LaunchSquad

Big week for client American Giant! Proud we've been working with Bayard Winthrop and team since the very beginning.

In the latest edition of The Cooler, we sat down with Erin Glabets, head of communications at Sublime Systems, a Boston-based startup developing technology to decarbonize cement-making. Erin has found there is important nuance and many different audiences who all require different types of stories for ultimate buy-in. And it’s working: Sublime was recently awarded $87 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and has created partnerships with industry stalwarts like BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL CO. Read more at the link below, and don't forget to subscribe to The Cooler for more climate conversations delivered to your inbox.

Today, client Waabi announced a $200M funding round, led by Uber and Khosla Ventures and includes strategic investors NVIDIA, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Scania Group Invest and Ingka Investments. The funding will support the company’s launch of fully driverless autonomous trucks in 2025. In just three years, Waabi has shown incredible vision and progress in their industry – pioneering new technology that’s paving a safer, more efficient pathway for autonomous vehicles to be used in the world. This is big news, signaling a milestone in autonomous vehicles and showing a way forward for generative AI in the physical world. It has even gained recognition from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It’s moments like these from change-the-world companies that make our work so special. Congratulations team!

Last month, team members Matt Calderone and Abby R. had the opportunity to attend the second annual Carbon Unbound Summit to discuss the future of carbon removal, a topic we’re passionate about here at the Squad. It’s an exciting time in this space. We get to work with leading companies and organizations that are building an entirely new industry from the ground up. We’re at the start of something that has the potential to make a real impact – for our climate and our lives. To be involved at the beginning of an emerging technology and contributing to these larger conversations is exactly what inspires us each day.

This week, client On announced an exciting multi-year partnership with Zendaya. The actor and fashion icon spoke to Vogue about the intentionality behind her new partnership with On, including a shared passion for community and their plan to collaborate on future creative campaigns and products: https://lnkd.in/gA_kvmCu. Head over to their website to shop The Zendaya Edit and watch Dream Together, a short film about the power of community: https://lnkd.in/gAJwhnmr Congratulations On -- we’re honored to be a part of this incredible milestone.

This month we celebrate our wonderful June Anniversaries 🌻 Congrats to this crew of incredible people - we’re so grateful to work alongside you everyday.   Shout out to Mike Schroeder (15 years), Shami Barooshian (10 years), Caroline Cammarano (9years), Lauren Wry (6 years), Maria Nifakos (3 years), Rob Clark (2 years).

Congratulations to client Climeworks for their inclusion on the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list ✨ The fourth annual list highlights companies making an extraordinary impact around the world -- and creating a positive impact on the world through their carbon-capture technology is exactly what Climeworks is doing every day. Read more about their innovative technology, the introduction of their new Mammoth facility, and their plans for the future here: https://lnkd.in/gCsdmJmk #TIME100Companies #Disruptors #ClimateAction

We're excited to welcome Natalie Aldous to the Squad this summer as part of the #FosterTheFuture fellowship program 🎉 Thank you to The PRSA Foundation for the opportunity to participate again this year. We're honored to help open new paths for diverse, talented candidates to gain experience in the world of PR and grow into the next generation of leaders.

"I get overwhelmed every day. It's not just because I run a startup and have two children. It's not just because the climate in the world and the untold human suffering that will happen is going to happen. It's that we do have tools to mitigate these things, but I don't think there's enough conversation about any of them." Today on The Cooler, we're sharing our first podcast with Kip Pastor, founder and CEO of Pique Action. Its an incredible conversation that touches on the power of visual storytelling to accelerate interest, cultivate hope, and inspire action around climate solutions. Listen in below and don't forget to subscribe to The Cooler for more climate conversations delivered straight to your inbox.

Today, our client, the ICF Climate Center, published its flagship report on the rising exposure to extreme heat in disadvantaged communities. Leveraging proprietary climate modeling to project the exposure of disadvantaged communities in America to extreme heat in the coming decades, the report shows the number of people in disadvantaged communities exposed to health-threatening heat waves each year could rise by an additional 25 million or more by 2050. A similar number of people could have their energy reliability negatively impacted as they use their air conditioning to stay cool during this extreme heat. This report comes at a critical time as extreme heat is particularly dangerous for these communities, which are least able to prepare for, withstand, and recover from the impacts of extreme heat. You can download the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eRjQhafQ Thanks to Harry Stevens at The Washington Post for his reporting. Read more via the link below.