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Hello RISE Impact Enthusiasts,

This week, before diving into our latest Impact Opportunity—a fusion of financial gains with meaningful change 🌟—let's revisit our shared mission: to champion a future 🌍 that tackles today's pressing issues like climate change, healthcare gaps, and gender equality, while paving the way for a flourishing, fair tomorrow. It's about our contribution, using our assets and influence for a legacy that uplifts our society and protects future generations. We're in this because we care deeply.

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As a reminder, we maintain a comprehensive database of vetted, exclusive, impactful investments that includes everything from startups to established funds and real estate, spanning all areas of impact. These opportunities vary; some have specific participation qualifications, while others are more accessible. We do this because we all have different levels of savings, communities, and can participate in impact at different levels. Either way, as always, let's share this valuable knowledge of values aligned investing with our loved ones, including our children (it's never too early to start!), friends, and broader community. With that said, let's explore this week’s impactful opportunity.

For those who prioritize environmental sustainability, social equity, and fair economic growth, this cutting-edge plant-based leather alternative represents an investment that aligns with your dedication to creating a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive future.

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🌟 Pioneering Plant-Based Leather Alternative 🌟

Overview: The introduction of the world's first plant-based leather alternative showcases a significant leap forward in sustainable fashion. Created from 60% upcycled fruit and vegetable waste, this material stands out by eliminating the need for plastics, petroleum, or animal products.

Mission: This innovative company is on a mission to transform the way leather is sourced, focusing on utilizing food waste to create high-quality alternatives. Their approach seeks to reduce the environmental impact of traditional leather production, including animal use and deforestation. With a technology patent pending in Italy, they are at the forefront of sustainable material science.

Impact Focus: By repurposing food waste for leather production, this company addresses multiple environmental issues:

Annually, the global leather industry is responsible for the deaths of 1 billion animals.

Nearly half of all leather produced is used in footwear manufacturing.

In the United States alone, 40% of food ends up as waste each year.

Food waste is a significant contributor to global CO2 emissions, emitting 4.4 gigatons annually and accounting for about 8% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.

Funding Milestones: The company kicked off with a $1.578M Seed Note in 2022, quickly followed by a $750K Seed Round in 2023. With plans to initiate Series A funding soon, they anticipate starting sales at $800K in 2024, with expectations to triple this figure in the subsequent years.

Market Dynamics:

Consumers: A notable 55% prefer alternatives to traditional leather.

Brands: 38 out of the top 40 fashion brands are actively seeking "vegan leathers.”

Investors: Over $2.3B has been funneled into Next-Gen materials since 2015.

Leadership: The company is co-founded by a female leader and animal protection advocate, who has previously founded a luxury vegan shoe brand. This brand has been instrumental in creating over 30,000 luxury vegan shoes for high-profile clients, emphasizing the viability and demand for sustainable fashion solutions.

Insights: The founder's dedication to veganism since childhood and her successful track record in the luxury vegan footwear market underline the company's potential. Her experience and strategic partnerships in the industry are expected to propel this innovative material into new heights of market adoption and impact.

Considerations for us to ask as we evaluate this other than Financials of course:

• Does the company have established supplier networks to ensure a consistent supply of food waste for production?

• How does the durability of this plant-based leather compare to traditional leather over several years?

• Is there a recycling strategy in place for the material at the end of its life cycle?

• Is the company planning an expansion into the US market in the near future?

🏷️ Tags in the RISE Database: #FemaleLeadership #AnimalWelfare#FoodWasteReduction#ClimateAction

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🌍 Private vs. Public Impact: A Comparative Look at Investments 🌍

This week, we spoke with an ESG strategist about how we define impact in our investment database, focusing on tangible outcomes. Here's a breakdown of our approach, highlighting the differences between investing in public companies and private initiatives:

Imagine you're choosing between investing in a well-known, publicly traded company that's started incorporating renewable energy into its operations, versus a private startup that's developing innovative, sustainable farming techniques. Both are impactful, but they're impactful in different ways and scales.

For public companies, the impact is often about improving existing operations to meet ESG standards. These companies are large, established, and their efforts towards sustainability can be significant due to their scale. When we talk about ESG ratings, we're usually referring to these kinds of companies. It's about how well they're integrating environmental, social, and governance factors into their business model and how transparently they report these efforts. The impact is broad and, in a way, indirect, filtered through layers of corporate structure and strategy.

On the other hand, investing in private companies, like a startup focused on sustainable farming, is a bit different. Here, you're often getting in on the ground floor of an innovation that has the potential to directly address a specific environmental or social issue. The impact is more direct, tangible, and sometimes, it's the primary reason the company exists. Unlike public companies, where ESG initiatives might be one part of a larger strategy, these private endeavors can be wholly devoted to their mission from day one.

So, when we talk about looking at a business plan and their objectives in private companies, what we're really saying is that we're evaluating their core purpose, how integrated their impact goals are into their operational model, and how these objectives are designed to produce specific, measurable outcomes. It's not just about being 'less bad' but about being inherently good from the outset.

The difference, then, is not just in the scale or scope of impact but in the nature and immediacy of it. In private investments, especially in areas like farming, energy, real estate, and social impact startups, the impact is woven into the very fabric of what these companies do. It's about funding the future we want to see, directly.

._{*Please, it is never too early to share these differentiations with others so we are all educated together allowing us all to have an investor mindset. Visit’s last week’s article to learn how to teach the next generation about impact.}

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2. Impact Investing Education Program:

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3. Partner with RISE the movement:

   Do you share a commitment to making a positive impact? Our RISE community is evolving to be 25% finance or fund related, 60% business owners and 15% impact professionals. While our individual values may differ, our shared belief in investing for a better tomorrow unites us. We invite you to collaborate with us and showcase how your organization can empower us to excel in impact investing. 

   Together, we're not just investors; we're changemakers.

   Until next week, keep making an impact!

   Warmly,

   ^Tanaha

@risethemovement

www.risethemovement.com

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