Mobilizing Millions for Climate Tech and Sustainable Fashion

12/09/2025 17 min

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Episode Synopsis

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The All Aboard Coalition's effort to mobilize $300 million for venture capital co-investments in first of a kind climate-tech projects; the role of fashion brands in supporting regenerative cotton in Peru (06:55); and why decentralized physical infrastructure networks, or DePINs, are a promising model for sustainable community services (11:00).Story links:“⁠All Aboard Coalition mobilizes co-investments in climate tech as federal funding falters⁠,” by Amy Cortese“⁠Fashion brands step into the aid gap to back regenerative cotton in Peru’s Amazon⁠,” by Erik Stein“⁠A new model for digital infrastructure: Decentralized and community owned⁠,” by Crypto Council for Innovation's Renee Pinto da Silva Barton⁠⁠Music by Isaac Silk and ⁠DELOSound⁠

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