NetZero

Price premiums for farmers growing low-carbon coffee with biochar! NetZero is proud to have made possible what we believe to be the first-ever purchase of crops with a higher price thanks to biochar. A first lot of sustainable coffee produced with NetZero’s biochar in Brazil has been purchased by Marubeni Corporation, one of the largest coffee traders in Japan, who offered a significant price premium to local farmers to recognise their low-carbon coffee production. This proves that the sustainable benefits of biochar are already recognised by pioneer buyers who want to actively support the development of such practices. Our motto is: “For climate and people, now.“ We will continue to deliver accordingly! For Portuguese speakers, here is the article from Brazilian news channel Globo Rural: https://lnkd.in/gvtS9tcg. An extract: “We [Marubeni] identify biochar as a potentially revolutionary technology capable of addressing environmental and productivity concerns. To support and promote this innovative approach, Marubeni has started sourcing coffee from farms that use biochar in their growing practices.” #NetZero #Biochar #CarbonRemoval #SustainableAgriculture #Coffee #Brazil #Japan

Last Friday, we proudly inaugurated our third biochar plant with 450 guests attending. Located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, close to our previous factory, this new site shows our ability to quickly replicate our model along regional hubs, with high local adhesion. We also announced that we will start in July the construction of a new site in Minas Gerais, Brazil. To learn more, read our press release here: https://lnkd.in/ecenZ-ST #NetZero #Biochar #CarbonRemoval #SustainableAgriculture #Brazil 

We are excited to announce an innovative partnership with Oikocredit, a global social impact investor, to accelerate our operations in Brazil through project finance. This partnership is a first in the Global South for biochar. It also reflects NetZero’s deep commitment to social impact, which has been an integral part of our strategy and model since day one. To learn more, read our press release here: https://lnkd.in/euegQ8bP #NetZero #Oikocredit #Biochar #CarbonRemoval #SustainableAgriculture

We are thrilled to announce that NetZero is among the finalists of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition! What does this mean concretely? That NetZero is recognised as one of the world’s 20 best projects for carbon removal in the most prestigious competition of the industry, funded by the Musk Foundation. Selection criteria for finalists were: - cost per tonne of CO2 removed (lowest possible) - durability (carbon locked for at least hundreds of years), and - scalability (potential of the solution of at least 1 billion tonnes of CO2 removal globally). 2 years ago, NetZero had already been awarded by XPRIZE Carbon Removal, winning a $1 million encouragement prize which turned out to be instrumental in our development. We believe that our unique model (industrial biochar production from crop residues in the tropics, with proprietary technology, close to the sources of biomass, along a fully circular approach that brings numerous co-benefits locally) has been a key differentiator in being selected as a finalist. We intend to continue advocating for this approach - more complex at the beginning, but much more resilient and scalable mid-term. NetZero is now in line for the $50 million Grand Prize of the competition, whose winner will be announced in April 2025 after in-depth audits of all the finalists. We will do our best! In the meantime, congratulations to everyone for the achievement - to our team of course, for the continued effort and dedication, but also to all the finalists and other competing teams, as this is a collective endeavour where everyone is needed! #NetZero #Biochar #CarbonRemoval #XPRIZECarbonRemoval #GettingtoGigatonne

NetZero is proud to be among the Top 100 teams of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition! Our good-news machine is working at full speed since the beginning of the year, and we are not done yet! We will be making other exciting announcements in the coming weeks and months - stay tuned! #NetZero #XPRIZE #CarbonRemoval #XPRIZECarbonRemoval #Biochar

Do you know what biochar is ? It is a charcoal-like natural solution with truly magical-like powers, as it can improve soil health and regeneration while neutralizing carbon emissions. This is exactly what will help us achieve our Nestlé Nespresso SA’s commitment of net zero coffee cultivation.   This is why we are so excited to launch two groundbreaking collaborations with industry pioneers to scale the use of biochar in coffee agriculture. Together with NetZero and ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd. we will significantly increase the supply and utilization of biochar on farms part of the Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality™ Program in Brazil. More specifically, we are helping to finance an innovative biochar production facility located in the heart of the Carmo de Minas region.   But that is not all. To multiply our efforts, we have also pursued a partnership with dss+ and Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) to pilot a portable biochar production system that can produce biochar directly on farms in the Cerrado Mineiro region.   These trailblazing collaborations will accelerate our path to net zero and nature-based coffee production – and it will also empower AAA farmers to maximize the value of their farm by-products. I firmly believe that regenerative soil is essential to our transition, and biochar innovation will revolutionize our regenerative journey.   Today, on Earth Day, I am energized and confident about the brighter future we can collectively build. #Nespresso #NespressoCares #EarthDay2024 #Biochar #Regenerative #NetZero

We are excited to announce a landmark capital raise of 18 million euros with STOA Infra & Energy, an impact infrastructure fund bringing together the French sovereign fund (Groupe Caisse des Dépôts) and the French Developement Agency (Agence Française de Développement). The investment, announced as part of the State visit of French President Emmanuel Macron in Brazil, will help us accelerate the industrialisation of our biochar model in the tropics. To learn more, read our press release here: https://lnkd.in/eZpDS3Mn #NetZero #STOA #Biochar #CarbonRemoval #SustainableAgriculture #Brazil

We are proud to partner with Nestlé Nespresso SA to deploy biochar in their coffee supply chain in Brazil, as part of our project with ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd. Biochar is a key tool for regenerative agriculture and low-carbon farming. Our mission is to bring it at scale with a model that maximises climate impact and social co-benefits. #NetZero #Nespresso #Biochar #CarbonRemoval #SustainableAgriculture

📢 ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd. is excited to announce the construction of a biochar factory in the city of Machado, one of the largest hubs of coffee production in Brazil, with works expected to start in April ! This initiative, undertaken in collaboration with NetZero, intends to address the global challenge of decarbonisation of the agricultural supply chain while maintaining high crop productivity and raising farmers’ income.  👨🌾 This pioneering partnership marks a significant step towards a more sustainable and environmentally conscious coffee industry. 🌱☕ #ECOM #NetZero #Biochar #CarbonRemoval #SustainableAgriculture  #Coffee 

We are very proud to announce a landmark partnership with ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd., one of the world's leading agri commodities traders, for the large-scale deployment of biochar in coffee farming. This partnership will materialize this year with the construction of a biochar factory in one of Brazil's largest coffee hubs, making it the world’s first large-scale, in-value-chain deployment of biochar. Axel Reinaud, Co-founder & CEO of NetZero: “NetZero partners with companies seriously committed about their sustainability roadmap. We are proud to welcome ECOM in this innovative project, which we hope to be the first of many. This partnership also demonstrates the increasing perception of biochar as a strategic agricultural and climate solution, being one of the few tools currently available that can reconcile productivity and sustainability in agriculture.” Teddy Esteve, Head of Coffee and Chief Carbon Officer at ECOM: “We are very proud to partner with NetZero. 175 years after ECOM’s foundation, we want to continue to be at the forefront of agricultural innovation. Large-scale biochar deployment will help farmers produce more and will help our clients reduce their Scope-3 emissions. I cannot think of a better way of reaching our net- zero goals.” Read our full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eH4nzUmb #NetZero #ECOM #Biochar #SustainableAgriculture #Coffee #CarbonRemoval