📣 If you're here from the Mastering Networking session with Mr. G. at CIC Warsaw. This is the right place. To get the most out of the session: 🔗 Open Optomize: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67efedb68b88819188f8e16518032210-optomize-the-business-sustainability-ai-agent-mvp Paste these three questions in and let it coach you through them. REMEMBER: If it's not honest, it's not useful, right down everything. Copy from here: --- Coach me to master my networking, I'm attending a session with Mr. G, who's covering interpersonal communication and the first 3 of the 5 spheres of empathy from a networking perspective, defensive energy and influence. I'm now answering these questions below to kickstart an actionable plan I can take immediately to improve my ability to network. My name is 1. When you walk into a room full of people you don't know, what's the story you tell yourself about who you are in that moment? 2. What does being here today get you — and what's the version of that answer you'd be less comfortable saying out loud? 3. Think of someone who made you feel genuinely seen in a conversation. What did they do — and do you do that for others? ---- Then reply here with the one sentence that felt most true and most uncomfortable. We'll start the session from there :)

Something worth sharing with this community, especially if you're working with brands on sustainability claims or packaging decisions. Compostable packaging is often worse than plastic. Untouched World (NZ fashion brand, B Corp) just documented a 3-year research process they ran with Callaghan Innovation ,full Life Cycle Assessments across plastics, paper, compostables, and novel materials. The uncomfortable finding: plastic won on emissions. Compostable failed because the processing infrastructure doesn't exist at scale, PLA and synthetics end up in landfill anyway. Their solution: switch to POLLAST!C by Better Packaging Co, 100% ocean-bound plastic rescued from SE Asian coastal communities. Independently verified as the lowest carbon packaging commercially available. Lower than paper. Lower than compostable. Resealable and returned through a store programme for reuse. Why I'm sharing this here: this is exactly the kind of contested, evidence-based sustainability decision that's hard to make and even harder to communicate publicly. They did it right! Three years of research, external verification, B Corp accountability, and a transparent blog post explaining the whole reasoning. For anyone advising brands on sustainability messaging, this is a great case study in how to move from aspirational claims to operational proof. Full story: https://www.untouchedworld.com/en-us/blogs/journal/how-we-tackled-the-polybag-conundrum-with-pollastic POLLAST!C detail:https://www.row.betterpackaging.com/pages/pollastic

I drove ~1h out of the city to join the Open Door of GOMI Recycle... And it was worth it! While I didn't have a guide for the tour at GOMI, here are a few general notes I wanted to share: ➡️ The facility also processes small cables like phone cables ➡️ I saw some glass bottles which I thought were collected to be industrially washed and sanitized being crushed so interested in further understanding what is available locally. Please reach out if you know more ! ➡️ Some number from the SEA-MaP event: In 2022, 54% (295kt) of overall plastic waste was collected and 0.015% (8.5kt) ended up being recycled. I highly recommend anyone looking to see how we can achieve a 52% of plastic circularity by 2040 (vs 2% in 2022) in Cambodia to take a look at the 2026 Plastic Action Roadmap (https://lnkd.in/gfxwwaE6) ➡️ I didn't see any washing stations so curious how that part is being handled. ➡️ Stamp stations are a nice addition to engage with visitors and having them visit all of the tour stations . For all of you who missed the tour, I put together a small video of what could be seen.