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Amulet is driving the future of food safety technology by making it efficient and affordable for the millions of consumers and businesses impacted by food safety on a daily basis. Congrats to Abigail Barnes and the entire Amulet team on closing a $5.8M Series A to accelerate a full consumer launch of their breakthrough allergy detection products! We're thrilled to support you in this next phase of your journey.

Congratulations Quilt team on this major milestone! New industry leading AHRI certifications show that Quilt’s home climate system has an impressive SEER2 of 25 and HSPF2 of 12, setting a new efficiency standard in just 2 years. These new metrics mean Quilt qualifies for every rebate and incentive available, making heat pumps more efficient and accessible for homeowners across the country.

Our portfolio was hard at work in July. Check out some of the major highlights below 🚀 🌪 Heirloom announced two new Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities in Northwest Louisiana to scale up their technology, with the first 17,000-ton facility operational in 2026. This is a testament to Heirloom's ability to mobilize the public sector, private sector & civil society to bring projects like this to life and make a real difference for local communities. 🚜 Monarch Tractor closed $133M in Series C funding--the largest round of funding ever closed by an AgRobotics company. This capital will further expand Monarch’s operational footprint into new markets and continued development of their AI product offering--putting farmer profitability and planet sustainability at the core of their work. 🌾 Charm Industrial doubled biomass processing efficiency and halved emissions working to help them reduce atmospheric CO₂ to 280 PPM. They were selected as a semifinalist in the U.S. Department of Energy(DOE)’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Pilot Prize, bringing them one step closer to scaling their carbon removal technology. 🏫 Eat Real Certified secured $463k in grant funding as part of the USDA’s $14.3M investment in Farm to School programs. This initiative will increase schools’ access to local, nutritious meals, and strengthen the region’s farm to school ecosystem for historically underserved communities, creating a more equitable food system. 🔋 Antora Energy, the leader in zero-emissions industrial heat and power, has been selected by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for up to $14.5 million in funding to accelerate the launch of Antora’s combined heat and power thermal battery product.

🚨🚨JOB ALERTS 🚨🚨 Whether you’re interested in carbon capture solutions or innovative packaging materials, join these companies below to be a part of the change to create a more sustainable future for all 🌎🌱 Don’t miss these opportunities: Charm Industrial Putting oil (CO2) back in the ground Manufacturing Engineer: https://lnkd.in/gQqmF7mn  Injection Engineering Lead: https://lnkd.in/g2dKtHpi  Operations Coordinator: https://lnkd.in/gZPnANDi  Automation Engineering Manager: https://lnkd.in/gKsPJA6e Liminal Improving battery manufacturing Sr. Software Engineer: https://lnkd.in/eNMVTAtS Applied Scientist: Physics-informed ML: https://lnkd.in/eZe9vCUT Staff Solutions Engineer: https://lnkd.in/g3NQvCJE Windfall Bio Naturally transforming methane into organic fertilizer Various Job Openings: https://lnkd.in/gvutN5W4 Carbon Ridge Carbon capture for maritime shipping Associate: https://lnkd.in/gv9eKeyh Aigen Accelerating the transition to regenerative agriculture Senior Quality Engineer: https://lnkd.in/gS9RZ8gp

🥫 More than 80% of Americans discard perfectly good, consumable food simply because they misunderstand expiration dates. Check out this ReFED article to learn more about date labeling and use tools like the USDA FoodKeeper app to lower your own food waste at home! https://lnkd.in/ee6A74Xw 

Over 30,000 folks signed up, and Climate Changemakers is thrilled to open our doors and serve as the home base Slack for all the climate advocacy that comes NEXT!  🎉 In collaboration with tonight’s event organizers, all attendees will receive a link to join our incredible, thriving, nationwide Slack community of climate advocates. Climate Changemakers was built for this moment. Are we about to log into the biggest climate campaign kickoff event ever!? Join us at 5p PT / 8p ET to talk climate, Kamala Harris, down-ballot climate champions, and what it looks like to #DoMoreThanVote!  🔥 Shout out to everyone who already RSVPed to the event and THANK YOU to the organizers, hosts, and collaborators on tonight’s fundraiser: Bill McKibben, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Leah Stokes, Ed Markey for U.S. Senate, Jade Begay, Saad Amer, Donnel Baird, Tom Soto, Fawn Sharp, Roishetta Sibley Ozane, M.S., Ning Mosberger-Tang, Clean Energy Leaders, our dear friends at Climate Cabinet Action, and more... Special thanks to Laura Comer, Ryan Mann, and the other volunteer moderators who will be helping welcome folks into our Slack community this week! Let’s do this. 👊

Great to see the next generation of leaders take climate action and advocate for critical policies around food security and waste....The Farmlink Project FIELD fellows are just getting started! 🚀🚀

In a world where the price of groceries is skyrocketing and the climate crisis intensifies, the voices of those who are most integral to our food system are often the most overlooked. The recent Grist article sheds light on a critical issue: the hunger crisis among farmworkers. The root causes of farmworker hunger are multifaceted and deeply intertwined with larger systemic issues: - Economic Disparities: Farmworkers often earn wages that are far below the poverty line. The wealth inequality is furthered by rising inflation and the increased cost of living. - Climate Change: The erratic nature of climate patterns due to climate change are disproportionately felt by agricultural workers. Extreme weather conditions, from heatwaves to floods, not only threaten their livelihoods but also their health and ability to work consistently. - Lack of Protections and Support: Farmworkers often lack access to basic labor protections, healthcare, and social safety nets. This leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and unable to advocate for better wages and working conditions. Addressing this issue is a moral imperative, vital for a sustainable and equitable food system. https://lnkd.in/gvupMVxa 

NEW: California just passed a resolution calling on the federal government to address food date labels. 💡 Key context: Food date labels are not federally regulated, except for those on infant formula. 💬 What that means: Right now, there is a patchwork of state laws requiring different phrases (there are currently almost 60 in use!) on different products, and some states have no date label requirements at all. Confusion over date labels is responsible for 6.5M tons of wasted food each year. 👍 The good news: California Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin is authoring a bill (AB 660) aiming to fix the issue for food sold within the state.  If passed, it would standardize consumer-facing date labels to either "BEST If Used By" to indicate optimal freshness and quality or “USE By” to indicate the discard date. While we're thrilled to see this incredible stride towards preventing food waste, the Zero Food Waste Coalition also knows this issue extends beyond state borders and requires the entire nation to act. That's why we've been advocating for the Food Date Labeling Act to pass at the federal level for over a year—and will continue to do so. For more info, check out Andrea Spacht Collins from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)'s informative blog post here: https://lnkd.in/giJDS55f

K-12 schools and colleges play a pivotal role in accelerating food waste reduction, fostering the next generation of climate activists and environmental conservationists. We talked to Jayla Sheffield, an intern at WWF's Food Waste Warriors Program and current college student, to hear why this work matters. She shared, “As a current college student with the privilege of being able to access higher education, I want to challenge systems that create excessive waste and do it in a way that exemplifies my passion for building sustainable and food autonomous communities.” >> Pitzer College has student-run initiatives like the Food Recovery Network, which redistributes leftover food to shelters, and composting programs that have diverted over 100,000 pounds of waste since 2017. >> Howard County Public Schools used a Maryland School Waste Reduction and Composting Grant to start composting programs across the district, educating students on food waste reduction. (https://shorturl.at/0zXCt) Where else have you seen students take action on food waste?