Decarbonize the World

In the conclusion of Frank's talk with Ramsay Siegal, a partner at Earthshot Ventures, Ramsay discusses how inflation is affecting climate-focused VC funds and the impact venture capital will have in reversing climate change.

Frank welcomes Ramsay Siegal, a partner at Earthshot Ventures, an early-stage venture fund investing in entrepreneurs solving the toughest climate challenges. Ramsay and her team have invested in 150+ climate startups over the last twelve years and celebrated more than 25 exits. In part one, Ramsay explains why now is the best time to be a climate entrepreneur and why she was inspired to make the shift to venture capital.

Frank concludes his conversation with Ibrahim AlHusseini, the Founder of FullCycle, Ibrahim shares his thoughts on why investors choose not to invest in environmentally friendly companies and what he thinks the role private capital will ultimately play in the future.

This week Frank is joined by investor, entrepreneur, and environmentalist, Ibrahim AlHusseini.  Ibrahim is the Founder and Managing Partner of FullCycle. Ibrahim keys in on investments with a positive impact and positive returns. In part one, Ibrahim shares why he was driven to entrepreneurship in college, why he started investing in environmentally friendly companies, and how FullCycle is reversing the effects of climate change.

In the conclusion of Frank's conversation with Melissa Tse from Avery Dennison, Melissa shares the question every company must ask when reducing environmental impact and why Avery Dennison was inspired to build a scalable matrix recycling program.

This week, Frank welcomes Melissa Tse the Head of Venture Investments and Open Innovation at Avery Dennison which has pledged to be net-zero by 2050 with significant sustainability goals set out for 2030 to reduce waste and support the circular economy. In part one, Melissa explains how Avery Dennison is more than just a printing label company and how the organization deploys venture capital in sustainability.

In the conclusion of Frank’s discussion with Steve Glenn, the Founder and CEO of Plant Prefab, Steve shares some of the common misunderstandings about prefab houses and he explains the dynamic between his company and architects.

Frank welcomes Steve Glenn to the podcast. Steve is the founder and CEO of Plant Prefab which is the first home factory in the country focused on sustainable, high-quality, urban infill construction. In part one, Steve shares why he became interested in 'green building' and how Plant Prefab's patented building system delivers custom homes in half the time.

In the conclusion of Frank's discussion with CIO Advisor and Harvard Professional Development Instructor, Pamela Rucker, Pamela talks about what surprised her the most about Oracle's No Planet B survey and how companies can prove that they're prioritizing ESG.

New research has found that a majority of people are disappointed in the lack of progress around sustainability. And joining Frank this week is Pamela Rucker, who, along with Oracle, authored the No Planet B survey. In part one, Pamela shares why sustainability is a big part of her work and why 78% of people are frustrated and fed up with the lack of progress made by businesses.