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Owen Matthews aims to heal the planet with his Emend Vision Fund, and he’s persuading other families to join him.
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Financial Pipeline Expert: Owen Matthews on impact investing
Is early-stage impact investing for you? Owen Matthews discusses why ESG investing is a future to bank on – and what family offices wishing to be a part it need to know.
Investing with impact in mind.
Jay Crone from Deloitte Ventures sharing how impact is driving their investment decisions for a better future for everyone.
Investing in Industrial Transformation: Unlocking Sustainable Impact
The way we see it, the future isn’t just about building something new. It’s also about reshaping what we already have. In some sectors, this is easier said than done, but technological advancements are enabling even the most complex systems to update and upgrade how they function in pursuit of more sustainable operations.
The Case for Impact Investing: Accelerating Climate Action and Social Equity with Purposeful Capital
As the realities of a rapidly changing climate pair with an increasingly frayed social fabric, the case for impact investing has never been stronger. While traditional investment strategies focus on quickly maximizing returns, impact investing “seeks to generate financial returns while also creating a positive social or environmental impact.”
ESG is hot! But what is the real risk and reward for your company?
If we put your company under a microscope, how will it fare? Strong business model? Expert leadership? You probably tick those boxes. But what about your carbon footprint or your diversity and inclusion profile? Well, don’t panic! Dr Basma Majerbi is here to help.
Fashion has an ugly polyester problem. Sixone Labs may have the answer.
Polyester is the most widely-used clothing fiber in the world, but as a synthetic material, it can take up to 200 years to break down in landfill, leaving immeasurable amounts of microplastics in the environment. It kept Chris Wai awake at night.
How one visionary is using AI to safeguard water in a thirsty world
Emend’s Vision Fund is on a mission to heal the planet. Discover the visionary using AI to safeguard our most precious resource: water.
How to lose your best customers, 10X your revenue – and save the planet
Ever wondered what it feels like to lose half your revenue overnight? Amy Hall does. She reveals how she went from being a tree-hugging art school graduate selling beeswax wraps at a local farmers market to creating a massively successful multi-million dollar consumer eco-brand called Goldilocks.
Plugzio: the electricity start-up plugging into a global market
In 2018, Mohammad Akhlaghi bought an electric vehicle. He started plugging his new car into a wall socket in the parkade. Everything was great until he got a bill from his landlord for months of electricity he’d been “siphoning off”. That was his eureka moment.