Socents… Procens: Transforming Food Waste into Sustainable Solutions 14 Aug 202412 Aug 2024 Reality check Gaston Bilder: What prompted you to launch Procens? (*) Julien Laurençon: It all started when I was working in a private bank in Singapore as a VP. I…
Socents… Turning Data into Drops: AgrowAnalytics, the Future of Smart Farming 9 Apr 20244 Apr 2024 I interviewed Antonella Maggioni, Co-Founder and CEO of AgrowAnalytics (*), a revolutionary tool that helps farmers make data-driven irrigation decisions for improved yields and sustainability. From Consultant to Entrepreneur: The…
Climate Change… The Zero-Waste Revolution: How Refillable’s Business Model is Changing the Packaging Industry 11 Oct 20239 Oct 2023 I interviewed Rahul Batra and Purav Desai in May 2022. They are the co-founders of Refillable (*), a zero-waste refill service, which creates smart packaging and refill systems to eradicate…
Exit… Managing portfolio maturity: tips for successful outcomes 3 May 20233 May 2023 Some of the impact startups in my portfolio have reached maturity, i.e., are now offering more liquidity opportunities, while their growth has slowed down. It's a tough spot to be…
Climate Change Regenerative Agriculture and Carbon Sequestration 12 Jul 202211 Jul 2022 Agriculture and GhG Agriculture generates between 10 and 12% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These will probably increase in the coming decades due to the growing demand for food and changes in…
Climate Change… Climate fight comes to Big Oil 8 Jun 202123 Jan 2023 Exxon, Shell, Chevron, Total & stakeholder climate activism The last weeks have seen the largest energy companies in turmoil. Through different paths, stakeholders have brought the climate change agenda to…
Basics… Anti Purpose-Washing 30 Mar 20219 Feb 2022 Achieving social impact An a priori to achieve social impact is to be able to articulate your business’s purpose clearly. Defining your Theory of Change is one of the variables…
Socents… Charm Impact – Driving positive change 26 Jan 202126 Jan 2021 Interview with Gavriel Landau, CEO of Charm Impact (*) What prompted you to launch Charm Impact? Back in university, when I was in business school, I took an operations strategy…