#122 Offset Skepticism, Regulation Driving Demand, Sustainable Supply Chains, Content GTM Strategy, Climate Business Opportunities, & More w/ Saif Hameed (Altruistiq)

In this episode, Silas Mahner (@silasmahner) & Somil Aggarwal (@somil_agg) speak with Saif Hameed, the CEO and Founder of Altruistiq, a leading Carbon Emissions accounting software.

The conversation is full of insights because Saif has an incredible background, diverse career exposure, and a very good handle on the overall ESG & Sustainability space.

Some of the key topics are, how ESG is an incorrect usage of terminology, how Scope 1,2,3 emissions were created as frameworks for governments, the difficulty of deploying money into non-renewables climate solutions, and a lot more.

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Topics:
*13:27 ESG SaaS Breakdown
*23:12 Critique of Corporate Promises
*29:56  How CPGs Track Responsiveness
*39:13 Sustainability Product Demand Insights
*48:29 Advice to Founders
*54:27 GTM Advice
*1:01:15 Startup Ideas

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Links:
*Connect w/ Saif: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saifhameed/
*Follow Altruistiq: https://altruistiq.com/
*Climate Capital Summit: https://www.climatecapitalsummit.com/   
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*HMU on Twitter: @silasmahner

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