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Mach49’s Paul Holland spoke with BlackRock Alternatives Investors’ Jim Barry on the latter’s firm’s climatetech strategy.

Representatives from University of Strathclyde, Conception X, SETsquared and Oxford University Innovation discussed how university ventures can spearhead sustainable innovation and deliver impact.

Henkel Tech Ventures’ Paolo Bavaj moderated a session on how the world’s investors are looking to make climate-conscious deals.

Hitachi’s chief environmental officer Alistair Dormer gave a keynote on the firm’s commitment to sustainability through innovation.

Introductions of the second day of the 10th GCV Symposium featured GCV’s James Mawson and chair Eileen Tanghal from In-Q-Tel.

Jeremy Nicholls from UN’s Development Programme and Natural Capital Research’s Beccy Wilebore spoke about avoiding the greenwash to locate the best source of capital.

Despite uncertainty, Yahoo Japan’s corporate venturing vehicle will continue its efforts in innovation and technology in the Japanese ecosystem through collaborations with startups.

Ferguson's investment arm is in weekly contact with portfolio companies and expects digitisation to be more widely adopted in the construction industry as work practices change.

TDK's corporate venturing unit is lining up more deals to go with its investment in Genetesis this week, having been formed early last year with one eye on an economic downturn.

Although newly formed, Volvo Financial Services' strategic investment arm is optimstic about the potential of mature technologies meeting more inviting valuations.