Verineia Codrean's Linkedin Analytics

I facilitate strategic partnerships between Scandinavian corporates & the most innovative startups - with the goal to drive Innovation & Sustainability. I lead the Sustainability Unit that develops & implements groundbreaking projects to support the startup ecosystem + corporates across the Nordics to shape & build a better future. I also work wit VC firms to integrate ESG practices into their end-to-end processes, and facilitate their transition towards art. 8&9 funds. Our innovation projects have it all: learning & failing, high-risk & high-value, innovation & optimization. All with one goal - to scale ideas & solutions that ensure a sustainable + profitable future. Sustainability has a strong business case. It increases operational efficiencies, lower costs in the long term, enables new product lines & entirely new business models, while helping spark innovation from the core. I’m leading several pioneering projects: - Loop (loopnorway.com)- a Pan-Nordic initiative that helps corporates across Scandinavia pioneer circular pilots - Circular Venture Studio - A Venture Studio for entrepreneurs ready to start their startup, by solving corporate challenges through circular economy - Corporate & Startup Collaboration Programs that engage startups in helping them take the leap and head into a sustainable future (energy transition, clean tech & decarbonisation, future of ag-tech, health, mobility, smart cities, real estate, travel, refillable packaging, robotics + AI that optimises recycling and reuse, nutrient rich fabrics and technologies that turn food waste into energy, etc. The Sustainability’s Unit base stands on questions like:  - How can Construction Industry lower its carbon footprint and heavily reuse former buildings to lessen and eventually eliminate any waste, as well as develop materials without a carbon footprint? - Can Fashion Industry cater to both trends & use solely sustainable materials that don’t pollute our planet? - How can the Food Industry maximise its nutritional value, lessen the waste through extending the life shelf, eliminate plastic packaging and use food waste as material for other products? - How can we maximise the energy transition & decarbonise our society in a truly efficient manner? Industries I work with: Energy, Food & Ag-Tech, Fashion, Construction, Health, Mobility, Smart Cities, etc. Corporate Programs: 1. Corporate Innovation; 2. Corporate Ventures Arms; 3. Progressive & Good for the Planet Companies Startup Programs: Accelerators, Venture Studios, Incubators, Innovation Challenges, etc.