Reducing industrial waste and leaving the world in better shape for future generations is what gets Avertana’s commercial director James Obern out of bed in the morning.

Growing The Pie estimates that New Zealand ‘unicorns’ have collectively created more than $34 billion in value. However, their total value to New Zealand is much greater because of their contribution to other start-ups, and to philanthropic causes, says Callaghan Innovation CEO Vic Crone.

This report on entrepreneurship and the impact of New Zealand’s innovation ecosystem includes perspectives from Dr Sean Simpson (Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Lanzatech, Avertana Chair) and Sir Stephen Tindall (Founder of K1W1, Avertana investor) as well as profiling LevelTwo, the hi-tech hub where Avertana is based.

Cleantech Group released their APAC 25 list in September 2018, which represents 25 leading innovative companies from across the region and across the different industrial spheres. The APAC 25 is a new sister list of the Global Cleantech 100 program released ahead of the 1st Cleantech Forum Asia held in Singapore on November 13-14, 2018.