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(This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/mother99/jacksonholdingcompany.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114International Women\u2019s Day (IWD) gives us time to reflect on the achievements women have made before us, the unique challenges women may face today as they continue to break barriers, and what the f\u2026 Read more on Cisco Blogs<\/a><\/p>\n \u200b[[{“value”:”<\/p>\n International Women\u2019s Day (IWD) gives us time to reflect on the achievements women have made before us, the unique challenges women may face today as they continue to break barriers, and what the future may look like for women as we move into a digital and low-carbon economy.<\/p>\n The theme for IWD this year is \u201cinspire inclusion.\u201d Thriving economies depend on stable environments and inclusive societies, and that\u2019s why Cisco\u2019s environmental sustainability strategy, The Plan for Possible<\/a>, includes investing in resilient ecosystems as one of its three priorities. It is in our shared interest to help humans and nature navigate a changing climate by investing in regenerative technologies, workforces, and nature itself. The Cisco Foundation\u2019s Climate Grants and Investments team is working toward that vision by providing nonprofit grants and impact investing to support innovative climate solutions.<\/p>\n As I reflected in a piece last year about women making strides in sustainability<\/a>, I couldn\u2019t be prouder to see so many women represented in the environmental sustainability space. Women couldn\u2019t be better positioned to help connect us to a more regenerative future. According to United Nations (UN) Women<\/a>, \u201cIn general, women are more likely to consider their families and communities in decision-making processes\u2014which is crucial to producing the kind of holistic solutions that make for effective climate action.\u201d<\/p>\n To gain some different perspectives, we asked six women entrepreneurs, whose climate technologies the Cisco Foundation has invested in, how women\u2019s leadership and creativity in the climate innovation space helps us build resilient ecosystems. This is what they had to say:<\/p>\n <\/a>\u201cJane Goodall, one of the women I most admire, said:\u00a0\u2018The environment, after all, is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest.\u00a0 It is one thing that all of us share.\u00a0 It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we can become.\u2019<\/p>\n I am inspired by many women in the nature solutions space. Margo Robbins is a Karuk Tribal member teaching hundreds of people the art of beneficial fire; Katharine Hayhoe leads science at The Nature Conservancy; Sandra Steingraber who picked up Rachel Carson\u2019s lifesaving work; dozens of women cofounders and CEOs who, like me, are pioneering the nature tech space.<\/p>\n Perhaps women are leading this space because we naturally have a nurturing, reciprocal relationship with nature rather than a destructive one. Women are known for creating\u00a0community and we know that the answer to the nature and climate crisis resides in community, collaboration, and cooperation. Women know that nature\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0community and community is nature.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAs the founder and CEO of SHYFT Power Solutions, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to work with families, businesses, regulatory bodies, and a wide range of stakeholders, delivering technology and solutions to solve some of Africa\u2019s toughest energy challenges.<\/p>\n I see how economies can be impacted and ultimately thrive when we take creative approaches to supporting clean, reliable, and affordable energy solutions.<\/p>\n I believe people closest to challenges are often in a unique and promising position to solve those challenges, and solving climate and environmental challenges can be best achieved when women are involved and leading those efforts.<\/p>\n One of SHYFT\u2019s core values is solving unique challenges with diverse perspectives, and the creativity, ingenuity, and insight of women are a key part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that women\u2019s full participation and leadership in general is critical to a thriving\u00a0human\u00a0<\/em>ecosystem. This is particularly true in the climate innovation space.<\/p>\n Through my work with Digital Democracy, I have been privileged to work with Indigenous women on four different continents and I have seen firsthand how much more effective and resilient climate work is when women\u2019s contributions are fully valued and recognized in their communities.<\/p>\n Everywhere we\u2019ve worked, I\u2019ve seen how Indigenous women bring essential skills, knowledge, and energy to the collective work of building resilience. For example, in so many Indigenous communities in the Americas, it is women who are the knowledge keepers of where sacred medicinal plants are grown, and how to best tend to traditional foods \u2013 essential knowledge for climate resilience. Or with our close partners the Cheptikale Ogiek of Mt Elgon, Kenya, women have played a leading role in a mapping initiative to restore ancestral lands to their communities, helping to protect and steward their local ecosystem.<\/p>\n The future of humanity depends on us doing everything we can to support resilient ecosystems in the world at large, and therefore depends on women\u2019s inclusion in these efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a>\u201cAs women leaders, we bring visibility to the value of whole-of-community approaches to innovation.<\/p>\n Meeting the challenge of building resilient ecosystems takes all of us. It is our diversity of thinking and lived experience that helps us fully understand the problems that we need to solve, and that guides our creativity in developing solutions.<\/p>\n At the company I lead, RapidAIM, we\u2019re on a mission to reduce the chemical intensity of agriculture. Pesticides are hydrocarbons that have been a mainstay of protecting food and fiber systems for decades. They have brought value by providing simple solutions to protecting crops, but also CO2e and harm to biodiversity.<\/p>\n At RapidAIM we believe in protecting crops while also protecting people and the planet. We achieve this with our cutting-edge hardware-enabled pest detection and defense system. Our novel internet of Things (IoT) insect sensors connects growers to the farm\u00a024\/7\u00a0to enable the most precise management of pests.<\/p>\n In celebration of International Women\u2019s Day, let\u2019s honour those women who have cleared the path of innovation by being bold, believing in our vision, and building for a better future.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a>\u201cIdeal leadership includes varying perspectives and reflects the population being led. So, naturally, including women\u2019s perspectives at senior levels is essential to holistic leadership for any organization \u2013 and the climate innovation space is no different.<\/p>\n In my personal experience, the teams where I\u2019ve seen the most success are those that include women at the helm. Most recently, at Vesta, I helped build an organization that includes women in leadership positions in both the business and science functions \u2013 and we\u2019ve been able to develop one of the most cost-effective emerging climate technologies available today as a result.<\/p>\n When I work alongside the women at Vesta, I don\u2019t just feel optimistic, I feel inspired. Every day they\u2019re doing something that\u2019s helping a cause bigger than themselves, bigger than all of us. And this goes beyond Vesta as well: we see female leadership helping activate climate progress globally. As the UN reported, \u2018In the workplace, women\u2019s leadership is associated with increased transparency around climate impact.\u00a0Higher percentages<\/a>\u00a0of women on corporate boards positively correlates with the disclosure of carbon emissions information.\u2019 For our planet to make progress towards the goals we\u2019ve set out as a society, it\u2019s clear that we need all voices and genders at the table doing their part.<\/p>\n I truthfully can\u2019t think of a better group of people to conduct our work on ocean-based carbon removal than the incredible women we have at Vesta. I\u2019m beyond thankful to be able to work alongside such passionate and capable women who strive to make the world a cooler place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cInternational Women\u2019s Day focuses our attention on the things we now take for granted that\u00a0were once monumental struggles of courage. It\u2019s also a time to take note of entrenched systems\u00a0that continue to threaten women\u2019s peace of mind and body. My NGO, Canopy,\u00a0being woman-led\u00a0and with a formidable team that is 85% women, stands on the shoulders of women who have\u00a0taken on the seemingly impossible and won. We are keenly aware that women are\u00a0disproportionately impacted by climate change \u2013 and historically under-represented in the\u00a0decisions that have created the ecological mess we\u2019re in.<\/p>\n The climate crisis requires all-hands on deck. But until significantly more women are in decision-making positions \u2013 we\u2019ve tied one hand behind our back as Spaceship Earth falters.<\/p>\n Stabilizing our climate requires solutions to be scaled on accelerated timelines. It requires a\u00a0comfort with ambiguity\u00a0along with\u00a0fierceness and determination (beware of mama bears). No single country, company or organization can solve the climate crisis by themselves. Leaders that value\u00a0traits of collaboration as much or more than beating the competition will feel more comfortable in\u00a0this existential endeavor. As U.S. President Harry Truman remarked, \u2018It is amazing what you can\u00a0accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.\u2019<\/p>\n In my work alongside women in investment, business, civil society, and philanthropy, I see\u00a0these traits deployed daily. Women lifting the work of others, creating pre-competitive solutions-spaces for the common goal. Through persistent and strategic efforts, we are shifting\u00a0entrenched economic and political dynamics, transforming unsustainable supply chains, and\u00a0securing ambitious, community-led conservation. Today, we honor these achievements and\u00a0dare to dream bigger.\u201d<\/p>\nAllison Wolff, CEO, <\/strong>Vibrant Planet<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Ugwem I. Eneyo, CEO and Co-Founder, SHYFT Power Solutions<\/a> \u2014 Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Emily Jacobi, Founder and Co-Director, <\/strong>Digital Democracy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Nancy Schellhorn, Co-Founder and CEO, RapidAIM<\/a> \u2014 Australia\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Kelly Erhart, President and Co-Founder, <\/strong>Vesta<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Nicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director, <\/strong>Canopy<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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See how Canopy is transforming supply chains:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
![<\/a>\u201cJane Goodall, one of the women I most admire, said:\u00a0\u2018The environment, after all, is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest.\u00a0 It is one thing that all of us share.\u00a0 It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we can become.\u2019<\/p>\nI am inspired by many women in the nature solutions space. Margo Robbins is a Karuk Tribal member teaching hundreds of people the art of beneficial fire; Katharine Hayhoe leads science at The Nature Conservancy; Sandra Steingraber who picked up Rachel Carson\u2019s lifesaving work; dozens of women cofounders and CEOs who, like me, are pioneering the nature tech space.<\/p>\nPerhaps women are leading this space because we naturally have a nurturing, reciprocal relationship with nature rather than a destructive one. Women are known for creating\u00a0community and we know that the answer to the nature and climate crisis resides in community, collaboration, and cooperation. Women know that nature\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0community and community is nature.\u201d<\/p>\nUgwem I. Eneyo, CEO and Co-Founder, SHYFT Power Solutions<\/a> \u2014 Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cAs the founder and CEO of SHYFT Power Solutions, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to work with families, businesses, regulatory bodies, and a wide range of stakeholders, delivering technology and solutions to solve some of Africa\u2019s toughest energy challenges.<\/p>\nI see how economies can be impacted and ultimately thrive when we take creative approaches to supporting clean, reliable, and affordable energy solutions.<\/p>\nI believe people closest to challenges are often in a unique and promising position to solve those challenges, and solving climate and environmental challenges can be best achieved when women are involved and leading those efforts.<\/p>\nOne of SHYFT\u2019s core values is solving unique challenges with diverse perspectives, and the creativity, ingenuity, and insight of women are a key part of that.\u201d<\/p>\nEmily Jacobi, Founder and Co-Director, <\/strong>Digital Democracy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cI believe that women\u2019s full participation and leadership in general is critical to a thriving\u00a0human\u00a0<\/em>ecosystem. This is particularly true in the climate innovation space.<\/p>\nThrough my work with Digital Democracy, I have been privileged to work with Indigenous women on four different continents and I have seen firsthand how much more effective and resilient climate work is when women\u2019s contributions are fully valued and recognized in their communities.<\/p>\nEverywhere we\u2019ve worked, I\u2019ve seen how Indigenous women bring essential skills, knowledge, and energy to the collective work of building resilience. For example, in so many Indigenous communities in the Americas, it is women who are the knowledge keepers of where sacred medicinal plants are grown, and how to best tend to traditional foods \u2013 essential knowledge for climate resilience. Or with our close partners the Cheptikale Ogiek of Mt Elgon, Kenya, women have played a leading role in a mapping initiative to restore ancestral lands to their communities, helping to protect and steward their local ecosystem.<\/p>\nThe future of humanity depends on us doing everything we can to support resilient ecosystems in the world at large, and therefore depends on women\u2019s inclusion in these efforts.\u201d<\/p>\nNancy Schellhorn, Co-Founder and CEO, RapidAIM<\/a> \u2014 Australia\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a>\u201cAs women leaders, we bring visibility to the value of whole-of-community approaches to innovation.<\/p>\nMeeting the challenge of building resilient ecosystems takes all of us. It is our diversity of thinking and lived experience that helps us fully understand the problems that we need to solve, and that guides our creativity in developing solutions.<\/p>\nAt the company I lead, RapidAIM, we\u2019re on a mission to reduce the chemical intensity of agriculture. Pesticides are hydrocarbons that have been a mainstay of protecting food and fiber systems for decades. They have brought value by providing simple solutions to protecting crops, but also CO2e and harm to biodiversity.<\/p>\nAt RapidAIM we believe in protecting crops while also protecting people and the planet. We achieve this with our cutting-edge hardware-enabled pest detection and defense system. Our novel internet of Things (IoT) insect sensors connects growers to the farm\u00a024\/7\u00a0to enable the most precise management of pests.<\/p>\nIn celebration of International Women\u2019s Day, let\u2019s honour those women who have cleared the path of innovation by being bold, believing in our vision, and building for a better future.\u201d<\/p>\nKelly Erhart, President and Co-Founder, <\/strong>Vesta<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a>\u201cIdeal leadership includes varying perspectives and reflects the population being led. So, naturally, including women\u2019s perspectives at senior levels is essential to holistic leadership for any organization \u2013 and the climate innovation space is no different.<\/p>\nIn my personal experience, the teams where I\u2019ve seen the most success are those that include women at the helm. Most recently, at Vesta, I helped build an organization that includes women in leadership positions in both the business and science functions \u2013 and we\u2019ve been able to develop one of the most cost-effective emerging climate technologies available today as a result.<\/p>\nWhen I work alongside the women at Vesta, I don\u2019t just feel optimistic, I feel inspired. Every day they\u2019re doing something that\u2019s helping a cause bigger than themselves, bigger than all of us. And this goes beyond Vesta as well: we see female leadership helping activate climate progress globally. As the UN reported, \u2018In the workplace, women\u2019s leadership is associated with increased transparency around climate impact.\u00a0Higher percentages<\/a>\u00a0of women on corporate boards positively correlates with the disclosure of carbon emissions information.\u2019 For our planet to make progress towards the goals we\u2019ve set out as a society, it\u2019s clear that we need all voices and genders at the table doing their part.<\/p>\nI truthfully can\u2019t think of a better group of people to conduct our work on ocean-based carbon removal than the incredible women we have at Vesta. I\u2019m beyond thankful to be able to work alongside such passionate and capable women who strive to make the world a cooler place.\u201d<\/p>\nNicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director, <\/strong>Canopy<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cInternational Women\u2019s Day focuses our attention on the things we now take for granted that\u00a0were once monumental struggles of courage. It\u2019s also a time to take note of entrenched systems\u00a0that continue to threaten women\u2019s peace of mind and body. My NGO, Canopy,\u00a0being woman-led\u00a0and with a formidable team that is 85% women, stands on the shoulders of women who have\u00a0taken on the seemingly impossible and won. We are keenly aware that women are\u00a0disproportionately impacted by climate change \u2013 and historically under-represented in the\u00a0decisions that have created the ecological mess we\u2019re in.<\/p>\nThe climate crisis requires all-hands on deck. But until significantly more women are in decision-making positions \u2013 we\u2019ve tied one hand behind our back as Spaceship Earth falters.<\/p>\nStabilizing our climate requires solutions to be scaled on accelerated timelines. It requires a\u00a0comfort with ambiguity\u00a0along with\u00a0fierceness and determination (beware of mama bears). No single country, company or organization can solve the climate crisis by themselves. Leaders that value\u00a0traits of collaboration as much or more than beating the competition will feel more comfortable in\u00a0this existential endeavor. As U.S. President Harry Truman remarked, \u2018It is amazing what you can\u00a0accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.\u2019<\/p>\nIn my work alongside women in investment, business, civil society, and philanthropy, I see\u00a0these traits deployed daily. Women lifting the work of others, creating pre-competitive solutions-spaces for the common goal. Through persistent and strategic efforts, we are shifting\u00a0entrenched economic and political dynamics, transforming unsustainable supply chains, and\u00a0securing ambitious, community-led conservation. Today, we honor these achievements and\u00a0dare to dream bigger.\u201d<\/p>\nSee how Canopy is transforming supply chains:<\/strong><\/h3>\n](\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2024\/02\/Allison-Wolff-CEO-Vibrant-Planet.png\"){kind=link}
![<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cAs the founder and CEO of SHYFT Power Solutions, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to work with families, businesses, regulatory bodies, and a wide range of stakeholders, delivering technology and solutions to solve some of Africa\u2019s toughest energy challenges.<\/p>\nI see how economies can be impacted and ultimately thrive when we take creative approaches to supporting clean, reliable, and affordable energy solutions.<\/p>\nI believe people closest to challenges are often in a unique and promising position to solve those challenges, and solving climate and environmental challenges can be best achieved when women are involved and leading those efforts.<\/p>\nOne of SHYFT\u2019s core values is solving unique challenges with diverse perspectives, and the creativity, ingenuity, and insight of women are a key part of that.\u201d<\/p>\nEmily Jacobi, Founder and Co-Director, <\/strong>Digital Democracy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cI believe that women\u2019s full participation and leadership in general is critical to a thriving\u00a0human\u00a0<\/em>ecosystem. This is particularly true in the climate innovation space.<\/p>\nThrough my work with Digital Democracy, I have been privileged to work with Indigenous women on four different continents and I have seen firsthand how much more effective and resilient climate work is when women\u2019s contributions are fully valued and recognized in their communities.<\/p>\nEverywhere we\u2019ve worked, I\u2019ve seen how Indigenous women bring essential skills, knowledge, and energy to the collective work of building resilience. For example, in so many Indigenous communities in the Americas, it is women who are the knowledge keepers of where sacred medicinal plants are grown, and how to best tend to traditional foods \u2013 essential knowledge for climate resilience. Or with our close partners the Cheptikale Ogiek of Mt Elgon, Kenya, women have played a leading role in a mapping initiative to restore ancestral lands to their communities, helping to protect and steward their local ecosystem.<\/p>\nThe future of humanity depends on us doing everything we can to support resilient ecosystems in the world at large, and therefore depends on women\u2019s inclusion in these efforts.\u201d<\/p>\nNancy Schellhorn, Co-Founder and CEO, RapidAIM<\/a> \u2014 Australia\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a>\u201cAs women leaders, we bring visibility to the value of whole-of-community approaches to innovation.<\/p>\nMeeting the challenge of building resilient ecosystems takes all of us. It is our diversity of thinking and lived experience that helps us fully understand the problems that we need to solve, and that guides our creativity in developing solutions.<\/p>\nAt the company I lead, RapidAIM, we\u2019re on a mission to reduce the chemical intensity of agriculture. Pesticides are hydrocarbons that have been a mainstay of protecting food and fiber systems for decades. They have brought value by providing simple solutions to protecting crops, but also CO2e and harm to biodiversity.<\/p>\nAt RapidAIM we believe in protecting crops while also protecting people and the planet. We achieve this with our cutting-edge hardware-enabled pest detection and defense system. Our novel internet of Things (IoT) insect sensors connects growers to the farm\u00a024\/7\u00a0to enable the most precise management of pests.<\/p>\nIn celebration of International Women\u2019s Day, let\u2019s honour those women who have cleared the path of innovation by being bold, believing in our vision, and building for a better future.\u201d<\/p>\nKelly Erhart, President and Co-Founder, <\/strong>Vesta<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a>\u201cIdeal leadership includes varying perspectives and reflects the population being led. So, naturally, including women\u2019s perspectives at senior levels is essential to holistic leadership for any organization \u2013 and the climate innovation space is no different.<\/p>\nIn my personal experience, the teams where I\u2019ve seen the most success are those that include women at the helm. Most recently, at Vesta, I helped build an organization that includes women in leadership positions in both the business and science functions \u2013 and we\u2019ve been able to develop one of the most cost-effective emerging climate technologies available today as a result.<\/p>\nWhen I work alongside the women at Vesta, I don\u2019t just feel optimistic, I feel inspired. Every day they\u2019re doing something that\u2019s helping a cause bigger than themselves, bigger than all of us. And this goes beyond Vesta as well: we see female leadership helping activate climate progress globally. As the UN reported, \u2018In the workplace, women\u2019s leadership is associated with increased transparency around climate impact.\u00a0Higher percentages<\/a>\u00a0of women on corporate boards positively correlates with the disclosure of carbon emissions information.\u2019 For our planet to make progress towards the goals we\u2019ve set out as a society, it\u2019s clear that we need all voices and genders at the table doing their part.<\/p>\nI truthfully can\u2019t think of a better group of people to conduct our work on ocean-based carbon removal than the incredible women we have at Vesta. I\u2019m beyond thankful to be able to work alongside such passionate and capable women who strive to make the world a cooler place.\u201d<\/p>\nNicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director, <\/strong>Canopy<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cInternational Women\u2019s Day focuses our attention on the things we now take for granted that\u00a0were once monumental struggles of courage. It\u2019s also a time to take note of entrenched systems\u00a0that continue to threaten women\u2019s peace of mind and body. My NGO, Canopy,\u00a0being woman-led\u00a0and with a formidable team that is 85% women, stands on the shoulders of women who have\u00a0taken on the seemingly impossible and won. We are keenly aware that women are\u00a0disproportionately impacted by climate change \u2013 and historically under-represented in the\u00a0decisions that have created the ecological mess we\u2019re in.<\/p>\nThe climate crisis requires all-hands on deck. But until significantly more women are in decision-making positions \u2013 we\u2019ve tied one hand behind our back as Spaceship Earth falters.<\/p>\nStabilizing our climate requires solutions to be scaled on accelerated timelines. It requires a\u00a0comfort with ambiguity\u00a0along with\u00a0fierceness and determination (beware of mama bears). No single country, company or organization can solve the climate crisis by themselves. Leaders that value\u00a0traits of collaboration as much or more than beating the competition will feel more comfortable in\u00a0this existential endeavor. As U.S. President Harry Truman remarked, \u2018It is amazing what you can\u00a0accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.\u2019<\/p>\nIn my work alongside women in investment, business, civil society, and philanthropy, I see\u00a0these traits deployed daily. Women lifting the work of others, creating pre-competitive solutions-spaces for the common goal. Through persistent and strategic efforts, we are shifting\u00a0entrenched economic and political dynamics, transforming unsustainable supply chains, and\u00a0securing ambitious, community-led conservation. Today, we honor these achievements and\u00a0dare to dream bigger.\u201d<\/p>\nSee how Canopy is transforming supply chains:<\/strong><\/h3>\n](\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2024\/02\/Ugwem-Eneyo-CEO-and-Co-Founder-SHYFT-Power-Solutions.jpg\"){kind=link}
![<\/a>\u201cAs women leaders, we bring visibility to the value of whole-of-community approaches to innovation.<\/p>\nMeeting the challenge of building resilient ecosystems takes all of us. It is our diversity of thinking and lived experience that helps us fully understand the problems that we need to solve, and that guides our creativity in developing solutions.<\/p>\nAt the company I lead, RapidAIM, we\u2019re on a mission to reduce the chemical intensity of agriculture. Pesticides are hydrocarbons that have been a mainstay of protecting food and fiber systems for decades. They have brought value by providing simple solutions to protecting crops, but also CO2e and harm to biodiversity.<\/p>\nAt RapidAIM we believe in protecting crops while also protecting people and the planet. We achieve this with our cutting-edge hardware-enabled pest detection and defense system. Our novel internet of Things (IoT) insect sensors connects growers to the farm\u00a024\/7\u00a0to enable the most precise management of pests.<\/p>\nIn celebration of International Women\u2019s Day, let\u2019s honour those women who have cleared the path of innovation by being bold, believing in our vision, and building for a better future.\u201d<\/p>\nKelly Erhart, President and Co-Founder, <\/strong>Vesta<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a>\u201cIdeal leadership includes varying perspectives and reflects the population being led. So, naturally, including women\u2019s perspectives at senior levels is essential to holistic leadership for any organization \u2013 and the climate innovation space is no different.<\/p>\nIn my personal experience, the teams where I\u2019ve seen the most success are those that include women at the helm. Most recently, at Vesta, I helped build an organization that includes women in leadership positions in both the business and science functions \u2013 and we\u2019ve been able to develop one of the most cost-effective emerging climate technologies available today as a result.<\/p>\nWhen I work alongside the women at Vesta, I don\u2019t just feel optimistic, I feel inspired. Every day they\u2019re doing something that\u2019s helping a cause bigger than themselves, bigger than all of us. And this goes beyond Vesta as well: we see female leadership helping activate climate progress globally. As the UN reported, \u2018In the workplace, women\u2019s leadership is associated with increased transparency around climate impact.\u00a0Higher percentages<\/a>\u00a0of women on corporate boards positively correlates with the disclosure of carbon emissions information.\u2019 For our planet to make progress towards the goals we\u2019ve set out as a society, it\u2019s clear that we need all voices and genders at the table doing their part.<\/p>\nI truthfully can\u2019t think of a better group of people to conduct our work on ocean-based carbon removal than the incredible women we have at Vesta. I\u2019m beyond thankful to be able to work alongside such passionate and capable women who strive to make the world a cooler place.\u201d<\/p>\nNicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director, <\/strong>Canopy<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cInternational Women\u2019s Day focuses our attention on the things we now take for granted that\u00a0were once monumental struggles of courage. It\u2019s also a time to take note of entrenched systems\u00a0that continue to threaten women\u2019s peace of mind and body. My NGO, Canopy,\u00a0being woman-led\u00a0and with a formidable team that is 85% women, stands on the shoulders of women who have\u00a0taken on the seemingly impossible and won. We are keenly aware that women are\u00a0disproportionately impacted by climate change \u2013 and historically under-represented in the\u00a0decisions that have created the ecological mess we\u2019re in.<\/p>\nThe climate crisis requires all-hands on deck. But until significantly more women are in decision-making positions \u2013 we\u2019ve tied one hand behind our back as Spaceship Earth falters.<\/p>\nStabilizing our climate requires solutions to be scaled on accelerated timelines. It requires a\u00a0comfort with ambiguity\u00a0along with\u00a0fierceness and determination (beware of mama bears). No single country, company or organization can solve the climate crisis by themselves. Leaders that value\u00a0traits of collaboration as much or more than beating the competition will feel more comfortable in\u00a0this existential endeavor. As U.S. President Harry Truman remarked, \u2018It is amazing what you can\u00a0accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.\u2019<\/p>\nIn my work alongside women in investment, business, civil society, and philanthropy, I see\u00a0these traits deployed daily. Women lifting the work of others, creating pre-competitive solutions-spaces for the common goal. Through persistent and strategic efforts, we are shifting\u00a0entrenched economic and political dynamics, transforming unsustainable supply chains, and\u00a0securing ambitious, community-led conservation. Today, we honor these achievements and\u00a0dare to dream bigger.\u201d<\/p>\nSee how Canopy is transforming supply chains:<\/strong><\/h3>\n](\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2024\/02\/Nancy-Schellhorn-Co-Founder-and-CEO-RapidAIM.png\"){kind=link}
![<\/a>\u201cIdeal leadership includes varying perspectives and reflects the population being led. So, naturally, including women\u2019s perspectives at senior levels is essential to holistic leadership for any organization \u2013 and the climate innovation space is no different.<\/p>\nIn my personal experience, the teams where I\u2019ve seen the most success are those that include women at the helm. Most recently, at Vesta, I helped build an organization that includes women in leadership positions in both the business and science functions \u2013 and we\u2019ve been able to develop one of the most cost-effective emerging climate technologies available today as a result.<\/p>\nWhen I work alongside the women at Vesta, I don\u2019t just feel optimistic, I feel inspired. Every day they\u2019re doing something that\u2019s helping a cause bigger than themselves, bigger than all of us. And this goes beyond Vesta as well: we see female leadership helping activate climate progress globally. As the UN reported, \u2018In the workplace, women\u2019s leadership is associated with increased transparency around climate impact.\u00a0Higher percentages<\/a>\u00a0of women on corporate boards positively correlates with the disclosure of carbon emissions information.\u2019 For our planet to make progress towards the goals we\u2019ve set out as a society, it\u2019s clear that we need all voices and genders at the table doing their part.<\/p>\nI truthfully can\u2019t think of a better group of people to conduct our work on ocean-based carbon removal than the incredible women we have at Vesta. I\u2019m beyond thankful to be able to work alongside such passionate and capable women who strive to make the world a cooler place.\u201d<\/p>\nNicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director, <\/strong>Canopy<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cInternational Women\u2019s Day focuses our attention on the things we now take for granted that\u00a0were once monumental struggles of courage. It\u2019s also a time to take note of entrenched systems\u00a0that continue to threaten women\u2019s peace of mind and body. My NGO, Canopy,\u00a0being woman-led\u00a0and with a formidable team that is 85% women, stands on the shoulders of women who have\u00a0taken on the seemingly impossible and won. We are keenly aware that women are\u00a0disproportionately impacted by climate change \u2013 and historically under-represented in the\u00a0decisions that have created the ecological mess we\u2019re in.<\/p>\nThe climate crisis requires all-hands on deck. But until significantly more women are in decision-making positions \u2013 we\u2019ve tied one hand behind our back as Spaceship Earth falters.<\/p>\nStabilizing our climate requires solutions to be scaled on accelerated timelines. It requires a\u00a0comfort with ambiguity\u00a0along with\u00a0fierceness and determination (beware of mama bears). No single country, company or organization can solve the climate crisis by themselves. Leaders that value\u00a0traits of collaboration as much or more than beating the competition will feel more comfortable in\u00a0this existential endeavor. As U.S. President Harry Truman remarked, \u2018It is amazing what you can\u00a0accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.\u2019<\/p>\nIn my work alongside women in investment, business, civil society, and philanthropy, I see\u00a0these traits deployed daily. Women lifting the work of others, creating pre-competitive solutions-spaces for the common goal. Through persistent and strategic efforts, we are shifting\u00a0entrenched economic and political dynamics, transforming unsustainable supply chains, and\u00a0securing ambitious, community-led conservation. Today, we honor these achievements and\u00a0dare to dream bigger.\u201d<\/p>\nSee how Canopy is transforming supply chains:<\/strong><\/h3>\n](\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2024\/02\/Kelly-Erhart-President-and-Co-Founder-Vesta.jpg\"){kind=link}