Innovate 4 Nature

I4N Award Key Area 4: 🏗️ Nature as Infrastructure and planet compatible cities    Our I4N Solution Gallery features cutting-edge solutions that utilize Nature as Infrastructure. Explore how integrating natural elements into infrastructure projects can enhance resilience, reduce costs, and improve environmental outcomes.    As part of our I4N Award selection process, we curated 20 finalists who have a chance to win the award this September. The #finalists in the Nature as Infrastructure category:     TileGreen, Widuz, Syrinx & KohlenKraft   🔍 Discover these and more transformative solutions and their potential impact!   #I4NDay #Sustainability #Innovation #GreenInfrastructure 

I4N Award Key Area 4: 🏗️ Nature as Infrastructure and planet compatible cities    Our I4N Solution Gallery features cutting-edge solutions that utilize Nature as Infrastructure. Explore how integrating natural elements into infrastructure projects can enhance resilience, reduce costs, and improve environmental outcomes.    As part of our I4N Award selection process, we curated 20 finalists who have a chance to win the Award this September. The finalists in the Nature as Infrastructure category:     TileGreen, Widuz, Syrinx & KohlenKraft   🔍 Discover these and more transformative solutions and their potential impact! #I4NDay #Sustainability #Innovation #GreenInfrastructure 

I4N Award Key Area 3: 🌾 Productive and Regenerative Agriculture     In the Productive and Regenerative Agriculture category of our I4N Solution Gallery, find innovative solutions designed to enhance agricultural productivity while restoring soil health and biodiversity. These practices not only boost yields but also ensure sustainable farming for future generations.    Throughout our I4N Award selection process, we curated 20 finalists who now have the chance to win the Award this September. The finalists in the Productive and Regenerative Agriculture category:     Sand to Green, Digit Soil, Ittinsect - Feed for the Ocean, ALIEN Limited & GUARO   🔍 Explore the solutions and transform your agricultural practices!   #I4NDay #Sustainability #Agriculture #RegenerativeFarming

[Calling for Nature Solutions Entrepreneurs and Startups 🚀]- We are actively seeking innovative startups to join our Nature Solution Venture Program! 🌳🔎 Brainforest is the world’s first Venture Platform for Climate and Forest. We wish to support cases that are nature & biodiversity positive and possibly have a connection to forests. We’re particularly interested in startups in one of the following focus areas (non-exclusive): 🤖 AI for biodiversity 🌱 Soil regeneration 🌊 Coastal ecosystems 🕸️ Web3 Outstanding benefits of joining include: 🔵 1on1 Coaching: Every team has a dedicated Brainforest coach of your choice to help prioritize, validate, and generate crucial insights. Each team will also benefit from a dedicated mentor of their choosing and domain experts on a weekly basis. 🔵 Network Access: With years of active involvement in forests and biodiversity, our network includes NGOs, unicorn founders, and leading multinationals. 🔵 Financial Support: Selected ventures become Entrepreneurs In Residence (EiR), receiving financial support and valued services up to $150,000. Applications are open from July 15th until August 23rd, 2024. Stay tuned for the upcoming info webinars, and remember, we review applications on a rolling basis ☝️. Secure your spot early! ➡️ Submit your application directly through Brainforest’s website. [link in comments] Camille Accolas Leo Caprez Ben O'Sullivan Elijah Kilzer Gioia Lelli Julie Qin Nir Vaida Thomas Gmeiner #application #biodiversity #startup #naturesolution

Earthshot Prize Founder Prince William shares how The Earthshot Prize has impacted 4.4M people through the work of the Finalists and Winners so far. However, we recognise that we're facing a crisis and we must take action and create impact if we're to achieve a better world!   Check out the full video to hear Prince William speak at the 'Stories of Impact' event alongside our Finalists and Winners, Earthshot Prize Trustee 'Tokunboh Ishmael, CFA and Founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Mike Bloomberg. #LCAW2024 

I4N Award Key Area 2: 🌍 Sustainable Management of Ecosystems!     Discover innovative solutions in the Sustainable Management of Ecosystems section of our I4N Solution Gallery. These nature-positive initiatives aim to protect and restore ecosystems, ensuring long-term environmental health and resilience. Find solutions that align with your sustainability goals and drive impactful change.    As part of the I4N Award selection process, we curated 20 finalists who have a chance to win the Award this September. These are our finalists in the Sustainable Management of Ecosystems category:     NatureRe Capital AG, Nala Earth, Savimbo, rrreefs, DNAir & Ulysses Ecosystem Engineering   🔍 Dive into our gallery and see all the solutions that could benefit your organization: https://lnkd.in/dhi2xFp5   #I4NDay #Ecosystems #NaturePositive 

I4N Award Key Area 1: 🔄 Circular Nature-Positive Solutions  As we introduced you to our Solution Gallery, we now want to showcase the four key areas we used to cluster the nature-positive solutions! The category "Circular Nature-Positive Solutions" promotes topics like resource efficiency and waste reduction especially important for industries like industrial feedstock, packaging, textiles and consumer goods. The innovative approaches of the solutions can help your business transition to a circular one, enhancing impact and profitability at the same time.    During our I4N Award selection process, we curated 20 finalists, who now have the chance to win the I4N Award in September. These are the finalists in the key area of Circular Nature-Positive Solutions:  Natures Return, Coral Bio, Chemolex & Protofib.   🔍 Check out all solutions in this category and start your journey towards circularity! #I4NDay #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #NaturePositive

📝 Our first I4N LinkedIn newsletter is out now! We invite you to read through and learn about: 🌱 What happened lately at the I4N accelerator 🌱 Our new solution gallery 🌱 Recommended articles about sustainability & biodiversity 🌱 News from our network (B Lab Switzerland, Silverstrand Capital, WWF Switzerland, CleantechAlps) Have fun reading & subscribe!

🌿 Apply Now for the Green Infrastructure Goes Business Award 2024! 🌿 As our jury evaluates the applications for the I4N Award, we have another exciting opportunity for you to apply: If you have a business idea, product, or service that positively impacts natural spaces, the 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 might be what you've been waiting for. This award is open to everyone engaged in the green economy and nature-based business: ▶ Start-ups ▶ Established companies ▶ Institutions ▶ Associations ▶ Private individuals Submission is open until 1 September 2024. Apply now! #GreenInfrastructure #Innovation #NatureBasedSolutions

🌿 Exciting News! The I4N Solution Gallery is Now Live! 🌿     Our gallery of nature-positive #solutions showcases over 140 innovative solutions designed to help companies thrive sustainably.     Nature-positive solutions create a unique advantage, can secure your position in future markets, and align with increasing regulatory requirements for #responsible #businesses.     Don’t miss out — explore our curated solutions now: https://lnkd.in/ewmP_5u6