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Impact Lunch TalksCircular Economy – Business challenges and opportunities of upcoming EU regulations #12The circular economy can provide companies with new opportunities for innovation and differentiation, as well as help them build more resilient and sustainable supply chains. In Europe,upcoming regulations and initiatives, such as the Circular Economy Action Plan, will have many implications on businesses and will confront them with new challenges as well as opportunities.
In this Impact Lunch Talk session we have Eva Vati with us. Eva Vati is CEO and Founder of Vati of Sweden, which educates, verifies and consults on how businesses become more sustainable. Eva will give us more insights in their upcoming...2023-01-3136 min
Impact Lunch TalksDecarbonization - Strategies to become net zero #11With regulations such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the increasing expectations ofconsumers and investors, companies are increasingly pressured to disclose and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Companies were fast to communicate sustainability-centred marketing claims and ambitious net 0 goals. Now, it is time to turn ambition into action. It is time to develop effective decarbonization strategies, which not only reduce emissions but also create a competitive advantage. Easier said than done.
In this session, Finn Wentzler, Head of Partnerships at Global Changer, explains different decarbonization strategies, the biggest challenges, and low-hanging fruits for companies to accelerate...2022-12-0733 min
Impact Lunch TalksChallenges and opportunities of becoming more sustainable - insights into the Sustainability Transformation at Idealo and Otto Group | #5Companies need to become more sustainable. And they need to deliver more than mere PR activities. These days companies are - or should be - on a path towards increasing their sustainability level. By doing so they will be able to not only reduce operational risk but will also tap into the potential of sustainable innovation and new business models to create and accelerate value (Source: Sustainability Maturity Path by PWC, adopted by Ecochain, 2020).
Becoming more sustainable, however, doesn’t happen overnight. It is a journey on which businesses will face various challenges along the way.
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Impact Lunch TalksSustainable Supply Chain - Due Diligence Insights from a Sustainable Sports Start-UpConsumer and legislation pressures companies to be in control of their supply chains. When choosing where to buy goods or services from - let it be as an individual or in corporate procurement - it is not easy to separate the wheat from the chaff and to identify suppliers whose products and practices are truly sustainable.
In this session, we have Fabian Hörst from Planetics with us. Planetics is a sustainable sports marketplace and central contact point for sustainability and fairness in sports. All their products are checked according to strict criteria. Fabian will talk about how...2022-10-1827 min
Impact Lunch TalksImpact investing and impact measurement - insights from a seed impact investor | #9Investors are increasingly focusing on sustainable investments and demand evidence of their impact. Impact investing, and thus the investment in companies who are making a measurable positive impact on society and the planet, is on the rise. Impact measurement is key and despite many ongoing efforts there is no common standard yet.
In this session we have Stefanie and Timo from Capacura with us. Capacura is democratising seed investments in impact start ups. They will share their insights in how to measure impact, the challenges as well as different trends and developments in this field.
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Impact Lunch TalksESG Scores - Untangling the ESG Jungle Based on Inrate’s ESG Impact Rating | #8ESG ratings build the foundations for more sustainable investments and therefore the redirection of investments to sustainable business.
At the same time there’s criticism: The lack of standardisation and transparency of ESG scores makes it difficult to compare companies. Different rating agencies measure differently as well as different things. Plus, focusing on operational risk instead of impact, ESG scores are criticised to paint a distorted picture of a companies sustainability efforts.
For this Impact Lunch Talk we will have Tilman Jundt with us. Tilman is working for Inrate, an independent rating agency, and will gi...2022-08-2130 min
Impact Lunch TalksB-Corp certification - marketing tool or a driver for the sustainability transformation | #7With companies like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s and more than 5.000 other companies worldwide and more than 950 new certified B-Corps in 2021 (+28% YoY, source B-Lab) the concept of B-corporation is on the rise. B Corps (the B stands for benefit) are businesses which use their business as a force of good and therefore balance purpose and profit.
The rise of conscious consumers and investors demand businesses to become more sustainable, while communicating transparently. At the same time, however, fair trade labels and other sustainability certifications were criticised as greenwashing tools. We wonder, is the B-Corp certification any different?
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Impact Lunch TalksFair value creation - how to make supply chains more sustainable | #6Multinational companies are increasingly forced to take responsibility for their entire supply chain. Besides hot topics like the reduction of Greenhouse gases, consumer and legislation (e.g. Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains) demand decent working conditions and the respect of human rights along the supply chain.
Today, we have Peter Woerle as a guest who co-founded the Worlds Originals, a start-up which wants to change how coffee is traded. They help farmers to enter the market directly and give them the chance to become a holistic producer and economically sustainable.
Taking...2022-07-1533 min
Impact Lunch TalksThe problems of voluntary offsetting and the role of technology to overcome them | #4The problems of voluntary offsetting and the role of technology to overcome them
Voluntary carbon off-setting has become mainstream, as organisations are striving to become net zero or even climate positive. Due to the lack of regulations in the voluntary carbon off-setting market, it is often only a fine line between effective off-setting and greenwashing.
In this podcast we talk with Noah and Julian about the challenges of off-setting and the importance of verification and technology to overcome them. Noah and Julian, together with two more co-founder have founded Carbon Stack, a start up which...2022-05-2624 min
Impact Lunch TalksHow conscious businesses stand out to contribute to the planetary good | #1We need for-profit companies to do business more conciously. We need concious business! What's conscious business? A business which is rooted in humanity and which has the mission to contribute to a greater good!
On this bi-weekly's Impact Lunch Talk we have Nicolas with us, who digged deeper into 4 conscious businesses in Germany. He will share more on the concept of concious business and the four pillars which characterize them: A higher purpose and core values, stakeholder integration, conscious culture and management as well as conscious leadership.
- Nicolas Stahlhofer, Lead Business Designer at Tangity a...2022-05-2626 min
Impact Lunch TalksClimate tech, a double-edged sword? | #3With over $37B of funding and growing by more than 2,5 times compared to pre-pandemic levels, Climate Tech is one of most trending investment markets (Source: Holoniq). But how promising is this development when it comes to solving the world’s climate issues?
In this session we will talk with Tim Steppich about how the climate tech market evolved in the past decade, about different types of investors and how they evaluate climate tech ventures, as well as about climate tech VC and technology as a double-edged sword.
Tim has gained experience in the Climate Tech ma...2022-05-1532 min
Impact Lunch Talks24 Business model patterns to make an impact while making profit | #2Most companies have realized that today being sustainable comes with a competitive advantage. It’s not anymore a question of “If”, but rather of “how” to become more sustainable. How can a company make a positive impact on society and the planet while making money? By analyzing more than 500 organisations Leon and his co-founder came up with 24 business model patterns.
In the next talk, Leon will share some insights into the patterns they found as well as their work with Reframe Ventures to support companies in developing net-positive business models that generate positive social change and profitably fit the co...2022-04-1635 min