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We are pleased to highlight the latest insights from Joshua Berger (CEO and founder at The Biodiversity Footprint Intelligence Company (BioInt)), a valued member of our Expert Decision Panel at Brainforest and an expert on biodiversity impacts and dependencies. 🌳👨🏫 In his recent edition of "The Nature Intelligence" newsletter 🗞️, Joshua addresses a critical issue: "How to balance positive environmental actions with the negative impacts of supply chains." His latest publication covers: 1️⃣ A framework for managing supply chain impacts, focusing on balancing actions and contributions beyond the immediate business scope. 2️⃣ The importance of understanding the equivalence of positive and negative impacts, crucial for maintaining ecological integrity and securing funding. 3️⃣ A detailed discussion of how to apply these principles using a case study of a European agrifood company and its Indonesian palm oil supply chain. ➡️ We highly recommend following Joshua Berger here on LinkedIn and subscribing to his newsletter for more insights into measuring and managing nature impacts, dependencies, and risks. 🚀 #biodiversity #startup #venturebuilding #newsletter Camille Accolas Thomas Gmeiner Julie Qin Ben O'Sullivan

😎 - At Brainforest, we believe that a fun work culture is just as important as the work itself! 🪩 Once a month, our team, spread across various locations, comes together for a remote event filled with laughter and creativity. This time, we played a thrilling game of 4-in-a-row on a Miro board 🟡 🔴. Shoutout to Ben O'Sullivan for coming up with this fantastic idea and making it incredibly fun! Taking a break and enjoying these moments not only strengthens our bonds but also brings out the most creative solutions from our talented coworkers (shout out to Thomas 💪). It's amazing to see how play can spark innovation and teamwork, even in a remote setting. Plus, after some laughter and time with our minds off work, our productivity increases by far! 📈 Here’s to more fun, creativity, and collaboration! 🙌 Leo Caprez, Camille Accolas, Elijah Kilzer, Nir Vaida, Julie Qin, Gioia Lelli #Brainforest #RemoteWork #TeamBuilding #FunAtWork #Creativity #WorkCulture #4InARow

🌱 Just like roots strengthen a tree, nurturing our the Brainforest network helps us grow stronger! 🤝🌳 Exciting news from Brainforest: one of our Venture Builders, Nir Vaida, recently had the pleasure of visiting the inspiring Muvuca Agroflorestal team, Carlyle Howard Silveira and Átila Howard Silveira, in the south of Brazil 🌎. It's a special moment, after all these months of seeing each other online, to finally meet in person. We, at Brainforest, are proud to support Muvuca Agroflorestal, the winner of our Regenerative Food Forest Lab cohort! They are on a mission to leveraging agroforestry to reforest Brazil and create regenerative food systems! We are immensely proud of Muvuca's work and excited to continue supporting their journey. Hopefully, till soon (in person 😎) again! #RegenerativeAgriculture #Sustainability #Muvuca #Brainforest #ForestBiodiversity #Partnerships #SustainableFuture Camille Accolas Thomas Gmeiner Julie Qin Gioia Lelli

This week, Leo Caprez, CEO and Co-founder of Brainforest, joins the «100 Minuten» podcast with Frank Dahlmann to discuss how our business model protect forests and benefit local communities sustainably. 🌲✨ ➡️ Discover how we integrate finance, technology, and market access to achieve these goals by listening to the podcast here (in German): https://lnkd.in/ejFJfN2c Thank you Migros Pioneer Fund and Frank Dahlmann for this fantastic opportunity 🎙️! #podcast #biodiversity #forest #venturebuilding Thomas Gmeiner Camille Accolas Julie Qin Ben O'Sullivan

Are you an expert in the field of nature solutions, looking to support young startups? 🌿✨ At Brainforest, we are always on the lookout for passionate and knowledgeable experts to join our mission of fostering sustainable innovation 💥. Our recent venture program showcased the importance of expert insights in guiding startups towards success. We had the privilege of working with a wonderful Expert Decision Panel for our last cohort: ⭐️ Amir Suissa: Unicorn founder of companies like wefox, experienced entrepreneur and investor guiding tech startups from inception to multi-million dollar ventures. ⭐️ Joshua Berger: Internationally recognized expert on topics related to the measurement of the biodiversity impacts and dependencies of companies and financial institutions. ⭐️ Yannick Ritschel: Director of Fondation Valery and Partner at BackBone Ventures. Active in the space of biodiversity investing and working on creating new funding opportunities for impact startups. ⭐️ Martin Studer: General Partner of Bluerain Partners Group Inc. with more than 30 years of experience in enterprise risk management and financial management. ⭐️ Jaboury Ghazoul: Professor for Ecosystem Management at ETH Zürich, focusing on plant reproductive processes, genetics, and the impact of human activities on conservation and biodiversity. They played a crucial role in evaluating the innovative solutions presented by our startups. Making a decision in such a competitive environment is no easy task, and their expertise was invaluable in helping us achieve the best possible outcomes. - A heartfelt thank you to our expert panel for their insights and contributions 🙌! Also, we are continually expanding our pool of partners and experts. If you’re interested in joining us and making a positive impact, please reach out to our Venture Builder Camille Accolas 🌳. #ExpertPanel #Sustainability #Innovation #Brainforest #NatureSolutions #Partnerships Elijah Kilzer Julie Qin Thomas Gmeiner Gioia Lelli

And the winner is...[drumroll 🥁]...Orijin! 🌱🏆  After 10 weeks of intensive collaboration and an incredibly competitive pitch event, we are excited to share that Orijin has emerged as the winner of our 3rd Venture Program! 🎉 Led by Salla Mankinen and Teemu Hurmeranta, Orijin is dedicated to combating deforestation by ensuring EUDR compliance for producers and importers of coffee and cocoa in Africa and Latin America. Their mission is to help producers digitalize their data from the very first mile of production, often deep in the rural countryside. This innovative approach provides monetizable business insights and traceability with a level of ease and accessibility previously unavailable to them. We were very impressed by their solution and the potential impact it holds. It was a difficult decision to make and we are beyond thankful to our Expert Decision Panel for their input and support in this process: Martin Studer, Amir Suissa, Yannick Ritschel, Jaboury Ghazoul and Joshua Berger. Congratulations again to Salla and Teemu ⭐️ Stay tuned for more updates as we embark on this exciting journey together! #ventureprogram #entrepreneurship #biodiversity

That’s a wrap on our 3rd Venture Program! 🙌 🌱 🎤 - After 10 weeks filled with countless Miro boards, Zoom calls, expert sessions, brainstorming sessions, pivots, and client outreaches, we wrapped up our venture program with an incredible pitch event this past Monday. It was a privilege to work so closely with the brilliant minds behind Boosterra.io, Leeana, Orijin, and NoArk! Shout out to Salla Mankinen, Teemu Hurmeranta, Gábor Vágó, Nandor Ersek-Obadovics, Denis Frischmann, Lewis Pierson, and Dipu Varghese 👏. Seeing their ideas grow and develop through our intensive collaboration has been truly special. To get an impression of this special day, check out this teaser we filmed, capturing some highlights of our pitch day. A special thanks to our wonderful hosts at HeadsQuarter for opening your doors to your working space for this special occasion. 🚀 Stay tuned, as we will be introducing our expert pannel later this week and announcing the winners of our program...! Video: Gabriel Borda Brainforest Team present at the event: Camille Accolas, Thomas Gmeiner, Julie Qin, Elijah Kilzer Gioia Lelli 🌱

Explore Camille Accolas's insights and experiences from the HackSummit in Lausanne! 🇨🇭🌳

Discover more about Thomas Gmeiner's experience at the HackSummit in Lausanne! 🌱 🇨🇭

The past weekend, we had the pleasure of gathering in Zurich before our much-anticipated pitch event 🚀🇨🇭🎤. Therefore, on Sunday, before the big day, we enjoyed a delightful evening at a Japanese restaurant, enjoying the great company with Thomas Gmeiner, Nandor Ersek-Obadovics, Gábor Vágó, Totoro 🐱 , Camille Accolas, Gioia Lelli, Salla Mankinen, Denis Frischmann and Yannick Ritschel 😎 🍜 Unfortunately, Dipu Varghese from NoArk Technologies and Teemu Hurmeranta from Orijin could not join live, so they joined us online 🧑💻! It has been incredibly special working with all of these talented founders over the past 10 weeks. We've thoroughly enjoyed watching them develop their business models and themselves, and we are so proud of their progress. Hosting our program fully online made it even more special to finally meet them in real life. Cheers to Boosterra.io, Leeana, Orijin and NoArk! 💯 ➡️ Stay tuned for the pitch pictures coming soon and the announcement of the winner(s)! 🖼️ #ventureprogram #entrepreneurs #forest #biodiversity