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Autodesk Foundation @AutodeskFdn

Investing in people and organizations using the power of design and engineering to create a better world. 🌎

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Through innovative electric cooking tech, portfolio organization @PowerUPworks is transforming daily life across Africa—enabling 40K homes to cook more efficiently and breathe cleaner air. Learn more ⤵️ ventureburn.com/2024/02/powe… #CleanCooking #Innovation #SustainableDevelopment

PowerUP, the Clean Cooking Startup, Sparks a Revolution Across Africa

Explore how PowerUP, the Uganda-based electric cooking start-up, is leading a transformative journey towards clean and efficient cooking solutions in Africa. The successful seed round, led by...

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"How can we make the place better than when we started? How can this building give back more than it takes?" - Taylor Klinkel, Sr. Architect @MassDesignLab🌱 Learn 7 strategies for AECO to be climate-positive: autodesk.com/design-make/art… #SustainableArchitecture #ClimateInnovation

7 ways the AECO industry can advance climate-positive design

Sustainability-first architecture collective MASS Design Group outlines 7 strategies for impactful, zero-carbon, climate-positive design.

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Join the Autodesk Foundation as a Senior Foundation Operations Manager! Are you a mission-driven leader with a passion for optimizing operations and driving social and environmental impact? Apply today! autodesk.wd1.myworkdayjobs.c…
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Exciting news: @TailwindClimate's Adaptation & Resilience Innovation Playbook is live! 🎉 This first-of-its-kind report explores the $1.4T global demand for adaptation solutions & reveals adaptation companies received just 3% of climate tech investment: tailwindclimate.com/playbook

Adaptation & Resilience Innovation Playbook - Tailwind Futures

Read the first-of-a-kind report that overviews current supply, demand, and capital trends in the climate adaptation innovation space.

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Equipping the next generation of clean energy leaders in Appalachia 💡 @NPR covers how @CoalfieldWV is opening up new pathways to region-sustaining #jobopportunities in the renewable energy industry for workers transitioning from the coal economy ⬇️ wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/10/…

West Virginians look to find a place for solar power in coal country

The Inflation Reduction Act has pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into renewable energy and manufacturing across the country, with additional money for “energy communities” that include almost...

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In September, Climate Adaptation & Resilience Lead Beth Foster-Chao visited Ghana to connect with Autodesk Foundation portfolio orgs—@SafiSana_org, @StartupDSchool Africa, and indirect investees @3farmatebots & Wahu Mobility—to see their work firsthand. 🌍 #ClimateAdaptation
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Nearly 500 graduates. 85% job placement. 100 hiring companies. This is the future of workforce training in D&M and AEC. See how @RevolutionWork1 and @JARC_Chicago are transforming lives ➡️ autodesk.org/what-we-do/case… #WorkforceDevelopment #Construction #Manufacturing
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Congratulations to @NthCycle & CEO @MeganFromNth on making #TIME100Climate! Your groundbreaking work in clean mineral extraction is building a more sustainable future for clean energy. Read more ➡️ time.com/7172590/megan-oconn… #Sustainability

TIME100 Climate 2024: Megan O’Connor

Find out why Megan O’Connor made the 2024 TIME100 Climate list

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Congrats to Fatlum Troshani of @BHI for being named in @Autodesk Construction Cloud's 40 Under 40! His innovative work on healthcare facilities in Nigeria & Sierra Leone shows how construction tech drives impact in resource-constrained settings. 🎉
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Autodesk Foundation portfolio organization @PalletShelter responded quickly to provide temporary shelters for families displaced by Hurricanes Milton & Helene in Pasco County, FL. Their work brings safety, community, and essential support to those in need ⬇️ #ClimateResilience
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Hope after the Hurricanes! #PascoCounty, along with @CCharitiesDOSP is proud to announce we’re adapting our innovative homeless initiative, Pasco Hope, to respond to the urgent needs of our community following Hurricanes #Helene and #Milton. Watch this video to see how several Pasco County departments and partner agencies worked together quickly to help those in need. #PascoStrong
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🌍 #ClimateTech investors need access to open-source insights into emissions reduction potential and @PRIMEcoalition's CRANE tool offers just that. Discover how we are supporting a #sustainable future with CRANE via @ImpactAlpha ➡️ bit.ly/impact-alpha-prime-co… #ImpactInvesting

Prime Coalition debuts updated CRANE tool to estimate emissions reduction potential of new techno...

Prime Coalition has released an updated version of its CRANE tool for investors who want to make investment decisions based upon a company’s potential emissions reductions.

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🌱 At #AU2024, we’re celebrating @M2X_Energy, winner of the Making A Better World Award! M2X's tech converts waste methane into methanol, transforming emissions into low-carbon products. Learn more about how M2X is #MakingTheFuture & battling emissions 🔗 autodesk.com/design-make/art…
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🌍Kicking off #AU2024 with the #DesignAndMake Awards! Congrats to #MASSDesignGroup for winning Best Building for @RICA_Rwanda . Built with local materials, the climate-positive campus boosts biodiversity & community ties. Visit MASS Design Group in Exhibit Hall! #MakingTheFuture
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🌍 It’s Day 1 of #AU2024 in San Diego! 30 portfolio leaders are sharing insights with the Design & Make community—creatives across architecture, engineering, media, and more. Get a free Digital Pass for live keynotes and exclusive content here  👉bit.ly/3BLQwUI
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🏢 Business owners & operators know that every day can offer opportunities and lessons to be learned from design hurdles to digital transformation. Whether your focus is manufacturing, facility operations, or design—there are sessions just for you 👉 autode.sk/3Z9U1ht
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.@LastEnergy raises $40 million for next-generation nuclear power plants. The Series B round was led by Austin, Tex.-based @gigafund, @AutodeskFdn and family offices. hubs.li/Q02NnpHh0
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📣 We're thrilled to welcome to our portfolio @foundenergyAl—a #ClimateTech startup that is decarbonizing heavy industries with an aluminum-thermal power system that converts aluminum into heat and hydrogen. 🥫⚡️ Learn more about our investment ⤵️ blogs.autodesk.com/autodesk-…

Our investment in Found Energy - Autodesk Foundation

The Autodesk Foundation welcomes Found Energy—a climate tech startup building rechargeable aluminum fuel power systems aimed at eliminating carbon emissions from heavy industrial applications—to its...

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.@RevolutionWork1 is bridging the gap between construction employers and a skilled workforce—equipping Chicagoans with in-demand skills, knowledge, and resources to land modern jobs in construction. ⚙️ #FutureOfWork 🎥 Learn more in the full video ▶️ autode.sk/revolution-worksho…

Revolution Workshop teaches modern construction skills to Chicagoans

Revolution Workshop uplifts people of color in Chicago through comprehensive workforce development programs combining modern construction training and holistic support.

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For participants in @RevolutionWork1 workforce development programs, a career in construction is more than a job — it’s a chance to build a brighter, more stable future for themselves and their communities. #construction #engineering
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Applied Carbon, part of our Energy & Materials portfolio, is scaling a tractor-based pyrolysis system that turns agricultural waste into #biochar, a substance that sinks carbon for thousands of years and also enhances soil health. 🚜 🌱 Learn more ⤵️ blogs.autodesk.com/autodesk-…

Our investment in Applied Carbon - Autodesk Foundation

The Autodesk Foundation welcomes Applied Carbon—a climate tech startup developing and scaling technologies to regenerate soils and permanently sequester atmospheric carbon—to its Energy and Materials...

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