#78 Future of sustainable buildings, carbon footprint of cloud infrastructure
Good morning everyone! Lots going on and we try to keep it short and on point!
π Register for our Startups Driving Sustainability Showcase on October 21st. Our speakers will talk about applying sustainability to real estate, fashion, waste, and data. Featuring JLL, eKlozet, Mycocycle, and Refinitiv.
π Interested in sustainable buildings? Read our latest article on PlanIT Impact and why sustainable buildings can provide long-lasting impact on climate change.
π Understory is hosting a panel on the Circular Economy at Sustainable Fashion Week on October 29th. Get your tickets now! There are both onsite and virtual ticket options, which include fashion shows, other engaging panels, and more!
π Worth Reading
Last week, Google announced new ways its helping consumers find sustainable options including listing carbon footprints on products and flights, eco-friendly routing on Google maps, and removing climate denial paid content on Google and Youtube. Google is not stopping there. Now, if you are a developer building apps or running cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google is now adding free cloud carbon footprint reports to GCP so customers can see their environmental impacts of cloud services usage. We think thatβs pretty cool.
This week, The Earthshot Prize was announced by HRH Prince William. The Royal Foundation brought together private companies, industry leaders, researchers, and NGOs to provide funding to entrepreneurs and companies working on transformative ideas to address climate change. The initial set of winners has been announced on Sunday. Five categories: Protect & Restore Nature, Clean our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World, Fix our Climate.
π Funding and Congrats!
Cellibre, a CA-based company focused on sustainable manufacturing, raised $11.5m.
Invaio Sciences, a Cambridge-based company unlocking the potential of natural systems to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture, raised additional capital from K2 HealthVentures.
Aceleron, an UK-based company focused on battery technology company, raised additional funding.
PVcase, a Lithuania-based solar software company, raised over $23m in financing.
π‘ Startup Spotlight
PVcase - providing solar engineering
π§ Podcast
Nathan Stuck of Ad Victoriam Solutions: demystifying B Corps
Nicole Doucet of Open Water: climate-friendly bottled water
Hetal Parekh of EnerYields: financing green building projects
The Understory Podcast is also available onΒ SoundCloud,Β Apple Podcasts,Β Amazon Music, andΒ Google Podcasts.
βοΈ Jobs
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π Analyst / Senior Analyst at Amplify Capital
π ESG Analyst at Aviva Singlife
π Multiple roles at Rheaply
Circular Economy Program Manager at Amazon
Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte
Multiple VC roles at Revaia
Senior Software Engineer at Gaiascope
Climate Change and Sustainability - Manager at EY
Product Lead, Sustainability at JLL
Regional Sustainability Value Practice Lead at Google
Project Leader/Principal, Climate & Sustainability at BCG
Multiple roles at Sway, seaweed bioplastic company.
Climate and Net Zero Specialist at Citibank
Sustainability Tech Investment Principal at G-Force
Account Manager at Climate Neutral
Multiple Roles at TheRealReal
Head of Marketing at ZigZag Global
VP / Director of Marketing atΒ Cloverly
Software Engineer atΒ Joulea
Multiple Roles atΒ Patch
Director of Sustainability at MassMutual
Senior Product Manager, Re-commerce atΒ REI
Head of Product, Bus Dev Director, Engineers atΒ Nitricity
Developer roles atΒ Gybe
π Events
October 21: Startups Driving Sustainability - October Showcase (REGISTER NOW!)
October 26-27: ClimateTech Founders Summit
October 28-30:Β Sustainable Fashion Week Atlanta (TICKETS AVAILABLE!)
October 31-November 12: COP26 - Glasgow
December 1: Startups Driving Sustainability - December Showcase
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Until next week!