What: Pull up a chair and join the Global Sustainability Leadership Institute for a virtual Fireside Chat with impact entrepreneur Amy George on January 27th! She is the successful founder of impact businesses BlueAvocado and Earthly Labs. You'll hear about her entrepreneurial journey - challenges, joys, surprises, and all - and may leave inspired to launch your own venture. This Chat is open to anyone, but serves as the kick-off to the 2022 Texas Sustainability Innovation Challenge.
When: January 27th at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom; register for the link
Register: https://bit.ly/AmyGeorgeUT
When: January 27th at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom; register for the link
Register: https://bit.ly/AmyGeorgeUT
Register for the Texas Sustainability Innovation Challenge by 2/4!
What: TSIC is a combined impact entrepreneurship program and pitch competition that gives UT-Austin students the knowledge, community, and funding opportunities to jumpstart their ideas. You'll have access to professional mentors, online and in-person curriculum as desired, a speed pitch event, and so much more - not to mention the $10k in funding at UT’s April pitch and $50k at a global competition called the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge! All UT-Austin students are eligible, and teams may have non-students as long as one member is a student.
When: Register to compete by 2/4; speed pitch on 2/15 & funding pitches on 4/23 and 4/24
Link: https://bit.ly/TSIC22Fall
Learn more on our website & check out our information session recording.
What: TSIC is a combined impact entrepreneurship program and pitch competition that gives UT-Austin students the knowledge, community, and funding opportunities to jumpstart their ideas. You'll have access to professional mentors, online and in-person curriculum as desired, a speed pitch event, and so much more - not to mention the $10k in funding at UT’s April pitch and $50k at a global competition called the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge! All UT-Austin students are eligible, and teams may have non-students as long as one member is a student.
When: Register to compete by 2/4; speed pitch on 2/15 & funding pitches on 4/23 and 4/24
Link: https://bit.ly/TSIC22Fall
Learn more on our website & check out our information session recording.
Financing Forests: What’s Next for Forest Conservation & Corporate Action After COP26? A Lunch With Emergent
What: COP26, the world’s latest global meeting on climate change, introduced several new agreements and pledges to the world. One of the most exciting announcements came from the LEAF Coalition, a group of companies and countries committed to “increasing ambition to protect tropical and sub-tropical forests and reducing deforestation.” With organization from nonprofit forest finance accelerator Emergent, LEAF mobilized $1 billion USD to provide funding for conservation. They have also received commitments from 19 corporate partners. Allan Traicoff, the Chief Commercial Officer of Emergent and a UT alum, will discuss what’s next for forest finance, conservation policy, and corporate conservation action in this lunchtime talk co-sponsored by the GSLI and Clean Tech Club.
When: February 10th at 12 p.m.
Register: https://bit.ly/ForestLunch
Learn more about Emergent: https://www.emergentclimate.com/
What: COP26, the world’s latest global meeting on climate change, introduced several new agreements and pledges to the world. One of the most exciting announcements came from the LEAF Coalition, a group of companies and countries committed to “increasing ambition to protect tropical and sub-tropical forests and reducing deforestation.” With organization from nonprofit forest finance accelerator Emergent, LEAF mobilized $1 billion USD to provide funding for conservation. They have also received commitments from 19 corporate partners. Allan Traicoff, the Chief Commercial Officer of Emergent and a UT alum, will discuss what’s next for forest finance, conservation policy, and corporate conservation action in this lunchtime talk co-sponsored by the GSLI and Clean Tech Club.
When: February 10th at 12 p.m.
Register: https://bit.ly/ForestLunch
Learn more about Emergent: https://www.emergentclimate.com/
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