Last week was jam packed full of meetings. And there were tailwinds for us too. The UK Government announced significant funding to end single-use plastic waste, Sky (yes, Murdoch's outfit) announced their own funding to support new technologies to end ocean plastic waste and the full impact of China's ban on importing recyclables from around the world is now starting to hit home. And it's not pretty as stockpiles of waste start accumulating.
We started north of London at Cranfield University and their Graduate students who are working with us on our gCycle business modelling.
I like to call it Strategery…
We met with Milton Keynes council to figure out their nappy waste issues. Note the sustenance we offered from Australia.
Kim got all MBA like on us and started writing stuff on the white board. Really hope she didn't use a permanent marker!
And we finished off with a Pub dinner.
We then headed due west, nearly running into Wales to meet our engineering partners. We have co-designed some great kit to make resources from dirty nappies. As a Bachelor of Arts graduate I did my very best to look informed and in-the-know as we saw machines whirr. I nodded heaps.
Again, note the nutrition we brought to the table…
Then we headed South East and spent an afternoon with gTeam member Steph. A shocking hair day for me. Unforgivable really.
It wasn't all work.
Completely coincidentally I ran into a Mum of one of my son's best mates at a cafe in Chelsea. We also met up with my brother, hit a pub with our fabulous friend Tom who is putting us up and thanks to the power of social media, spent Friday night at an impromptu dinner party with old friends from Portland, Oregon and others all in the impact investing space. A remarkable group and much fun.
Just bumping into friends on the other side of the globe.
Mini family reunion.
Portland Reunion in London.
After work Pub time.
Then the weekend hit and we headed to the Continent to meet up with the kids (a much longer story for later) and then headed to a conference in Germany on all things Cradle to Cradle & Circular. More updates to come!
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