Finalists of the APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program 2024
On Wednesday, F&B giant PepsiCo unveiled the 10 finalists for its APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program 2024. Launched at the beginning of the year, this initiative called for applications from startups across the Asia Pacific region, aiming to discover innovative solutions in sustainable agriculture, circular economy, and climate action. A committee of PepsiCo leaders selected these finalists based on their potential to deliver groundbreaking approaches to sustainability challenges.
A notable highlight of the finalist selection is the significant representation from Southeast Asia (SEA), with half of the chosen startups originating from this region.
Those SEA companies are:
CIRAC (Thailand)
CIRAC aims to provide a breakthrough technology for recycling aluminium-laminated plastic packaging, one of the most challenging packaging wastes to recycle. CIRAC’s technology recycles aluminium-laminated plastic into sustainable aluminium and heavy oil.
AIIEV (Thailand)
AIIEV aims to revolutionise transportation in the country. They empower businesses to achieve sustainability and cost savings through a game-changing subscription model for electric conversions, extending the life of existing commercial vehicles.
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Alternō (Vietnam)
Alternō is dedicated to pioneering sustainable solutions that significantly reduce carbon emissions in agriculture, industry, and residential heating. The company was founded with a vision to create Asia’s first low-cost thermal energy storage solution for renewable energy, to be deployed widely across the region by 2050.
Grac (Vietnam)
Grac provides affordable waste and recycling solutions for local governments and businesses seeking a smarter, sustainable alternative. Grac was born to design the most suitable waste management model in Vietnam and developing countries. Grac contributes to reducing waste, separating waste at source, reducing GHG emissions and building a circular economy.
Takachar (The Philippines)
Takachar enables communities to turn their crop and forest residues into higher-value, carbon-negative bioproducts such as fertilizers, chemicals, and biofuels in a small-scale, decentralised, self-sufficient manner, thereby uniquely advancing climate justice. They develop small-scale, low-cost, portable systems that latch onto the back of tractors and pick-up trucks and deploy to rural, hard-to-access regions, enabling self-sufficient rural bioeconomies, and preventing air pollution and carbon footprint associated with open-air biomass burning.
Other companies on the list are Mi Terro (China), ELIoT Energy, Wildfire Energy, X-Centric (Australia), and Captivate Technology (New Zealand).
Each finalist has been chosen for its distinctive strategy in tackling environmental and sustainability issues, with a particular emphasis on criteria that resonate with PepsiCo’s transformative pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) initiative. This program signifies PepsiCo’s dedication to fostering a future-oriented food system where both humanity and the planet can flourish.
In a notable expansion for 2024, PepsiCo has broadened the focus of the APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program to include sustainable agriculture as a critical area of attention. Recognising the pivotal role of agriculture in the food ecosystem, PepsiCo has identified two pioneering startups in this field as finalists, each contributing innovative solutions to promote sustainable farming practices.
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Furthermore, PepsiCo has forged new partnerships with its bottlers, Suntory PepsiCo Beverage in Thailand and Vietnam, both deeply committed to environmental impact and sustainability. These collaborations aim to deepen sustainability efforts in the region by engaging stakeholders and amplifying the reach of impactful initiatives through collective action.
To provide comprehensive support to the finalists, the APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program offers a robust ecosystem connecting them with PepsiCo’s extensive network of mentors, industry experts, and resources. This framework is designed to nurture development, expedite market readiness, and enhance the scalability of the finalists’ solutions.
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