Ray C. Anderson Foundation

🏆 Interface founder Ray C. Anderson is going to be inducted into the World Floor Covering Association Hall of Fame! His groundbreaking work in sustainability and innovation reshaped the flooring industry and set the bar for corporate responsibility. Today, Interface is ‘all in’ on our goal to be carbon negative by 2040, and Ray’s legacy lives on as work towards a regenerative future. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3QNkn3m #InterfaceFlooring #Leader #Sustainability #CarbonNegative

Join us for what will no doubt be a fascinating fireside conversation into the world of regenerative agriculture and sustainable food at the Super South | Summit for Climate Innovation and Impact, happening April 15–17, 2025 at the CNN Omni Hotel at Centennial Park in Atlanta. During our fireside chat titled “Radically Traditional,” we’ll hear from Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey's and Will Harris, Owner of White Oak Pastures, as they share how they’re bridging time-honored farming practices with modern sustainability to bring healthier, eco-friendly food products to market. This year’s Summit will also feature over 10 keynotes, 40 breakouts, 40 exhibitors, 10 documentary films, and 25 Capstone project presentations covering everything from Clean Energy and Smart Cities to The Land, H2O, Industry & Infrastructure, and Smart Lifestyle. Don’t miss your chance to learn how a legacy roadside pecan stand and a sixth-generation family farm are innovating agriculture, food production and rural community revitalization. https://supersouth.org/ #regenerativeagriculture #sustainablefarming #buylocal #familyfarm #healthyfood

C2ES is hiring for multiple internship positions: 🏢 Corporate Climate Planning Intern: https://bit.ly/420gixM 🌍 Climate Resilience Intern: https://bit.ly/4c0uGe5 🗞️ Communications Intern: https://bit.ly/3FEYIbq 💼 U.S. Climate Policy Intern: https://bit.ly/4ielllj To apply, please upload a cover letter, transcripts, resume, and writing sample to our website. #climatejob #hiring #careers #internship

In the newest episode of the Dare to Disrupt Podcast: Meet Birgitt Boschitsch, co-founder and CEO of spotLESS Materials, a Penn State graduate revolutionizing anti-fouling coatings. Under her leadership, the company has secured over $4.8M in funding and expanded its reach across 50 states and 28+ countries. Host Ryan Newman, CFA explores Birgitt’s journey from Penn State engineering Ph.D. student to Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and Y-Combinator alumna. Tune in to hear her insights on entrepreneurship, securing funding, and scaling deep-tech startups. Listen now 🎧 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eYXuwJki Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eCySpwWf YouTube Music: https://lnkd.in/ep8J3Kaz Penn State College of Engineering Penn State Research Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA #DareToDisrupt #InventPennState #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #PennStateAlumni #Forbes

🌿 How can we design landscapes that give back to the earth? Join Brandy Hall, Founder & CEO of Shades of Green Permaculture, for an inspiring webinar on restoring water cycles and building ecological resilience through intelligent landscape design. Discover how Brandy’s team uses earth contouring, swales, and rain gardens to manage water as a resource, build natural soil fertility, and foster thriving native plant communities. ✅ When: Tuesday, March 25, 2:00-3:00PM (ET) ✅ Where: Virtual ✅ Register Here: https://ow.ly/lvLN50Vjbo6 Brandy’s 20+ years of experience in off-grid systems and sustainable design will leave you thinking differently about the land beneath your feet. Don’t miss it—register today! #SustainableLandscaping #Sustainability #DrawdownGA Brandy Hall Shades of Green Permaculture

🚀Running the world’s largest early-stage deeptech startup competition and awarding Eden Banon-Lagrange from Nūmi as Grand Winner has been an insane adventure! 🎉 The past 9 months have been thrilling. While leading the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge, we received 4,600+ applications from 120 countries and narrowed it down to 80 incredible finalists. Last week, it all culminated at the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in Paris. 2 crazy days, packed with: 🔥100+ pitches on the Pioneers Stage (400 ppl) 🏆13 winners awarded on the Frontier Stage (600 ppl), shaping the future of their industries 💡75 startups showcasing their tech at the Deeptech Museum Plus, I finally got to meet all our finalists face to face; Presented our challenge and our French finalists to Eric Lombard Minister of the Economy & Clara Chappaz Minister for AI & Digital Affairs (Let's do it again next year); and launched our new DTP Community with a first event, with ThoughtLDR support 🏆 Huge congrats to our winners! Grand Winner: Eden Banon-Lagrange - Numi 2nd Prize: Birgitt Boschitsch - spotLESS Materials Our 1st Emerging Pioneers: Sânziana Foia - Papcup 🥇Our track Winners: Advanced Computing & Electronics: Jon McCandless - Gallox Semiconductors Aerospace: Marius Celette - Alpha Impulsion Digital Health & Medical Devices: Anna Luisa Schaffgotsch - Impli Energy: Peter Godart - Found Energy Environment & Biodiversity: Carsten Brinkschulte - Dryad Networks Food & Agriculture: Eden Banon-Lagrange - Numi Industrial Biotech & New Materials: Birgitt Boschitsch - SpotLESS Materials Industry & Machines: Felix Wassmann - RESONIKS Medical Biotech & Pharmaceuticals: Frederic CAROFF - HEPHAISTOS-Pharma Sustainable Construction & Infrastructure: Aaron Baskerville-Bridges - AeroShield Materials This wouldn’t have been possible without: 💡 Our Deeptech Pioneers, Hello Tomorrow’s doors will always be open for you. More to come, so stay tuned! 🤝 Our sponsors & evaluators—thank you for helping us select these amazing startups (Oriane Desaunay, Thomas Sayan, Maxime Overgaag, Maxence Cau, Jean DUBRUEL...) 🤝 Ciprian and Sacha for their professionalism and good vibes 🔥 Of course, the Astonishing HT team: Orlando, Aakanksha & Rita—it was a pleasure achieving so many milestones with you. Let’s do more next year! Thomas—for trusting me with this incredible mission. Selma, Myriam, Jack, Alexander, Ksenia—you make teamwork = dream work. This year wouldn't have been the same without you. Bianca, Alizée, Vincent, Claudia, Riadh & your teams for the year-round support. Our track leaders & evaluators—your expertise was crucial (Alba, Lucas, Orlando, Rainbow, Amrita, Fede & Marie). Lois—for sharing your immense experience. Arnaud—for leading by example & creating a work environment like I’ve never experienced before. And: Sabro—for your continuous support. Tristan —without whom none of this would have been possible. It’s been an insane ride, and I already can’t wait to do it again. 🚀