Patty: It’s great to be here, Spiffy! We want all innovators, who have a purpose to impact social change, to design with a lens on children. And all, who have a purpose to deliver a world of equal opportunity for every child, to embrace innovation as the bold accelerator to that global reality.
Suman: Thanks for having me, Spiffy. Through BlueUrbn, we assist owners of commercial buildings in quantifying their structures' carbon emissions and pinpointing significant retrofit opportunities and energy-efficient solutions that lead to both cost reductions and the reduction of carbon emissions. BlueUrbn streamlines the process of decarbonizing and enhancing the energy efficiency of real estate, simplifying the complex journey of implementing energy upgrades for property owners.
Yidian: It’s great to be here, Spiffy! The pervasive issue of aquatic plastic pollution, with millions of tons of plastic waste entering our oceans annually, has garnered worldwide concern. These plastics degrade into microplastic fragments, posing a significant threat to marine life and humans. Microplastics, measuring less than five millimeters in diameter, disperse widely across vast geographical areas, making their collection an arduous task.