Greene Circles

🌍 Impact Here & Now – Event Debrief A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined our first Impact Here & Now gathering at the Wilde. We came together at a time of profound transformation. The global economy—once driven by cheap fossil fuels and efficiency-focused supply chains—is being reshaped by climate disruption, energy volatility, and shifting geopolitics. This is more than turbulence. It’s a turning point. And the future is being built now—through clean, distributed energy systems and resilient, regional value chains. 💡 What stood out? We heard from leading innovators and industrial pioneers who are already reshaping the system from the inside out: ⚛ Stefano Buono, CEO, Newcleo – making a case for nearly waste-free small modular deployable nuclear reactors as a key player in Europe’s clean energy future. ☀️ Letizia Magaldi, Magaldi Group Energy – proving that renewable heat storage can decarbonize industry and boost competitiveness. 🧵 Claudio Rovere, Holding Moda – driving sustainability and reshoring in fashion through localized, clean-energy-powered craftsmanship. 💻 Tiziano Durante, Microsoft – spotlighting how tech can be both scalable and sustainable, from powering data centers to reusing/recycling the building blocks. 🔁 This was just the beginning. Impact Here & Now will continue as a series of conversations for an informal bold, forward-looking dialogue—with the thinkers and doers shaping the next economy. Follow us for updates on future Impact Here & Now events and bold ideas shaping what’s next.” Lets keep building. Thank you Isabelle Harvie-Watt for making it happen! Kate Burson Ingrun Von Keudell Ségolène Latourrette de Donno Violante Avogadro di Vigliano #ImpactHereAndNow #IndustrialTransformation #CleanEnergy #CircularEconomy #ResilientSystems #GreenInnovation #GreeneCircles #Sustainability #NetZeroEurope

Most of us are too buried in our own work and life bubbles to see what’s happening outside of them. Pakistan installed 22GW of solar in one year. That's more than the UK installed in the last 5 years. Read below. If you need a greater sense of hope, look outside of your bubble and/or ask me : ) “The real beauty of this story is how unglamorous it is. Pakistan isn’t trying to become a Silicon Valley of solar. It’s not chasing unicorn valuations or plastering press releases with blockchain buzzwords. It’s solving energy poverty with sunlight and silicon. It’s trading diesel for distributed storage. It’s moving from grid collapse to gridless competence. It’s trading petrol for electrons. And it’s doing it at a pace that should embarrass countries with ten times the GDP.” Thank you Michael Barnard for shining a light on this.

Launching the SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER™ doll. "Now with 87 conflicting priorities and zero budget!" FEATURES INCLUDE: 📊 Slide Deck Survival Mode Can build 47-slide ESG presentations that no one reads yet everyone has an opinion on. 📋 Framework Translator Can translate between CSRD, GRI, TCFD, SFDR, and WTF without blinking. 🔁 Carbon Offset Confusion Setting Explains why planting trees doesn’t cancel 10,000 shipments from China—on loop. 📈 "Progress-Not-Perfection" Catchphrase Button Press to instantly defuse stakeholder disappointment. 📅 Endless Meeting Battery Operates for 12 hours on nothing but hope and herbal tea. 📞 Supplier Whisperer Fluently speaks vague sustainability pledges in 3 languages. Still can’t get emissions data. 🗂 Double Materiality Matrix Generator Spins out a 2x2 matrix on command. You won’t know what it means, but it’ll look strategic. 🪞 Greenwashing Radar Alerts when the marketing team gets too enthusiastic with “net zero” claims. 👩💼 Built-In Executive Disappointment Shield™ Deflects: “Can we do all this, but without changing anything?” 🔥 Regulation Fire Alarm Automatically panics every 6 months as new ESG legislation drops. 💸 Zero Budget Edition All responsibilities, no resources. (Deluxe version sold separately.) 🧘 Mild Burnout Aura Always looks calm. Internally screaming. Follow Gus Bartholomew (Leafr 🌿) for more and try Leafr if you want access to the best sustainability specialists who can help deliver.

Not everyone knows the story of Doug Tompkins. He co-founded The North Face and Esprit, built them into global brands, and then walked away. At 49, with everything most people aim for—wealth, recognition, a home in the mountains—he stepped out of business and into conservation. Doug started buying land in Patagonia. Not to build, not to extract—just to protect. With his wife Kristine (former CEO of Patagonia), they turned hundreds of thousands of hectares into national parks. They restored ecosystems, reintroduced species, and returned land to public hands. He knew he’d contributed to consumerism—and decided to spend the rest of his life doing something about it. There are now more than 6 million hectares under protection thanks to their work. That’s more than the size of Croatia. Doug passed away in 2015 after a kayaking accident, doing what he loved in the place he loved most. But his impact is still growing—through land, species, and the people his work inspired. We need more stories like his. Less about extraction. More about repair. Less about status. More about purpose. If you're building something that puts the planet first, Doug's story is a reminder: legacy isn’t what you own—it’s what you leave behind.

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We assembled a diverse and accomplished group of innovators, researchers, designers, manufacturers, and activists to explore and discuss solutions for transforming existing resources into meaningful products in a responsible manner. Our focus extends beyond merely closing the loop; we aim to create systems that move materials into circular loops that go beyond traditional boundaries. Key challenges identified include the immaturity of sorting technologies, the need for a shift in mindsets, and significant gaps in financing. Thank you Noémie Dumesnil Valentina Boffi and Andrea Rosso for sharing your perspectives! Great insights everyone Silvia Stella Osella Lara Pizzato Matteo Aghemo Casati Flock Pulvera Giovanardi Galatea Biotech Stefano Bertacchi Balena FTA | Filippo Taidelli Architetto Edoardo Maria Tagliabue Cloov Gianluca Calderoni POLIVE More to come👋

As we head into a season of gatherings, you may be wondering. How do I broach ... well, what's going on? Our planet? Our social fabric? All the things? Start with listening. Pay attention to your experience. Breathe. Enjoy this awesome piece by the Action for Climate Emergency (formerly Alliance for Climate Education,) based on climate psych labs and trainings I led around the US with high school students.

Al Gore rightfully losing his 💩 His recent speech touches on a critical issue that demands our attention. With the current state of the world, are we really serious about solving the climate crisis, or are we just putting on a show? Here’s the hard truth: 🛢️ Fossil fuel companies are still using their political power to block progress 👨🏻⚖️ Critical conversations about phasing out oil and gas aren’t even allowed on the table at COPs. 🌍 Many climate commitments we do have are failing to deliver the results we urgently need. The time for half-measures has long passed. We need real strategies that protect our planet and invest in sustainable innovation. Supporting climate tech solutions, reducing waste, and transitioning to cleaner energy sources are steps we can’t afford to delay. But it’s not just about individuals making better choices—it’s about producers and legislators stepping up. What are your thoughts? Share them below 👇 📌 PS: Enjoyed this? Subscribe to my free newsletter and join 7,000+ climate founders and investors who are leveling up their climate tech game to fix this climate mess: https://lnkd.in/ektv3C_s #sustainability #cop29

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We need this in all major cities…Milan would be a good start!