CE Transition – Circular Economy Transition

🌟 Climate Action is collaborative - big shoutout to this year’s partners & sponsors 🌟 A huge thank you to all the incredible partners and sponsors who made #ClimathonZurich 2024 a remarkable success! Your support has been invaluable in making this event possible and impactful. 🌍💚 👏 Main partners  Stadt Zürich to bring Climathon Zurich to life together with us at Impact Hub Zürich  - thank you Silvia Burgdorf, Clea Henzen, Isabel Jefferson and team for your dedication and energy throughout the last months to create a fantastic event. Google, Patagonia and Climate-KIC - thank you for your trust and commitment Jill Kümin, Dennis Tietz, Vanessa Rueber, Marc Zuberbühler and Bjarke Kovshøj to drive climate innovation forward together with us. 👏 Event Partners Our heartfelt thanks also goes to this year’s event partners Thommen Group, One Planet Lab Schweiz, MYBLUEPLANET, Innovation Booster Future Urban Society, CE Transition – Circular Economy Transition, Female Founders Initiative Switzerland, STARTUP CAMPUS Switzerland and Haworth for your contributions and initiatives. 👏 Product Sponsors  Blueme Lokal for beautiful slow flower bouquets,  suederei gmbh for wonderfully fragrant natural soaps,  KlimaKumpel for handcrafted CO2-positive climate cups  and MyFotobox.ch so we could capture fun memories of the two days. 👏 Food & Beverage Sponsors A special shout-out to our amazing food and beverage partners who kept our participants energised and focused with plant-based, sustainable options: Planted, VegiBoss, Fabas Foods AG and New Roots AG  for your delicious plant-based meat and dairy alternatives. Pakka AG , The Goods Club, Brewbee by Brauerei Locher AG, Chichery Chickpeas and BakeryBakery for the tasty, eco-friendly snacks. Brasserie Docteur Gab's SA, NYCHA Kombucha, El Tony Mate, fritz-kola GmbH, Coffee Architects, and Landolt Weine AG for keeping everyone refreshed and fueled. We are incredibly grateful for your support for joint climate action in Zurich🌿💪 📸 credits: Yusef Evans

👏 Congratulations to our alumni Niatsu who won 3rd prize at the Swiss Sustainability Challenge! Their solution aims to minimize the CO2 footprint of the food industry 🥕 🥒 🥑 and is a win-win from both a financial and ecological point of view.

🚀This Saturday #ClimathonZurich is open to the public 🚀 🕒 Join us at 3 pm at Kraftwerk Zürich for the Market of Possibilities to mingle with the #climatecommunity of Zurich and to meet our ecosystem partners: 💰 KlimUp by Stadt Zürich supports early-stage start-ups and NPOs that contribute to the city's net-zero climate goal and/or its goal of intelligent resource use with up to 600’000 CHF. Learn more about it from Vera Baré 🌍 The One Planet Lab Schweiz supports entrepreneurs with resource-saving ideas for a sustainable economy within the planetary boundaries. Meet Zora Zubler from WWF Switzerland to learn more about it. ♻️Thommen Group keeps our precious resources longer in the material cycle by offering the right recycling solution for every situation. Fabian R. will be happy to tell you more. 💸 With its ‘cooperations fund’ Umwelt- und Gesundheitsschutz Zürich supports smaller, charitable projects of NPOs, private individuals and schools with up to 20,000 CHF. Get in touch with Vera Baré to find out more. 🔄The Circular Economy Incubator from CE Transition – Circular Economy Transition and Impact Hub Switzerland supports circular ideas to accelerate the transition towards a #circularswitzerland. Applications will open in November. Reach out to Magdalena Auer and Lara Mogge 💵 The Innovation Booster Future Urban Society promotes radically new approaches to catapult the best ideas in the interconnected areas of housing, mobility and nutrition out of their niche. Talk to Björn Wolf & Mirko Mayer to find out how to secure up to 25'000 CHF for your idea. 🌍 MYBLUEPLANET uses innovative strategies to encourage people in Switzerland towards a more climate-friendly lifestyle. Esther Brechbühler can tell you more about their community, projects and volunteering opportunities. 👩 The Female Founders Initiative Switzerland seeks to increase the number of female (co-) founders and to alter the narrative about women entrepreneurs in Switzerland. Merle Zur can tell you more about Co-Working mornings, the RiseUp Summit and Female Founders Podcast. 🎓 Startup Campus connects you to the Swiss startup ecosystem through its events, trainings and networkwork. Talk to Merle Zur to get your entrepreneurial journey started. 🧑🤝🧑 Meet the Impact Hub Zürich Community to learn more about our community of entrepreneurs. Talk to Magdalena Auer to learn more about the #Homeofmakers #Climathon #Zurich is organised by Impact Hub Zurich in close collaboration with Stadt Zürich and supported by Climate-Kic, Google, and Patagonia. #mehrzürichwenigerco2 Laurène Descamps Eva Aschwanden Silvia Burgdorf Moritz-Christian Meyer Clea Henzen

🌍🍩 Donut Day Schweiz 2024 steht vor der Tür!🍩🌍 Am 7. November laden Impact Hub Zürich und das Swiss Donut Economics Network zum Global Donut Day ein. Gemeinsam diskutieren wir Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze rund um Donut Economics und dem Leben innert planetarer Grenzen. Denn die Frage bleibt: Wie bekommen wir Donut Economics zum Fliegen? 🎬 Wir starten mit dem Film „Outgrow the System“ – ein Augenöffner, wie unser Wirtschaftssystem nachhaltiger gestaltet werden kann. 💬 Anschliessend freuen wir uns auf ein grossartiges Panel mit Lara Mogge aus unserem Klima- und Kreislaufwirtschaftsteam sowie Agnes Jezler (Greenpeace Switzerland), Irmi Seidel (Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL)und Nora Wilhelm (the well • change atelier), moderiert von Corinne Graessle. 📍 Location: Impact Hub Viadukt, Viaduktstrasse 93, 8005 Zürich Nicht lange überlegen, einfach vorbeikommen. Anmelden kann man sich hier https://lnkd.in/eUcfhXgg 🚀 Mathilde Treis Laurène Descamps Leonard Creutzburg One Planet Lab Schweiz Marc Zuberbühler Anja Nieveler Moritz-Christian Meyer Simone Uster Merle Zur Marcela Durand Eva Aschwanden Esther Brechbühler Tabea Kaldis Silvia Burgdorf Clea Henzen Georg Hafner Nicolas Esseiva MYBLUEPLANET CE Transition – Circular Economy Transition

Our alumni Cirkel Supply wins 2nd prize worth CHF 25'000 at the Clima Now Spotlight Award night yesterday at Kraftwerk Zürich👏 Congrats Anna Smoothy and team, we could not be more happy for you! Cirkel Supply has a renting model for alpine gear and delivered a fantastic pitch yesterday night, showcasing their impressive journey and next steps. The overall theme of this year's Spotlight is on future-proof alpine tourism and could attract a great number of fantastic projects. We also extend our warmest congratulations to everyone who made it to the shortlist and especially to the other winners: 👏 1st prize with CHF 50'000 goes to Young Alpine Interrail (Yoalin), 👏 3rd prize with CHF 10'000 to natourli 👏 The audience award with CHF 5'000 goes to Twiliner - Night Bus Lines for Europe 👉 More information https://lnkd.in/eYqs8Xtn Claudia P. Lara Mogge Laurène Descamps Heron Mochny Jaïra Godden (Guevara) Taleb Bruno Michelle Studer Eva Aschwanden Merle Zur Female Founders Initiative Switzerland Impact Hub Zürich

Interested in making fashion more circular? Our alumni bloem | circular fashion. digital. easy. with the great Sophia Haas is inviting you to their alpha launch. Check it out and join the event in Zurich next week 👇

🌍 #ClimathonZurich 2024: Festival of Ideas – Join Us! 🌍 Climathon Zurich is our biggest climate event of the year at Impact Hub Zurich, bringing together entrepreneurs, climate activists, students, and policymakers for a 32-hour hackathon to solve local climate challenges. Couldn't participate as an expert, coach, or participant this time? Or are you simply interested in the groundbreaking climate solutions being developed? Then join us at the #FestivalofIdeas on November 2nd, where you'll get a firsthand look at innovative projects aimed at tackling the climate crisis. This is your chance to: 🌱 Connect with 80 participants working on impactful projects. 💡 Hear insights from the City of Zurich, Patagonia, and more. 🤝 Network with like-minded changemakers, potential investors, and innovators. 📅 Date: November 2 🕒 Time: 13:00 - 17:00 📍 Location: Kraftwerk Zurich, Selnaustrasse 25, 8001 Zurich 👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ggkHsKNS Climathon Zurich is organised by Impact Hub Zürich in collaboration with Stadt Zürich and supported by Climate-KIC, Google and Patagonia. Lara Mogge Eva Aschwanden Magdalena Auer Simone Uster Simone Wolf-Kølle Moritz-Christian Meyer Johanna Windisch Eliane Albrecht Merle Zur Silvia Burgdorf Clea Henzen Rene Estermann Grün Stadt Zürich Vanessa Rueber Marc Zuberbühler Laurène Descamps

After being rewarded for: 💡 its innovative idea (Prêt, Partez? Pitch! GENILEM - December 2023) ♻ its circular principles (CET Incubator - April 2024) 💸 its business potential (VENTURE - June 2024) 🌱 its nature positive solutions (Innovate 4 Nature - September 2024) ALIEN Limited just has been awarded for : 🏗 its biosourced materials during the WILL BEE competition organized by WOOD BEE. It has been such an inspiring night fulfilled by : - magnificent Sören Grünert works - passionate pitches of the 13 finalists - a great multidisciplinary jury Katell Bosser, Sophie Chanel, Guillaume Habert, Luisa Helms, Andreas Eigenheer, Arnaud GODEVIN, Andreas Nikolaus KLEINSCHMIT VON LENGEFELD, David Lenoir, François Pugliese, Claude Truffer, Nathalie Nyffeler - Frédéric Dreyer(-Gonzales) (PhD, MBA) lively moderation - rich exchanges with a diversified crowd : engineers, industrials, architects, etc. A special thank you to: - sophie barenne for organizing such a great competition in favor of a sustainable construction - as well as volunteers and partners for making it possible. A HUGE THANK YOU to you from the whole ALIEN Limited team behind the project! 💙 GENILEM >>venture>> Startup Competition CE Transition – Circular Economy Transition Impact Hub Geneva Impact Hub Lausanne Innovate 4 Nature - I4N HEIG-VD EPFL

📣 Last chance to apply for #ClimathonZurich 2024! 🚀 Registrations close September 30th! 🛠️ 1 common goal: A net zero Zurich by 2040 #MehrZürichWenigerCO2 💡 4 real climate challenges that need your innovative ideas to achieve this goal: By Stadt Zürich: 1️⃣ Culture of Change: How can culture and art inspire climate action? Your mission: Use creative expression to drive behaviour change and mobilise the public towards sustainability. 2️⃣ Flying Less? Easy! How do we make ground travel the new normal? Your challenge: Make land-based travel more appealing, accessible, and eco-friendly to reduce carbon-heavy flights. 3️⃣ Keep Cool: How can we empower Zurich’s citizens to adapt to extreme heat? Develop citizen-focused solutions that protect communities from heatwaves and build urban resilience. By Patagonia: 4️⃣ Employees for Change: How can we empower employees to drive sustainability within companies? Help design initiatives that inspire employees to lead eco-friendly efforts in their workplaces. ⏳ 3 days left to apply and take #climateaction on November 1st and 2nd! 👉 REGISTER HERE: www.climathon.ch Climathon Zurich is organised by Impact Hub Zürich in close collaboration with Stadt Zürich and supported by Climate-KIC, Google, and Patagonia. Let’s build a sustainable, inclusive future together! 🌍 Lara Mogge Eva Aschwanden Magdalena Auer Merle Zur Eliane Albrecht Simone Uster Johanna Windisch Simone Wolf-Kølle Umwelt- und Gesundheitsschutz Zürich Laurène Descamps Silvia Burgdorf Clea Henzen Marc Zuberbühler Vanessa Rueber Rene Estermann Dr. Berko Sierau Leandro Xavier Pereira Ulrike Schröder Tian Lutz Andrea Balducci Lewin Schmitt Moritz-Christian Meyer

📢 One Week Left to Register for Climathon Zurich 2024! 🌍 Time is running out—just one week to secure your spot for Climathon Zurich 2024, happening on November 1st & 2nd at Kraftwerk Zurich. This is your chance to join a 32-hour climate hackathon and make a real impact on Zurich’s journey to net zero. This Year’s Challenges: By Stadt Zürich: 🎨 Culture of Change: How can culture and art inspire climate action? 🚄 Flying less? Easy! How do we turn land-based travel into the new normal? 🌡 Keep cool: How can we empower Zurich's citizens to adapt to increasing extreme heat? By Patagonia: 🏢 Employees for Change: How can we empower employees to drive impactful sustainability initiatives within their companies? 💡 Why join? - Collaborate with climate innovators - Tackle real-world challenges - Be part of Zurich’s sustainability movement ⏳ Register before September 30th—spots are limited! 👉 Register here: https://climathon.ch/ Let’s create solutions that will shape Zurich’s climate future. #NetZeroZurich by 2040 starts with you! 💪🚀 Climathon Zurich is organised by Impact Hub Zürich in close collaboration with Stadt Zürich and supported by Climate-KIC, Google, and Patagonia. Lara Mogge Eva Aschwanden Magdalena Auer Johanna Windisch Silvia Burgdorf Clea Henzen Simone Uster Simone Wolf-Kølle Merle Zur Eliane Albrecht Vanessa Rueber Marc Zuberbühler #mehrzürichwenigerco2 #ClimathonZurich #ClimateAction #Sustainability #ZurichNetZero #ImpactHubZurich