovation. Somerville, Mass. MCA is a wholly-owned U.S.

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2020

While overall startup funding is down this quarter because of the economic disruption brought on by Covid-19, entrepreneurs focused on solving climate-related problems have been bucking the trend. It's applied in packaging facilities or warehouses using a water-based formula.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

However, the risks associated with PFAS – per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances – in drinking water sources present emerging concern and new challenges around public confidence, and monitoring and treatment, that require additional resources and investment. Once in the environment, PFAS are extremely persistent.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Willson's San Diego-based startup NeoVolta emerged when a friend in the solar industry asked for his thoughts on the existing field of home energy storage systems. Willson designed his enclosure to encapsulate the inverter and automatic transfer switch, so the only external item needed is a critical load panel that comes with the package.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Digital innovations such as Tidal’s that provide better insights into fish farming operations — alongside new recirculating aquaculture system designs and purification advances, such as the "nanobubbles" generators designed by startup Moleaer — are contributing to rising levels of speculative activity. Among the emerging U.S.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As part of the program, the home furnishings company, widely known for its flat-pack packaging and ready-to-assemble furniture, will be taking back a range of IKEA products: bookcases and shelf units; small tables; chairs and stools without upholstery; and chests of drawers. trillion in 2022 from $3.53

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 31, 2020

Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life Holly Secon Mon, 08/31/2020 – 01:00 A circular economy is urgently required for the shift to a more sustainable planet. This GreenBiz tradition began in 2012 at its VERGE events, offering a venue where startups make a 2.5-minute

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

The beermaker’s 2025 goals pledge bold advances in water strategy, returnable or recyclable packaging, renewable energy procurement (its U.S. She's also in charge of the 100+ Sustainability Accelerator, dedicated to startups that can bring technology-enabled innovation to AB InBev's operations.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 5, 2019

For now, the products that the Chicago-based biotech startup plans to launch are a complete secret. Despite all this investment, two companies have been hogging the plant-based protein spotlight lately. The broad range of routes-to-market may be a good sign for startups vying to get their real estate in the plant-based space.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

ACCEL is an accelerator from Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space (BGS) that’s dedicated to bolstering BIPOC-led startups as they develop critical climatetech solutions by offering access to funding, networking connections, resources, and opportunities that structural inequities put out of reach.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

Large companies including Bumble Bee, Nestlé, Tyson, General Mills and Thai Union are making various plays, whether by investing in upstarts or flexing their research and development muscles to cultivate new products. The startup completed a Series A $18 million funding round late last year. New Wave Foods.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As a Senior Venture Associate at Plug and Play Tech Center in the Sustainability and New Materials & Packaging verticals, can you give us an example of the types of challenges you’re facing in those areas on a typical day? The most difficult part about my job is the stage at which we invest. What material are they replacing?

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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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Charged

AUGUST 27, 2021

Now the city of Fort Worth, Texas, has approved a package of incentives to tempt the EV startup to build its next factory there. Rivian’s proposal, code-named Project Terra, includes an investment of some $5 billion to build a plant on a 2,000-acre site at Walsh Ranch, around 12 miles from downtown Fort Worth.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 5, 2017

While still some way away from consumer acceptance across the board, some startups are using insects — known to be much more efficient than cattle and other mammals at converting feed into protein — into food products. These insect food startups have an emphasis on sporting consumers with insect bars and snacks that are high in protein.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 5, 2017

While still some way away from consumer acceptance across the board, some startups are using insects — known to be much more efficient than cattle and other mammals at converting feed into protein — into food products. These insect food startups have an emphasis on sporting consumers with insect bars and snacks that are high in protein.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Tech giant set to invest in firms that are 'building products, services, and technologies to decarbonise the economy and protect the planet'. Companies from around the world of all sizes and stages will be considered, from pre-product startups to well-established enterprises. billion shipping boxes.

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Better Ventures

JANUARY 8, 2021

We also probe into three emerging areas that we believe are ripe for investment opportunities in the coming years: biomaterials, pigments, and food. is here with startups focused on burgeoning applications that leverage the wide variety of value-added components algae innately offer such as proteins, pigments, and fatty acids.

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