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Water has a global economic value of $58 trillion yet it receives less than 1% of climate-tech investments, according to experts. 💧 Earlier this year, UpLink - World Economic Forum along with the The European Water Tech Accelerator, launched a Community Paper, "Water Investment for Non-Water Investors," to demystify the sector and guide investments towards sustainable water solutions. ✏️ This guide is part of UpLink and HCL Group's Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative to foster innovation-driven impact for water globally. Read key insights from the paper: https://ow.ly/ypH050U853M #water #investment #climatechange HCL Enterprise Gaetane Suzenet Jacob Tompkins Wayne Byrne Tom Ferguson Burnt Island Ventures Peter Yolles Echo River Capital Helge Daebel Emerald Technology Ventures

✨ 3-SPACE: A Catalyst for Change ✨ Hosted by Rothschild & Co, in partnership with UpLink - World Economic Forum, ImpactVC and Better Society Capital, the 2024 edition of 3-SPACE brought together 160 visionary start-ups, investors, and industry leaders to explore opportunities to drive investment into sustainable businesses. This inspiring event demonstrated how collaboration can: 🌱 Unlock capital for entrepreneurs advancing positive impact for people and planet. 🌎 Redefine success by integrating sustainability across all stages of the capital stack. 🤝 Build connections and foster collaborations that accelerate change. This event emphasized the integration of sustainability into investment appraisal, showcasing how positive impact on our natural and social environment can go hand in hand with financial returns. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eb4a8hCh #Collaboration #Sustainability #Investment #Capital #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #3SPACE

⛓️ Discover how Bext360 | Digitizing Global Supply Chains, a winner of UpLink's Traceability for Circularity Challenge, is revolutionizing #supplychains. By leveraging #blockchain technology, Bext360 ensures transparency and fair compensation for producers while empowering consumers to make ethical choices. 🌎 Learn how this Top Innovator tracks sustainability standards and promotes #circular business models, from farm to retail: https://ow.ly/3KYf50U7SKr Accenture Circularise GIB Asset Management Gobi Partners H&M Foundation HSBC University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School Ericsson Circulate Capital PepsiCo Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) Salesforce Closed Loop Partners #CircularEconomy #Traceability #Circularity #SustainableSupplyChains #FairCoffee #FairCotton #Innovation #Startup

⚡ With #copper production expected to double by 2050, the need for groundbreaking innovation within the mining sector is crucial. A winner of our first Sustainable Mining Challenge, Top Innovator Kofiln uses #greenhydrogen to drive their zero-emissions copper processing innovation. ⚒️ The Sustainable Mining Challenge: Mining the Unmined, run in partnership with Prospect Innovation, is closing soon! We are calling for innovative solutions for sourcing the critical #metals and #minerals needed to supply the energy transition. 👉 Learn more and submit your solution on UpLink by 20 November: https://ow.ly/re5o50U6gjX Universidad de Concepción Activate Amira Global Breakthrough Energy Clean Energy Ventures Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Colorado School of Mines DCVC Insight Mining Experts Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan) NORCAT Nth Cycle SOSV #SustainableMining #EnergyTransition #Mining #CopperSmelting #Tech #Industry #Innovation #StartUp

With the global population of over-60s set to double by 2050, innovative solutions are needed to address evolving needs across longer lifespans. 🏅 UpLink, in collaboration with Manulife, launched the Prospering in Longevity Challenge and selected 10 winning start-ups who are revolutionizing financial security and healthcare in the longevity economy. These Top Innovators offer cutting-edge approaches to retirement planning, chronic disease management, and caregiving, empowering individuals to thrive in later life. 📖 Discover all 10 Challenge winners and their impactful solutions in our blog: https://ow.ly/2QBo50U6fkP APG Cleveland Clinic IDB Lab Mercer Innovation Foundation Primetime Partners Stanford Center on Longevity Swiss Re #Longevity #LongevityInnovation #LongevityEconomy #PreventativeHealthcare #FinancialResilience #StartUp

🙌 Here are the winners of the Malaysia Centre4IR #ESG Innovation Challenge! These innovators are pioneering solutions that showcase the power of collaboration and #innovation in tackling critical environmental issues. By harnessing cutting-edge technology for #netzero emissions and process automation, these innovations are making sustainability a reality. ➡️ Learn more about the Challenge and the winning cohort here: https://ow.ly/nENZ50U6ebv MyDIGITAL Corporation Greenetrix Sdn Bhd Wiser Machines The Surpluss | Certified B Corp Pacton Technologies Sdn Bhd ReCircle #Malaysia #C4IR #4thIndustrialRevolution #4IR #Sustainability #StartUp

🌍 As world leaders convene at #COP29 to chart the path to a sustainable future, the need for collaborative action on the climate crisis has never been greater. In this blog, Tencent’s Hao Xu outlines how the CarbonX initiative is accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy with a focus on carbon capture, utilization, and storage. 🔜 UpLink's recent Carbon Capture and Utilization Challenge, run in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy | وزارة الطاقة and the Ministry of Economy and Planning - MEPsaudi, called for innovations harnessing the potential of captured #CO2. Stay tuned for the upcoming announcement of the winners and visit UpLink to explore all submissions! 🏭 Read more about CarbonX and Tencent's commitment to a sustainable future: https://ow.ly/7tOB50U5Vp7 King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) aramco AEON Collective SABIC Global CO2 Initiative Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability #ClimateAction #Innovation #Sustainability #Decarbonization #CarbonCircularity #CarbonCapture #CarbonUtilization #CarbonRecycling #NetZero

"We're losing #biodiversity at a rate that we've never seen." 🌿 In a panel session hosted earlier this year by Claudia Ukonu, Growth Lead at UpLink, Top Innovator Aureline Grange, Co-founder of Open Forest Protocol, Top Investor Christin ter Braak-Forstinger, Dr., LL.M., Founder and CEO of Chi Impact Capital, and Innovation Ecosystem Partner Nicholas Lawson, Managing Director at Mercuria discussed how innovation is unlocking finance for nature. Our new insight report, 'Investing in Natural Capital: Innovations Supporting Much-Needed Financing for Nature', developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s Nature Action Agenda and 1t.org, in partnership with Mercuria, explores how investing in #naturalcapital is an essential, attractive and feasible option for investors. 🤝 Join the movement to unlock the financial potential of natural capital. Together, we can turn nature’s restoration into a viable business opportunity. 📗 Dive into the full report: https://ow.ly/UF5450U5Vbo #PeaceWithNature #PaceOfNature #NatureInnovation #ImpactInvesting #Innovation #StartUp

📣 Final call! The Yes San Francisco Urban Sustainability Challenge is closing for submissions tomorrow! 🌻 Top Innovator FLOWER TURBINES Inc. was a winner of last year's Yes SF Urban Sustainability Challenge for their innovative turbine design which generate more energy in less space while reducing noise and bird fatalities. 🗓️ Do you have an innovation that leverages breakthrough technologies to improve energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, and resource management? Submit your innovation on UpLink by Wednesday, 13 November for a chance to receive a share of a $1 million grant: https://ow.ly/gs1b50U5cMh Daniel Farb Salesforce Citi San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Yes SF #UrbanTransformation #UrbanSustainability #Cities #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #YesSF

👩💻 The digital age relies heavily on data centres, but their thirst for water, especially with the rise of AI, presents a significant environmental challenge. In this blog from Accenture’s Wesley Spindler and Luna Atamian Hahn-Petersen, and UpLink’s Sadaf Hosseini, learn how circular water management solutions play a key role in data centre sustainability. ♻️ Accenture has partnered with UpLink on The Circulars Accelerator Network initiative which sources and accelerates innovations from around the world to drive the circular economy. Read the full blog here: https://ow.ly/EW2950U552N #CircularEconomy #CircularInnovation #Tech #Water #Data #Innovation #Sustainability