A must-see discuss at TNW Convention

Lubomila Jordanova and Jamie Crummie shall be talking at TNW Convention, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you wish to expertise the occasion (and say hello to our editorial group!), we’ve acquired one thing particular for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% low cost on your enterprise move for TNW Convention. See you in Amsterdam!

The targets of decarbonisation and the round economic system are two sides of the identical coin. We can not obtain one with out the opposite, and each are important to a sustainable and equitable future for humanity. 

Just some years in the past, nonetheless, actionable instruments for companies and shoppers to cut back emissions and waste had been exhausting to search out. However because of pioneering entrepreneurs like Lubomila Jordanova and Jamie Crummie, methods to measure and scale back our carbon and materials footprint are actually inside attain.    

Jordanova is the founder and CEO of Plan A, an AI-powered carbon accounting device that helps firms measure, scale back, and report on CO2 emissions. Thus far, Plan A has constructed a 100-strong group of main scientists and builders, secured massive title purchasers like BMW and the European Fee, and claims to have 5Mt of carbon beneath its administration. 

Working in a really totally different market, Crummie is the co-founder of sustainable meals app Too Good To Go, which allows shoppers to purchase unsold meals from eating places and retailers. It’s presently the world’s largest market for surplus meals, energetic in 17 international locations, has over 75 million registered customers, and 135,000 energetic meals companies. The app claims to have rescued over 200+ million meals of meals.  

Each firms entered the market within the mid-2010s, a time when local weather tech acquired a mere fraction of the funding it does as we speak. Regardless of an unfavourable funding panorama, each startups overcame their respective challenges and positioned themselves for spectacular progress. 

At TNW convention subsequent week, Jordanova and Crummie will take to the stage to debate their respective journeys, and methods to efficiently ship measurable affect inside a for-profit enterprise mannequin. 

So when you’re an entrepreneur seeking to discovered a startup, or scale your current enterprise, ensure that to not miss this discuss! The way forward for the planet may depend upon it.