Hatch: Taronga Accelerator Program

Hatch: Taronga Accelerator Program will be the guest presenter at the June Networking in Nature event presented by Gone Bush Adventures. Join us for a lovely morning of networking and connecting back to what matters – nature! Hear from past Hatch alumni Dr Alex Carthey (ReHabitat) and Sally Giblin (Be The Future), and meet new people who are committed to making positive and innovative change for the planet. Networking In Nature is a regular gathering of diverse professionals and business owners in Sydney's stunning Royal Botanic Gardens. Each gathering provides rich connections in a welcoming, positive environment and an opportunity to start the day on a healthy and inspired note. 🚶♀️ 🌳 To register head here --> https://lnkd.in/eEYisYj2

With Australian Fashion Week underway, it is important to keep attention on the negative environmental impacts that the industry is responsible for. It is also an opportunity to promote alternative and improved practices, encourage sustainable fashion, and drive consumers to disengage from fast fashion. Hear more from Hatch alumni and sustainable fashion expert, Emma Foster-Geering, on her journey with sustainable fashion and where she believes the industry is heading. 👗 Check out her thoughts in this Careers With Stem article https://lnkd.in/e4WtTyKa

Hatch founders Felix Toohey and Joseph Oliver Yap from ZeroTag, sat down with their fellow cohort founder Alice Kendall from Pledge for the Planet, for their entertaining podcast 'No Bull Pod'. Alice tells the story of how she swapped out her corporate graphic design career, to motivate and challenge communities to change their behaviour for the planet. 👂 Listen on: Apple Podcast https://lnkd.in/gEdmMz8W Spotify https://lnkd.in/g9xyiBRr YouTube https://lnkd.in/g6Sy4nE4 #forthewild #acceleratorprogram #innovation #sustainability #conservation

🌿 Couldn't have said it better ourselves 🌿 Another exciting immersive for our Hatch: Taronga Accelerator Program founders onsite at Taronga Conservation Society Australia. Thank you to all our wonderful guest speakers for inspiring our founders including; Chris Vagg from Pass it on Clothing & Co., John Kugel, Bridgit Allingham, Laura Minns and Suzy Scheiblin from Taronga, and Johnny Timbs (EdTripper) and Harrison Wright (Side Stage Ventures) for helping the founders perfect their pitches. Well done to Tom Allen (Impact Boom) and our incredible founders for another weekend full of environmental innovation. 📣 Looking forward to showcasing our founders hard work at the Pitch Event on 19 June 2024 - Save the date! ZeroTag, Circular PV Alliance, Medical Pantry, Pledge for the Planet, Woop Woop for Nature, The Groundswell Collective, Anna Noon, Mark Colquhoun, Steven Owens, Gok Yılmaz, Megan Jones, Laura Jones, Shimroth John Thomas, Felix Toohey, Joseph Oliver Yap, Olivia Lee, Martin N., Alice Kendall, Dr Elisa Raulings

Congratulations to Hatch founder Anna Noon from The Groundswell Collective for being names 'Volunteer of the Year' (amongst other honours) at the Lake Mac Awards 👏 👏

✨What a weekend!✨ Our Hatch Founders for 2024 came together for the program's first Immersive Workshop, onsite at the beautiful Taronga Zoo. With ideas flowing, our founders were treated to guest workshops from the brilliant Pip Kiernan GAICD (Clean Up Australia Ltd), who talked about the power of building a strong brand and the importance of being authentic in leadership. Warren Bingham, with insights into creating unshakable business leadership; James Crowther with tips on building founder resilience and self-care, and Sally Giblin from Be The Future sharing her phenomenal founder story. Impact Boom and Tom Allen also put our Founders through their paces to help build the foundations for success, whilst enjoying Taronga Conservation Society Australia's majestic animals, nature walks and stunning Wildlife Retreat. 📣 Watch the founders progress over the next few weeks which will culminate in the live Pitch Event on the 19 June at Taronga Zoo Sydney, 5:30-8:30pm AEST. The Groundswell Collective, Circular PV Alliance, Woop Woop for Nature, Medical Pantry, ZeroTag, Pledge for the Planet

What have our Hatch founders been up to lately? 🎓 Our 2024 program kicked off with our Founders delving into their businesses and meeting our amazing Hatch mentors. They will be on route to Taronga Conservation Society Australia next week for the first immersive weekend. 📻 The 2024 Founders sat down with Disrupt Radio to chat about their founder experiences. Catch up on these episodes here ➡ https://lnkd.in/g2kfCdbd ☕ Good-Edi blew investors away with their edible cups on Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars. Missed the episode? Watch it on 9Now. 🎙 Listen to Xylo Systems latest Nature Positive Podcast episodes ➡ https://ow.ly/vexU50R1Pii 💊 Medical Pantry donated 166.5kg of medical supplies to 4 animal wildlife partners last month. Saving these resources from ending up in landfill. Stay tuned for more great updates from the coming weeks and further insight in to the inspiring Founders for 2024!

🌟 Watch Good-Edi pitch to the one and only Gordon Ramsay and Janine Allis tonight on Channel 9 and 9Now on Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars ✨

Our incredible Hatch Founders have been sitting down with the inspiring Jules Lund on Disrupt Radio's - Startup Nation, to discuss their initiatives and founder journeys. First up is Anna Noon from The Groundswell Collective, who chatted about the benefits of regenerative projects, the importance of building community, challenges for the future and of course Hatch and Taronga Conservation Society Australia. 📻 Check it out here (19:19) ➡ https://lnkd.in/g2kfCdbd #podcast #regeneration #founders #innovation

📣 Introducing our Hatch 2024 Teams! 📣 We are excited to announce the 13 incredible founders we will be supporting as part of the Hatch Accelerator Program for 2024. With six inspiring initiatives, we can’t wait to kick off the program next week with Impact Boom, and protect biodiversity, support wildlife conservation and create a more sustainable future. ☀ Circular PV Alliance: Revolutionising the solar industry through sustainable and circular practices. Offering a unifying voice that drives environmental stewardship, economic growth, and social responsibility within the solar sector, whilst tackling solar PV waste. 🥑 ZeroTag: Smart, playful labelling system for reusable containers to tackle food waste and track your food consumption. ➡ www.zerotag.au 🌳 The Groundswell Collective – Tiny Forests: Innovative, community lead solution that supports, protects and enhances local biodiversity. It consists of a dense pocket of diverse, native vegetation, planted and supported by local community groups. Tiny Forests has a plethora of environmental benefits that bring together communities in a unique and inspiring way. 🏃♀️ Pledge for the Planet: Motivates climate action via community and sports events to restore our planet for future generations. They make climate action simple, fun and tangible via a series of "Missions" which you can get involved with to motivate change to protect our planet within your community. 👩🌾 Woop Woop for Nature: Supporting biodiversity by developing end-to-end, high integrity and practical nature-based strategies and solutions that restore biodiversity in ways that work for you.  💊 Medical Pantry: Rescuing unused medical supplies and equipment from landfill and delivering it to communities globally in order to improve the health of those most vulnerable. The program kicks off next week and will culminate in the Hatch Pitch Event on Wednesday 19th June – mark it in your calendars! Megan Jones, Laura Jones, Steven Owens, Gok Yılmaz, Martin Nguyen, Olivia Lee, Dr Elisa Raulings, Alice Kendall, Shimroth John Thomas, Joseph Oliver Yap, Felix Toohey, Anna Noon and Mark Colquhoun Tom Allen Impact Boom   #sustainability #acceleratorprogram #wildlifeconservation #environment #hatchtaronga