[Webinar] Diving into the communities building a sustainable future
Recorded September 10th, 2024
In conjunction with the release of our latest white paper, Communities Lead in Building a Sustainable Future, we recently hosted a webinar highlighting Sustainable Northwest and their work partnering with communities throughout the Northwest on projects that promote smart water use, clean energy, and healthy forests, farms, and ranches. Watch the full recorded webinar above!
Minding partnerships - and minding politics
As Audre Lorde once said, revolution is not a one-time event. At VertueLab, we understand that the best climate innovations can come from those whose ideas are routinely discounted and sidelined. We are creating a region where low-income people and communities of color are driving climate solutions. Both partnerships and politics are key to our revolution.
Mind The Gap
Recently, my 9-year-old asked me what the world will be like when he’s grown-up. I wanted to burst into tears. Instead, I simply replied: “Hot. It’ll be hot.” He asked: “Exactly how hot?” And I said, “very, very hot.” In moments like these, I’m reminded we have an enormous challenge before us.
[VIDEO] Wings Conference 2024 - Break Everything to Save Everyone
Our President & Executive Director Aina Abiodun took the main stage at the 2024 Wings Conference to address the tech industry’s progress in addressing climate change.
Survey Results, Pt. 2 - The Hypotheses
A few weeks ago, we shared the results of the survey we sent out to get a better understanding of our community, stakeholders, and VertueLab’s existing strengths and weaknesses. We conducted additional research across the climate tech sector in the region, building upon the findings and feedback from the survey to shape an emerging organizational strategy. Here’s what we’ve discovered so far.
Survey Results, Pt. 1 - The Findings
As you know from our last post, the team at VertueLab has been hard at work listening and learning over the past few months. You may have seen and participated in the survey we sent out to get a better understanding of our community and stakeholders, getting a sense of VertueLab’s existing strengths and weaknesses. In this first of two posts, we share some of our learnings, what you told us and how we are taking this feedback in to help us steer how we work.
Introducing Just Future Climate Labs
If you’ve been following along on our journey, you’ll know that we recently announced the launch of Just Future Climate Labs (JFC Labs). Born from the urgency of the climate crisis as well as recognition that VertueLab needed to reaffirm and double down on our commitment to supporting historically underserved entrepreneurs, JFC Labs is our experimental space to grow a radically inclusive climate tech future rooted in place.
Letter From The Lab - October 2023
To our community members,
I have had the pleasure of meeting so many of VertueLab’s stalwart supporters and friends since I took over in May as the new President and Executive Director. Some of you attended our September events in Portland and Seattle, where I shared our evolving vision. Since then, we’ve encountered some setbacks with our longstanding state funder, but are undaunted in our quest towards our vision of a just climate transition.
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