Sustainability Champions

We’ve spoken with a number of companies revolutionising the food industry with plant-based, cell-based and cultivated meat, dairy and fish products on the Sustainability Champions podcast in the past.

Over the past few years, these sustainable innovators have become the center of attention and investment all over the world because of the methods they are developing to produce animal protein that don’t harm animals, don’t have lengthy and inefficient supply chains and don’t emit massive amounts of greenhouse gasses. These disruptive ideas can make a massive difference to our future and the bright minds behind these companies are getting lots of support!

In this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Andrew Ive, Founder and Managing Partner of Big Idea Ventures, and Champion Of New Protein Investments. Big Idea Ventures is a venture capital and accelerator fund solving the world’s biggest challenges by supporting the world’s best entrepreneurs.

Their first fund and accelerator (based in both New York & Singapore) invests in plant-based foods and ingredients as well as cell-based proteins in order to positively impact climate change, animal welfare and people’s health. With applications to join the accelerator open until September 4th, 2020, they’re constantly looking to support ground-breaking businesses to help them reach global markets.

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Website: https://bigideaventures.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bigideaventures/

Facebook: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bigideaventures/

To reduce our carbon emissions, it’s important to figure out where we can do better and where we can make the most impact. As companies become more and more climate-conscious, they need support in finding the areas of their business that are carbon-inefficient.

To reduce our footprint, we first need to know which of our actions are most detrimental to the environment. From there, we can work on either improving our practices or finding sustainable alternatives. It’s only through accurate tracking of our carbon footprint that we can know where and how we can improve.

In this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Mauro Cozzi, Co-Founder of Emitwise and Champion of Carbon Emissions Tracking. Emitwise is a software company that helps businesses track and reduce carbon emissions across their operations and supply chains.

Using AI-powered software, they automatically track a company’s carbon footprint, uncovering any abnormalities, with the aim to reduce their emissions. They’re accelerating the transition to global carbon neutrality, and making sure that whatever we do, our data is correct. In a data-driven world - where making the maximum impact towards reversing climate change is urgent and important - focusing on both financial and carbon efficiency is crucial to saving the planet.

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Website: https://www.emitwise.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emitwise/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/emitwise

Much of the agriculture industry is broken. Global concerns around food security, extreme weather and increased costs to both the consumer and the environment must be addressed. Currently, there are three ways of growing crops: outdoor, greenhouse and indoor; however each method has its challenges.

Outdoor farming leaves us at the mercy of mother nature and as a result many farmers rely on pesticides, which can be harmful to the environment. Greenhouses may be efficient, but don’t unleash the full potential of crops because glass windows block out UV-light. And with indoor farms, artificial lights can’t replace natural sunlight, which is crucial to a plant’s growth. Combining all the options to create a clean, green and pure option is what we need now.

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Ingo Mueller, CEO of AgriFORCE, and Champion of Farming in a Biosphere. AgriFORCE has developed an environmentally-friendly and clean form of growing high-value crops that can be set up in almost any weather environment around the world.

Their intellectual property is designed to grow both pharmaceutical and agricultural crops in a way that leads to a 30-35% increase in crop yield, while using up to 90% less energy, 90% less water and 40% less fertilizer than most traditional indoor/greenhouse facilities.

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