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DECEMEBR 20, 2023
Telesto Strategy has released its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, covering from 2022 to 2023 and highlighting the firm’s commitment to sustainability and the diverse strategies utilized to advance its global vision to regenerate the planet.
“We recognize that we share a path with many on this journey and seek to contribute materially to the global efforts for decarbonization, a just transition, and achievement of the Paris Targets and Sustainable Development Goals,” says CEO and Founder Alex Kruzel. “It is in the spirit of partnership and stewardship that we present our inaugural ESG report, where we highlight our impact on the economy, environment, and people in accordance with global best practice.”
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Telesto Strategy has joined The United Nations (UN) Global Compact initiative – a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices. With this announcement, Telesto Strategy proudly joins thousands of other companies globally committed to taking responsible business action and creating a thriving, sustainable world.
The UN Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, and to act in support of UN goals and issues embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, often referred to as COP28, will be held from November 30 to December 12 at the Expo City in Dubai, UAE. Global climate and ESG leaders, business executives, public health officials, and policy makers will convene for a variety of discussions, panels, and events to address the future of climate change and capital across industries in the global arena.
Jacobs Solutions Inc, an international technical services firm, will host a two-day panel discussion and Q&A session on December 9 and 10, entitled “Extreme Conditions and Resilient Cities: How are Urban Centers Adapting?” as part of their Urban Resilience Programme at the Green Zone Expo City Dubai Pavilion. The panel will address how cities can adapt to the increasing climate events, infrastructure needs, affordable housing, and mobility in their communities. Alex Kruzel, CEO + Founder of Telesto Strategy, was selected to speak at the event, bringing her breadth of global experience in ESG and climate finance to the discussion.
OCTOBER 11, 2023
As a culmination of Telesto Strategy’s early-stage Climate Tech Accelerator in Ghana, Telesto hosted an industry showcase event as part of ANDE’s annual conference in Ghana on September 14. Telesto’s Climate Tech Accelerator was launched in June to support the development of a regional pipeline of investable, climate-focused startups across Ghana, in collaboration with Academic City University college, U.S. Department of State Office of Global Partnerships and Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE), and Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE). The cohort shared their enhanced business pitches to a panel of independent judges and Kodu Technology and Sabon Sake were selected as winners, in recognition of their development and accomplishments throughout the program.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Join Telesto and fellow Climate practitioners for a micro-presentation on how to navigate the next wave of emissions and climate risk disclosures as well as for a professional networking during a Happy Hour on Thursday, 10/4.
Navigating the Next Wave of Emissions and Climate Risk Disclosures
Date & Time: Thursday, October 14, 5-7 pm CT
Location: West Loop (details to be shared on registration link)
Registration link: https://navigatingthenewwaveofemission.splashthat.com/
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
In partnership with Academic City University college, U.S. Department of State Office of Global Partnerships and Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE), and Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), Kodu Technology was selected as the showcase winner and Sabon Sake was selected as the runner up by a selection of independent judges.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Alex Kruzel, CEO & Founder of Telesto Strategy, provided technical moderation with global executives on Climate Capital trends and solutions, which included executives from Development Bank Ghana (DBG), German Development Bank (KfW), The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), ACCESS Bank Ghana
AUGUST 21, 2023
As a culmination of Telesto Strategy’s early-stage Climate Tech Accelerator in Ghana, Telesto will be hosting an industry showcase event as part of ANDE’s annual conference in Ghana on September 14. Telesto’s Climate Tech Accelerator was launched in June to support the development of a regional pipeline of investable, climate-focused startups across Ghana, in collaboration with Academic City University college, U.S. Department of State Office of Global Partnerships and Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE), and Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE).
june 5, 2023
Telesto Strategy, Academic City University College, U.S. Department of State Office of Global Partnerships and Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE), and Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) are partnering to launch an early-stage Climate Tech Accelerator to support the development of a regional pipeline of investable, climate-focused startups across Ghana.
From an impressive pool of applicants, the Accelerator Program’s Selection Committee has selected six Ghanaian Climate Tech startups which demonstrate significant potential for creating enduring impact within the Ghanaian ecosystem and beyond.
May 9, 2023
Telesto Strategy, the US State Department Office of Global Partnerships and Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship, Academic City University College, and the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs are partnering to launch an early-stage Climate Tech Accelerator to support the development of a regional pipeline of investable, climate-focused startups across Ghana.
The program will diligently source a robust cohort of Ghanaian tech startups that are delivering climate-centered solutions across a diverse array of industry verticals. Given the overall maturity of the climate entrepreneurial landscape in Ghana, Telesto will focus on identifying early-stage, pre-seed, or seed-level startups for accelerator participation.
May 5, 2023
Telesto Strategy Managing Director Ben Vatterott delivered a guest lecture today as part of the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s program on Real Estate Climate Action: Risk Assessment, Resilience, and Net Zero Success.
Attended by two dozen global leaders in sustainable real estate across both the public and private sectors, the program covered the full range of real estate and climate action topics, from risk assessment – turning science to action to improve real estate performance, to resilience – solutions and the benefits of being prepared, and net zero – decarbonization tools for market success.
APRIL 26, 2023
Telesto Strategy’s CEO & Founder, Alex Kruzel, was featured today in the Executives’ Club of Chicago’s CSR/ESG Summit, alongside a diverse array of advisors, corporate and academic leaders and offered strategic guidance for organizations that have already invested in CSR and ESG initiatives and who are figuring out what steps to take next.
One of the foundational principles that Alex shared was the need to first build executive buy-in about where you are going and what good looks like. When Telesto works with its clients, it leverages its proprietary ESG maturity model to establish an ESG/Sustainability baseline and help to delineate aspirations across a number of parameters.
FEBRUARY 2023
As part of the Connecting Climate Entrepreneurs (CCE) initiative, the US Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships launched a Partnership Opportunity Delegation (POD) to Accra, Ghana to cultivate partnership and stimulate new collaborations between the U.S. private sector and the West African climate capital domain. The delegation included leaders from Telesto Strategy, Google, Tides Foundation, Arm, USTDA, Amazon Web Services, and LinkedIn, among others. With facilitation by the Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Accra, delegates were introduced to leaders from Ghana’s public and private sectors and met with climate innovators.
In collaboration with the delegation event, Telesto Strategy hosted a convening of Ghanian and U.S leaders from across the public, private, university, and non-profit arenas for a dinner and panel discussion.
DECEMBER 15, 2022
With increasing momentum accelerating corporate climate action and climate capital, significant investments are being made by U.S. businesses to spur climate-related entrepreneurship and enterprise in Africa. Recent initiatives include Connected Climate Entrepreneurs of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Global Partnerships, announced at COP26. At the same time, these investments aren’t enough to mitigate the billions needed for adaptation, resilience, and mitigation activities globally and especially across the Global South.
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