Meet Carolyne Kirabo, Founder of M-Kyala Ventures, & #gender advisor. We spoke to her about some of the biggest challenges women #entrepreneurs face accessing capital in Africa & her work with our #gendermainstreaming initiative.
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In 2020, less than 3% percent of global #venturecapital was invested in women founders. Mobilising funds for women-led climate initiatives and increasing #capital directed towards women’s economic #empowerment is why we’ve joined .
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More than ever, #climatecrisis needs #inclusive & #diverse perspectives. By increasing access to finance, women entrepreneurs can develop & implement innovative solutions that directly improve their livelihoods & #communities.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3ynhay0
#IWD2023
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There’s just one week to go to apply for the New European Bauhaus Booster 2.0! We’re looking to support innovative ideas that tackle some of Europe’s biggest problems. Apply before March 13: bit.ly/3YdguXn #NewEuropeanBauhaus #NEBBooster
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🎧 Listen to our Head of Learning Services on the Global Development Primer podcast discuss how we deal with our state of #permacrisis and the importance of leaning into uncomfortable spaces.
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Permacrisis was the word of the year. Great. Now how do we learn about lingering climate and conflict crises? Solla Zophoniasdottir offers great insight on how to lean into this learning. And also how #firefighter education can help. spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/CH1MbDVaNxb
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🏙️ 53 cities are embarking on unprecedented climate action to learn how to become #climateneutral by 2030. Led by EIT & selected by , the #PilotCities will implement systemic innovations spanning multiple areas.
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📣Last call for start-ups! Apply for the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator by 17 March.
The 12-week bespoke programme, in partnership with EIT , supports early-stage start-ups at the intersection of e-commerce and impact.
➡️ amzn.to/3KMeCkv
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🏙️🚀 Fifty-three cities are embarking on an unprecedented #climate action through EIT -led programme Pilot Cities. We're excited to be a part of it.
#NetZero #ClimateNeutrality
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👏 Congratulations to the 53 #cities coming from 21 EU and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries that have been selected to join the Pilot Cities Programme and contribute to the EU #MissionCities: netzerocities.eu/2023/03/01/get
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The winners of the Sustainable Cities Climate Impact Challenge have been announced:
🔵Espoo, Finland
🔵Hackney, UK
🔵Karasu, Türkiye
🔵Olot, Spain
These cities will now implement smart #mobility projects, sponsored by .
Learn more👉 bit.ly/3SLhS1K
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Russia's war of aggression has wreaked havoc on the lives of the people of Ukraine.
The EU’s support has been unwavering. And people across Europe have taken action to offer Ukrainians unconditional help and assistance.
See how 👉 bit.ly/3KIbPsu
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Today we mark one year of Russia's brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Yet we also mark 365 days of brave Ukrainian resistance against the death and destruction inflicted by Russia.
Ukraine will be free, and we will continue to #StandWithUkraine for as long as it takes.
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✅ a #startup, scale-up, or SME,
✅ from #Slovenia,
✅ from Built #Environment/Food #Agriculture sector, and
✅ interested in a #climateimpact certification?
Apply before 28 February to see how your business mitigates #climatechange 👉 bit.ly/3XIYy5P
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DYK that Girls Go Circular recently released 5 new modules? Artificial Intelligence 🦾, Climate-neutral Hospitals 🏥, Sustainable Mobility in Cities 🚈, Circular Transformation of Cities 🏙 and Schools as Living Labs for Food Circularity 🌱🏫 Check them out! Link in bio🔗
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📢Experts wanted📢
The #InnovationFund will soon cover:
🚢Maritime
✈️Aviation
🏢Buildings
🚚Road transport
Qualified in these fields? Apply to join our Innovation Fund Expert Group and advise on #cleantech grants and competitive bidding.
More ℹ️: europa.eu/!rKTDBy
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The Amazon Sustainability Accelerator is back! 🚀
Amazon, WRAP and EIT Climate-KIC have teamed up to support entrepreneurs with sustainable consumer products and recycling technologies.
Learn more:
sell.amazon.co.uk/programmes/lau
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Open Call Q&A 📣
Want to learn how to measure your #climateimpact? 🌍
and Slovene Enterprise Fund SEF are launching a 🆕 call for 10 #startups from the Built #Environment & Food-#Agriculture Sector 🚀
Join our Q&A on 21 February 👉 bit.ly/3k2DOZh
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Open Call 📣
Want to learn how to measure your #climateimpact? 🌍
and Slovene Enterprise Fund SEF are launching a 🆕 call for 10 #startups from the Built Environment & Food-#Agriculture Sector 🚀
Apply by 28 February 👉 bit.ly/3XIYy5P
Join me next Friday if you want to hear about how #Hubs4Circularity can help our Green Deal and Net Zero goals.
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We are delighted to announce that @DrollPeter, Director for Prosperity at @EUScienceInnov, will open the #Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice launch event 
Join us on 24 Feb & hear how this ambitious initiative will help advance the EU’s green goals: bit.ly/3knp3Qj
Join us on 24 Feb & hear how this ambitious initiative will help advance the EU’s green goals: bit.ly/3knp3Qj
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We are delighted to announce that , Director for Prosperity at , will open the #Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice launch event 📢
Join us on 24 Feb & hear how this ambitious initiative will help advance the EU’s green goals: bit.ly/3knp3Qj
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The Amazon Sustainability Accelerator is back!🚀
We're teaming up with Amazon and to support entrepreneurs with sustainable consumer products & recycling technologies.
Learn more: bit.ly/3RO7w0D
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The EIT Community New European Bauhaus has launched their Booster 2.0 to give startups and scaleups a boost with their sustainable business growth! Think you’ve got an innovative idea? Apply Now: bit.ly/3YdguXn #NewEuropeanBauhaus #NEBBooster
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With Europe’s buildings accounting for 36% of carbon emissions, EU politicians must support measures to drive building renovation and address ‘whole life carbon’ while delivering social and economic benefits for EU citizens #EPBD.
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🏡With Europe’s buildings accounting for 36% of carbon emissions, EU politicians must support measures to drive building renovation and address ‘whole life carbon’ while delivering social and economic benefits for EU citizens #EPBD.
👉Read our open letter bit.ly/OpenLetterEPBD
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We want to hear from you! 📢
How can the #Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice and new knowledge platform support your local circular economy activities?
Join our event on 24 Feb and tell us ➡ bit.ly/3knp3Qj
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And finally, our last winner of the Circular Economy Prize 2022 came from Niaga’s Digital Product Passport which enables consumers to see exactly what products are made of and crucially, how to effectively recycle them. Sascha from their team explains more
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Freia from ParaStruct picked up our Circular Economy Prize 2022 for their innovative idea that uses advanced 3D printing to enable the recycling of construction waste into materials for re-use
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Next we have Elsa from Ethikis who won the prize for their LongTime label that allows consumers to know if a product is durable and long-lasting
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ICYMI: Last year we awarded 4 projects through the EIT Community Circular Economy Prize. Time to meet the winners! First up, we have Dominique Mercier from , an e-commerce platform to enable a full-scale worldwide market for spare parts
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Our work focuses on strengthening innovation communities so that knowledge can be transferred and built upon. 💭 But what are some of the other benefits to being part of an innovation community?
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💡You're #creative, #innovative, and implicated ?
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✅Answer to the the New European Bauhaus Booster 2.0 #call which will support innovative #solutions to make #Europe more #sustainable, #inclusive and #improve citizens’ quality of life👇bit.ly/3kYGlnf
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💡A first in Europe, a platform to support cities to become climate neutral by 2030!
🇪🇸Meet the Collaboration Platform for #ClimateNeutrality of Spanish Cities, developed by EIT Climate-KIC together with .
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♻️ Angle your business from an environmental standpoint
Join the course "How to design a Sustainable Business Model" for:
✅Refreshed enterprise’s vision
✅Improved interaction with stakeholders
✅Re-telling your enterprise's story
Enroll👉buff.ly/40jgg2x
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contributes to the #MissionAdaptation's objective to accelerate #climate #adaptation in European #regions!🌍🇪🇺
We will develop a Regional Resilience Journey framework & increase knowledge of adaptation options
➡️More here pathways2resilience.eu
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regions and local authorities have joined the launch of the #MissionAdaptation community.
They’ll be working together with the Mission Board and Secretariat to ensure can adapt and become more resilient to climate change
Find out more
: research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/fundin
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🙌Our project officially launched!
Led by , we embark on a 5 years exciting journey towards more #climate #resilient #regions!🌍🇪🇺
#ClimateAdaptation #horizoneurope
Read our Press Release to know more➡️ pathways2resilience.eu/documents/Pres
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The #Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice launch event is less than a month away!
Join us to:
🇪🇺 Hear from &
👩💻 See an exclusive preview of the new knowledge platform
🤝 Connect with peers from across Europe
Register: bit.ly/3knp3Qj
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We need a radical step-up in the attention we pay to the current and future impacts of the climate.
The project will empower at least 100 regions and communities to co-design visions of a locally led, transformative and climate resilient future.
👉Follow them now
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@P2Resilience is a new initiative to foster #climate #adaptation in European #regions & increase climate #resilience by 2030
We will support more than 100 regions in their climate adaptation journey!
pathways2resilience.eu
#EUMissions #MissionClimateAdaptation #EUGreenDeal
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At EIT Climate-KIC, we are working towards making a climate resilient future for all. But what does that actually look like in practice? We spoke to those in our community to ask them about their ideal, climate future 🌏
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A fresh report by highlights 3⃣ relatively simple policy interventions that can trigger a cascade of climate action:
🚗Mandate zero-emission vehicules
🌱Mandate green ammonia in fertilisers
🍽️Promote alternative proteins
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🔎 is a new initiative to foster #climate #adaptation in European #regions & increase climate #resilience by 2030
We will support more than 100 regions in their climate adaptation journey!
👉pathways2resilience.eu
#EUMissions #MissionClimateAdaptation #EUGreenDeal
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