Corporate Innovation Challenge with a Leading Fortune 100 CPG Company 🛒
Circularity, biodegradable packaging, online events for climate communities & more...
OPPORTUNITY: Corporate Innovation Challenge with a Leading Fortune 100 CPG Company 🛒
FOCUS: Biodegradable Over Print Varnish (OPV) Packaging Technologies
OPPORTUNITY: A Fortune 100 Company (who prefers to remain anonymous at this stage) is looking for potential technologies which can be utilised as biodegradable OPVs, preferably bio-sources. The OPV technologies can include non-typical application methods and/or substrate modification approaches, but need to provide sufficient external protection for the company’s products to sustain at least a 12 month shelf life in all tropical environmental conditions, water contact environments (i.e. shower) and high UV locations over different flexible formats.
They are looking to engage with collaborators from all different backgrounds including academia 🔬, industrial start-ups 🚀 and more established industrial players 🏭 for possible:
partnerships, pilot projects, or corporate investments
sponsored research programs
collaborations & knowledge-sharing
Is your company working on biodegradable OPVs & interested in a potential Fortune 100 partnership?
Interested? Submit your application NO LATER than Sept 13th 2024 to be eligible
Apply now for more info on this unique opportunity & to see if you qualify.
Know a company who should apply? Submit them or share this so they don’t miss out!
Or are you deep in OPV research or tech and interested in a possible knowledge-sharing or R&D funding?
Share your industry insights & research/knowledge focuses for more info & to see if you qualify.
For other companies developing alternative low-carbon packaging or recycling technologies
Submit a spontaneous application to see if your technology would be applicable for said Fortune 100 corporate partner.
Want to run a global sustainable innovation challenge for your corporate?
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Are you a super angel looking to drive lasting global climate impact 🌳 & leave your mark?
If your investments are about more than just pure ROI & you’d like to leave a world-changing legacy as a co-owner & investor/enabler for the world’s largest global climate community, platform & members, we’d love to chat.
Just hit reply or shoot us an email (matt@4ward.vc) & lets talk about exponentially empowering 1000s of amazing climate doers to accelerate their climate missions.
Join our Champions of Circularity & Waste Mgmt CEO Roundtable ♻️ on Oct 2nd
Our Circularity & Waste Innovators
Paweł Ciesielski: Founder & CEO of Maasloop
Sergey Likharev : CEO of Waste-to-EN
Ignas Bolsakovas: Co-Founder of FoodWare
Ryan Letourneau : CEO & Co-Founder of Grain Ecosystem
Simon Gonzalez: Founder & CEO of SUSTEIN
Topics of Discussion
Challenges in Circular Economy Startups: Overcoming supply chain and consumer adoption hurdles in circularity-focused businesses.
State-of-the-Art Waste Management & Recycling: Exploring cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of waste reduction.
VC Investment in Circular Economy: Examining VC trends, opportunities, and key criteria for circularity startups.
Promising Business Models in Circularity: Innovative approaches driving profitability and impact in the circular economy.
Miss Last Week’s Pioneers of Energy CEO Roundtable?
Here’s the replay to explore energy generation, storage, and transition startup trends; CEO challenges and insights; the current VC funding landscape; and the future of energy and electrification.
Want 1000s of climate & sustainability 4WARDers to attend your online events?
Rather than running your events on Zoom, Google Meet, Youtube etc…, you could host them here on our Circle platform so:
Your event attendees can create profiles and connect during/after the event
You can leverage our community, resources & event promotion systems
Our 1000s global members get automatic invites to join your events
Best of All: it's all free, event attendees can engage directly the platform and you as event host also have access to RSVPs and attendee profiles.
Nov 12th Session: Creating Successful Innovation Programs & Accelerators to Support Climate Startups
Are you passionate about climate action and curious about how incubators and accelerators can drive impactful climate innovations?
Join us November 12th for an enlightening session with Christian Daube: Climate Innovation Lead at Climate-KIC, who focuses on Latin America & the Caribbean.
Discover how top incubators and accelerators can nurture climate innovations.
Learn from the mistakes and lessons from dozens leading climate innovation programs
Gain insights from real-world experiences in diverse global contexts.
Explore opportunities to build, join or bolster a top climate or sustainability incubator or accelerator program.