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Io⁉️What was so interesting to take me away from celebrating Halloween with my little ones? >>> The CEO Roundtable at MassChallenge Switzerland! <<< 🎯the CEO Roundtable is a great complement to the other activities of the accelerator, which is truly different from many others as it is based on the “radical collaboration” among the accelerator programs, selected innovative startups, corporate innovators and VC innovators. 🙏Thank you Ian Roberts and Matthew Lashmar for the invitation to moderate the packaging session with incredible C-suite leaders and changers. 🌍Only by continuing to listen and better understand innovation gaps and opportunities, leverage points and new business models, pre-competitive spaces and possible areas of collaboration, we will accelerate and scale sustainable solutions that can truly transform entire industries, leveraging existing infrastructure with a pragmatic approach, both in Europe and globally. 🔑Each of these players - accelerators, corporates, innovators, VCs, regulators, NGOs - have a key role to play. 🤝I believe very few have understood how to generate significant impact across the food and packaging ecosystem like MassChallenge Switzerland (and hopefully Una Terra Venture Capital Fund is learning from the best too!). Now back to “trick or treat”! 👑 (Last picture is my youngest son)

Last week ended with some exciting news for UK #circularity — the full extended producer responsibility for packaging (#pEPR) regulations were officially laid in parliament 🏛 The finalised plans provide much-needed clarity on the #EPR rollout, which will unblock investment and preparation across the resource value chain 🔗 💡 Brands and packaging producers have concrete guidelines to help plan targeted investments in more sustainable product design — now, with economic incentives tied to #recyclability, it has never been more important to measure how products perform through data 👀 ♻️ The waste sector, which will play a pivotal role in enforcing EPR regulation, can continue preparing for sampling increases in more confidence. Along with recent changes to the #MF sampling requirements, clearer #EPR regulation will encourage more facilities to embrace automated sampling and reporting 🚀 Here’s what Harry Rhys Davies, who keeps an eye on policy at Greyparrot, had to say about the announcement: “Getting pEPR over line in the UK is a huge achievement, one which will pave the way for smarter, more responsible packaging waste practices that align us more closely with our European partners. We’ve already seen that this has been a tremendously successful model in other markets, encouraging brands to rethink packaging design for sustainability, as well as promoting innovation in waste. This is a major step towards transparency and accountability across the packaging sector, which, in turn, benefits us all.“

“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead. Whilst it is an honor to be a part of #CMOThinkLab of the United Nations Global Compact, It was sheer oxygen to be part of this consultation with marketers & growth leaders from the region. None of this would be possible without the leadership from WFA Kantar and the amazing Jiunn Shih from Zespri International. #purposeful is what #purposeful does. #regenerativeleadership Laura Forcetti Stephan Loerke Sue Allchurch Ranjit Jathanna Una Terra Venture Capital Fund The Shed 28 Claudia Kirwald Ozlem Senturk Jonathan Hall Rohini Behl Prerna Suri Kok Hwee Ng Marc de Swaan Arons The Marketing Society Joel Gan Luca A. Zerbini Costas Papaikonomou Simiao You Kim Yang Dr Victoria Hurth Esther Chang, CFRE Anthony Wan More info on the CMO Think Lab - (https://lnkd.in/eCbfQZcK).

MassChallenge Awards Night is just one week away! This exciting event is a wonderful opportunity to connect with inspiring founders and innovators. >>> The Registration link is in the comments... whether you wish to join in person or online.    On the night, where we will award non-dilutive and no strings attached cash prizes: CHF 400k shared amongst the top 12 startups, and CHF 100k to the winner of the Louis Dreyfus Company Climate Resilience Prize. Many of the CEOs and C-level of the top Food, Beverage and Packaging companies will be present, too. So, come join to celebrate together innovative and highest-impact startups worldwide! Una Terra Venture Capital Fund will also be present to support Circular Economy innovations that are key to the Climate Mitigation and Biodiversity Restoration agenda.

It was a real honor to be selected by the ISR Leadership for the "Impact Investor Award" in London. Thank you so much Dr. Naresh Kumar Macherla. I am sharing this award with the entire team at Una Terra Venture Capital Fund, truly committed and dedicated to the long-term wellbeing of people and planet! Costas Papaikonomou Natalia Eisele Ieva Bružaitė Beata Grabowska Michele De Capitani Stefano Corti Thomas Oury Rupen Desai Ranjit Jathanna Yves Frey Dr Victoria Hurth Rob Opsomer Rebecca Hunt Rosa Sangiorgio

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🌍 Amazon Sustainability Accelerator x Growth Studio - Meet the Game-Changing Startups! 🌱 🚀 We’re beyond delighted to continue our journey with the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator, where we are working closely with another phenomenal cohort of startups that are paving the way for sustainable innovation. Our role? De Facto Heads of Growth and hands-on mentorship, helping the founders prepare to scale their businesses, and drive real impact for the planet. 🚀 As Rayan Jawad, co-founder of Growth Studio, says: “We’re excited to continue our journey with the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator, empowering startups to not only scale their businesses but also drive meaningful change for the planet. At Growth Studio, we believe that purpose-driven innovation is key to tackling global challenges, and through our hands-on mentorship, we aim to help founders turn bold ideas into impactful, sustainable businesses." Here’s a glimpse of the incredible startups we’re supporting: 💡 Asan: Asan is on a mission to eradicate period poverty and tampon waste with its innovative reusable menstrual cup. 💡 ZIG+STAR : Zig & Star is an innovative children's footwear business seeking to solve the challenge of fast-growing feet with its collection of expandable and durable unisex kids’ shoes. 💡 Morrow (Nihilo Food Systems): Morrow replicates the flavour and aroma of traditional coffee to provide a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly solution to the challenges posed by conventional coffee production. 💡 Ops clean: Revolutionising laundry detergents with a sustainable, allergy-free solution. 💡 Zen Running Club: Zen Running Club is capturing the next generation of runners who want to balance sustainability with performance. 💡 MYOM: Oat milk company, MYOM, is minimising packaging waste and transportation emissions by selling an oat premix that turns into a milk when mixed with water. 💡 PAINT ZERO: Revolutionising the paint industry, Paint Zero has developed an innovative fossil-fuel-free, plant-based paint. 💡 ReBorn Homewares : ReBorn turns industrial waste into useful, stylish and recyclable homeware products. This is just the beginning! Check out Amazon’s latest press release to learn more: ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gswtpTBm #AmazonSustainabilityAccelerator #Sustainability #ImpactInnovation #GrowthStudio #ClimateAction #StartupGrowth #Mentorship Paul Finch | Rayan Jawad | Camilla Lor | Gaby Jesson | Dr Chloe Sharp | Laura Holmes | Charlotte Potter | Lisa Janßen | Robert Novakov | Ross Harling | Clare Cunningham | Brian Walmsley | Ira Guha | Ali McAleavy (Cullen) | Anna-Sophie Deetjen | Richard Rusling | Marc Biessy | Michael C.| Mark Platts | Andy Farnworth | Kyriakos Z. | Stefania Ghisleni | Giulia Prandelli | Amy Dingemans | Costas Papaikonomou | Guy Vincent | Ben Honan | Jean Babtiste

At the Europe - Asia Center in Brussels with Marco from Bioloopers debating why bamboo is a massively underleveraged material in the drive for circularity. Its versatility is incredible AND the supply chain infrastructure is fully operational for supporting large scale production of sustainable products. Thank you Jonathan for the invitation!

We're excited for the #PPRC2024 tradeshow in Chicago next week! 🇺🇸 Catch Osama Qadri, Greyparrot's Technical Account Manager, running live demos of the new Greyparrot Analyzer at the VAN DYK Recycling Solutions Booth. Van Dyk is our distribution partner and the largest distributor of recycling equipment across North America ⚙️ Our COO Gaspard Duthilleul will also join Robert Taylor from Republic Services and other innovators on the #MRFOperationsForum panel to discuss “Emerging Technologies and Approaches." Come visit Booth #502 to see how, alongside Van Dyk, we're helping facilities across the US and Canada adopt leaner, more profitable operations! 💰 https://lnkd.in/dn7ekZK Recycling Today

There’s just one month to go until ECOMONDO - ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP 2024! 🗓 Meet us in Rimini 🇮🇹 from November 5th-8th for live demos of our brand new Greyparrot Analyzer units, and to see some exciting software updates in action 👀 Find us at Stand 208 in Hall A4, or head to our Ecomondo event hub to arrange a meeting with our team while they’re in Italy 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNJWUQD2 ----- Manca solo un mese a ECOMONDO - ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP 2024! 🗓 Venite a trovarci a Rimini 🇮🇹 dal 5 all'8 novembre per assistere a dimostrazioni dal vivo del nostro nuovissimo Greyparrot Analyzer e per conoscere alcuni interessanti aggiornamenti software 👀 Venite a trovarci allo stand 208 nel padiglione A4, oppure visitate il nostro sito per organizzare un incontro con il nostro team e Simone Pagani 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNJWUQD2