Dear WISE Women,
We hope this note finds you safe and healthy, and we are delighted to invite you to a special WISE-Boston event.
First, following yesterday’s guilty verdict, we join in recognizing the jury for delivering accountability and stand in solidarity with George Floyd’s loved ones and the entire Black community. In partnership across WISE and beyond, we continue to commit to tackling systemic racism and injustice on the still long road towards a just and equitable country and world.
Regarding the special event, on the eve of Earth Day tomorrow and in this new year of new promise for climate progress and climate justice, we are pleased to announce an exciting “Lunch and Learn” event taking place next Thursday, April 29th at 12pm eastern. Our program will explore the variety of ways investors can take action for mitigating climate change and advancing climate justice, whether at the local or global levels – from investing in clean and renewable energy, to the climatetech start-up landscape, to the growing array of investors committing to aligning their portfolios to Paris.
We are delighted to welcome guest speakers Jess Brooks, Chief Development Officer at Sunwealth and Juliana Garaizar, Launch Director of Greentown Labs Houston, in conversation with WISE-Boston Chapter Leader Lindsey White.
In brief background on the leading organizations we will be in conversation with…
Headquartered in Massachusetts and recently named to the 2021 Impact Assets 50, Sunwealth has invested more than $50 million in hundreds of community-based solar projects, including for fire stations, libraries, schools, affordable housing, and community centers. Sunwealth is focused on building equity into infrastructure.
Founded in Massachusetts, Greentown Labs is the largest climatetech incubator in North America. It recognizes the four pillars of climate action as: technology, finance, policy, and justice. Tomorrow, it launches its second location in Houston. Congratulations to Juliana as Launch Director, and to all the GTL Team, on this incredible milestone.
Many thanks to Jess and Juliana for joining us, and in particular to Juliana, during this very busy launch month in Houston! Our sincere thanks as well to WISE-Boston member Nina Birger for her event partnership.
Registration is open below until 11am EST, April 29th. We look forward to “seeing” you next week!
Best,
Lindsey, Smitha, and Marie
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Lindsey White, Smitha Das, and Marie Riley
WISE-Boston Chapter Leaders