ROCarbon Labs

A throwback post to last year when ROCarbon Labs was one of five cleantech startups chosen from across Canada to travel to the UK with Canada’s Minister of International Trade & Economic Development, the Honourable Mary Ng. This happened to be the very first all women’s trade mission between Canada and the UK. This was important because it meant that we could share candid stories and experiences with Mary along with challenges that we had all been facing that are often unique to women in business. Aside from meeting with Mary and getting to spend time networking with her at incredible places like Lancaster House and Canada House, we also got to meet with many local business leaders, investors, and tour places that could assist our business which included the University of Cambridge. A lot of these amazing opportunities we were lucky to have set up by Canada’s cleantech trade commissioner for England, Megan Wood. I highly recommend working with Megan for any Canadian cleantech companies hoping to make a soft landing in the UK and to get a foot in the door to the European market. I would also recommend learning about the Free Trade Agreements being established between our countries and how beneficial this can be to get a leg up on the competition. Ever since this trip last year, we have been searching for ways to leverage the great business connections and opportunities that came from it and always wondered what that would look like. Only a year later, we can see our presence in the UK starting to take shape and it seems fitting that it happens to be through the University of Cambridge. I am back in England right now for our second in person sessions with the University's Trust in Sustainability program that ROCarbon has been accepted into. We are in London this month for these sessions at the British Library and I am having many successful meetings with different partners, investors, and potential customers. I can’t wait to share more soon! #Cleantech #Startup #Climatech #CarbonInsets #CarbonOffsets #CarbonCredits #Canada #England #UK #London #Cambridge #HighCommissionofCanada #LancasterHouse #CanadaHouse #TrustinSustainability #TheBritishLibrary

We're delighted to celebrate the launch of the second 'Trust in Sustainability' accelerator programme, hosted by @Canopy (CISL) and BSI (Wendy Niu, Vishal Narula). After a very successful inaugural cohort last year, they are looking to continue supporting startups with digital solutions that can bring integrity to sustainability claims via digital innovations.    Our cohort will emerge from this programme having gained:   🌟 Expert training from industry leaders   🌟 One-on-one mentoring to refining their strategy   🌟 Networking experience with sustainability experts and investors   🌟 Membership at the CISL Canopy Workspace   🌟 Potential pilot projects with BSI    Welcome our cohort to the programme: Andy Howard 🌍 CSX Carbon Megan McCarthy 🌍 ROCarbon Labs James Doherty 🌍 Plastic-i Alyssa Kang & Edward Brial 🌍 Materra Michael Harte 🌍 CaptureNow Anne-France Kennedy & @sandeep krishnappa 🌍KlimateNet Deepak Ahuja & @anuj kapoor 🌍 greenpeople.earth Isaure Courcenet 🌍 OFFSETx  Tom Hunt 🌍 Downforce Technologies Emlyn Whittick 🌍 DeepRoots #CISL #Canopy #BSI #Sustainability #Startups #Accelerator #CarbonMarkets #Innovation #TrustInSustainability Viola Jardon Sam Laakkonen Jia Wang Jie Zhou James Cole Izzy McKeever Stewart Hemley Joanna Gabryel

🌍 Unlocking Trust in Sustainability at Cambridge Tech Week 2024 🌍 Over the past decade, sustainability has evolved from a niche interest to a global imperative. Issues like climate change, biodiversity loss, and corporate responsibility now demand urgent attention and action from businesses and individuals alike. As sustainability takes centre stage, the authenticity of corporate green claims becomes crucial. With a growing market of products and brands professing eco-friendly credentials, the question arises: How can we ensure these claims are genuine? The Canopy team at CISL, in collaboration with the British Standards Institution BSI, is leading the charge in scaling innovative solutions to authenticate sustainability claims. 🚀 Join us for an engaging half-day event at Cambridge Tech Week 2024 to explore how cutting-edge technology can be leveraged to build trust in sustainability. This event will feature industry experts, an innovation showcase, and a panel discussion, followed by a Q&A session and networking opportunities. Agenda: 13:30-14:00: Registration + Refreshments 14:00-14:20: Introduction by CISL - Setting the Scene 14:20-15:00: Innovation Showcase 15:00-15:30: Panel Discussion and Q&A 15:30-16:30: Networking 16:30: Close ✨ Don't miss this opportunity to connect with startups, innovators, sustainability professionals, and investors, and discover the technologies that are shaping the future of sustainability verification. ❗ Register Now ❗ https://lnkd.in/e7B9BQJn 💚 A special thank you to our pitching innovators and expert speakers 💚 Innovators: Olga Tutubalina, Gentian Isaure Courcenet, OFFSETx Tom Somers, SkenarioLabs Megan McCarthy, ROCarbon Labs Expert Speakers: Sammy Fry, Tech Nation Elodie Broad, Balderton Capital Wendy Niu, BSI Tom Somers Again... wow isn't he great! Viola Jardon, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) We’re excited to bring together these thought leaders and pioneers in sustainability. Together, let's build a future where sustainability claims are not just promises, but verifiable facts.

We have been so overwhelmed with exciting opportunities and traction that we haven’t taken the time to share any of it on social media yet. We wanted to start off by talking about an amazing opportunity with the Government of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Energy. Together, with our incredible consortium of partners, including Xemplar Carbon & Capital, Pa Karim Memorial Foundation, Carbon Asset Developer Associates LLC, Texzon Utilities, Mavericks Microgrids, Indranet Partners, Cross Key Consulting, LLC, Flotration Technologies LLC, Climate PROSPERITY Enterprise Solutions, and Burcorp Energy, we have signed an MOU with the country of #SierraLeone to deploy 200MW of renewable energy infrastructure. ROCarbon is proud to supply the plug & play carbon market infrastructure needed to monetize the emissions reductions along with digitized measurements and verification to prove the project’s impact. As a #NovaScotia based company, we feel a deep connection to the citizens of Sierra Leone due to our shared history. We feel that this project gives us the opportunity to contribute positively to transformative change. It also provides the infrastructure to our neighbours overseas for them to create real, measurable impact within #Freetown and beyond.