![]() Carbon Collective is an investment platform that identifies companies dedicated to creating the technology, infrastructure, commerce and business necessary for a sustainable future, and they put your money to work supporting those companies. ![]() Put your money where your mouth is, perhaps more effect would be to put your moneys where your values are. How can we make it so simple to save our planet, that not doing so is actually less convenient? More broadly, Sanchali's mission goes to the heart of consumer behavior, and human nature. The app connects with a consumer's credit card to track and analyze spending habits, proving automated insight into what our most carbon intensive activities are, how to curb those habits, and opportunities to offset the carbon we consume in our daily lives. Joro was founded in 2019 backed by one of (if not the) world's most preeminent venture capital firms, Sequoia. Pal was ready to turn this hobby into a force for empowering every consumer with better information about- and the means to offset- their personal consumption choices. Sanchali Pal was concerned with her personal carbon footprint when she was in undergrad at Princeton, so did as anyone would: she started tabulating the specific carbon weights of all of her choices on what became a massive excel sheet. Note: This interview was recorded in May of 2022.Īs with most things magically, Joro was once an excel spreadsheet. We touch on the future of the electric vehicle industry, the need for innovation on a scale to equal the threat of climate change, and not the least, what working in a chocolate factor can teach you about running an billion dollar car manufacturer. But, where there's a will there's a way, and Avinash is in it for the long term. Today the valuation is less than down 97%, to under $300 million. In 2021 Arrival went public through a SPAC, listing at a $13 billion valuation. Since he joined, they've been on a roller coaster of valuations and product launches. Understanding frontier technology in the world of automotive advancement is squarely in his wheelhouse, which is why it created quite a stir when he left Cruise in 2020 for the startup electric bus company, Arrival. You can find out more about it at Prior to becoming the President and Chief Strategy Officer of Arrival, Avinash Rugoobur, led General Motor's billion dollar acquisition of autonomous driving company Cruise. Our host, Lex, also runs an eco-friendly fashion company called United By Zero. If you could go back to the beginning, what would you change? How do you get big companies to change? Creating Moonshot: the world’s first climate-friendly snack brand How do you raise children when you own a company? She’s a start-up entrepreneur, mother and a fantastic optimist who believes that everyone can do something today to fight climate change. Julia is also the founder of Moonshot Snacks, the world’s first climate-friendly, truly carbon neutral snack brand. Not bad for someone in an industry expected to be worth $30-40 billion in 2030. Julia is the CEO of PlanetFWD, a company that bills itself as a brand’s “ultimate climate ally.” PlanetFWD specializes in reducing emissions for companies that have made these promises and works with them to become carbon-neutral and (with a little magic) get brands on the path to becoming net zero. Who do you call? Who can help your company actually go carbon-neutral? You look through your contacts and you’re coming up short. ![]() You’ve been making all these commitments recently at press conferences to get “carbon neutral”.” it’s been great for publicity, but now you’re worried because you have to actually follow through on them. (00:42:34) - Dealing with doubts about how much you’re helpingĪnd, we'd love to thank our sponsor, and our adored sister organization, United by Zero! (00:26:52) - Changing systems from the inside the fashion industry (00:20:24) - Market challenges for seaweed-derived yarns (00:13:44) - Changing existing systems to be plant-based Here's a breakdown of some of the highlights: They’re two business partners who met at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and founded Keel Labs to create ocean based solutions, including their flagship product which is a kelp based yarn. Keel Labs was founded by fashion industry alumni Tessa Callaghan and Aleksandra Gosiewski. This week we sit down with two phenomenal women who are changing the fashion industry from the inside out. Riddle me this: What if all of our clothes were made from seaweed?
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