The Business Case for Climate: Skip the Impact Pitch

2026-11-04 · 16:00:00 · Raleigh

Raleigh Founded - North Street

Raleigh Founded - North Street

Held at Raleigh Founded on North Street, this free summit focuses on moving beyond impact metrics to build sustainable, commercially viable climate businesses.

The climate companies that thrive aren't just selling climate impact, they're also solving critical business needs. So what does it take to build a company that wins in the market and still delivers on climate? The strongest climate startups deliver real results in areas like resilience, manufacturing operations, and supply chain efficiency. This session looks at the business fundamentals that make them competitive and financially sustainable at scale. Dig into unit economics, the technology that drives future cost competitiveness, and how to frame your climate story as a business story. Climate leaders will share how they think about financial viability in their own companies. You'll leave with a sharper way to judge whether your business holds up on fundamentals, and how to make that case to customers and investors. Speaker Tricia Carey Tricia Carey is the Chief Commercial Officer at Avalo, an ag-tech innovator accelerating crop evolution through AI to produce climate-resilient, low-carbon cotton. Avalo partners with brands, growers, and manufacturers to scale crop innovation, turning climate resilience into a commercial advantage across the textile supply chain. With a career rooted in sustainable innovation, Tricia has been instrumental in advancing fiber solutions by launching TENCEL™ globally with Lenzing and commercializing CIRCULOSE® at Renewcell. Jeff Soplop Jeff Soplop is a seasoned cleantech leader with over 20 years of experience in AI analytics, SaaS, automation,

Founder brief

Who should attend

Founders building in climate, energy, and agtech who need to strengthen their commercial arguments will benefit most. The discussion targets entrepreneurs aiming to prove operational value, whether in manufacturing, resilience, or supply chain efficiency, to buyers and investors.

What happens

Starting at 16:00, speakers examine how to frame climate products around unit economics and future cost competitiveness rather than purely environmental narratives. Presenters share practical perspectives on financial viability and how their organizations secure traction across industrial and textile supply chains.

Who's in the room

Tricia Carey, Chief Commercial Officer at Avalo, joins cleantech leader Jeff Soplop to share their industry experience. Raleigh-Durham Climate Week organizes the gathering, drawing regional peers interested in scalable climate technology, agriculture innovation, and enterprise software.

How to prepare

Review your financial models and customer value propositions ahead of time. Be ready to articulate your company's core benefits in terms of cost savings, operational resilience, and direct business ROI rather than relying entirely on carbon reduction or sustainability metrics.

Organizer: Raleigh-Durham Climate Week

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At a glance

Tickets
Free
Sectors
Climate energy, Agtech food

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