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Welcome to What If We Get It Right? the podcast for positive stories in business - hosting social impact entrepreneurs, innovators and employee activists from around the globe. We’re starting conversations about how people can lead our world in a new direction and looking at where we may be getting it right.
Shimrit Perkol-Finkel: Concrete Action for Life Below Water
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4 years ago
Shimrit Perkol-Finkel: Concrete Action for Life Below Water
Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel is co-founder, CEO and chief scientist at ECOncrete, a company creating environmentally-sensitive concrete solutions designed to develop rich and diverse marine life and counter the negative effects of using concrete in coastal areas. Concrete is the second most consumed material on our planet. Second, only to water. At the moment, it is responsible for 8% of humanity's carbon emissions. By changing the composition, texture and designs of the concrete ECOcrete produces, the team has created products that can be used by ports, waterfronts, breakwaters and piers to reduce ecological footprint and be resilient while fostering and preserving biodiversity.
With over 20 years of experience in marine biology and ecology, as well as diving and exploring different environments, Shimrit is using her expertise in sustainable management and ecological engineering to inspire businesses, governments and project developers, to start using ecological products in coastal construction. You can find ECOncrete’s products in six countries, over six seas. They have been awarded #10 most innovative company by Fast Company and #13 of top 50 women-led companies by Forbes.
Shimrit holds a B.Sc. in Life Sciences, and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Zoology. She was also one of five women entrepreneurs to win the We Empower UN SDG Challenge, a first-of-its-kind global business competition for female entrepreneurs advancing the UN SDGs
Website: https://econcretetech.com
SDG #14 Life Below Water
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Welcome to What If We Get It Right? the podcast for positive stories in business - hosting social impact entrepreneurs, innovators and employee activists from around the globe. We’re starting conversations about how people can lead our world in a new direction and looking at where we may be getting it right.
