About us
We have a diverse team support from a strong international Advisory Board.
Core Team
Tomi Nyman
Co-Founder, Funding
MSc Tech.
Ecopreneur and chemical engineer with target to cut CO2 emissions by 1Gt. Developer of Neste’s bioplastics, bio-chemicals and chemical recycling programs.
Melina Pinomaa
Co-Founder, Stakeholders & Sustainability
MSc Econ.
Broad experience in sustainability and accelerating climate solutions. Serves also as a Board Member at Foundation for Better Nature, that focuses on restoring and conserving Finnish forests.
Maria Lahtinen
Co-Founder, Science Coordination
PhD of Chemistry
Scientific expert with background in Sartar, Faron and Bayer.
Anne Karumo
International Public Relations & Communication
Master’s in Political Science
20+ years in international relations, communications and marketing from EMEA, APAC and North America.
Kirppu Saukkonen
Art Director, Graphic Design
Advisory board
Erik Solheim
Advisory Board Member
Norwegian diplomat, ex Minister of the Environment, and Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme
Janos Pasztor
Advisory Board Member
Hungarian/Swiss diplomat; former Executive Director C2G; Former UN Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change; former WWF Director.
Santiago Hernández León
Advisory Board Member
Biological oceanographer at the “Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global (IOCAG)” in the Canary Islands. Received a Ph.D in Oceanography in 1986 from the Universidad de La Laguna (Canary Islands).
Advisors
Tero Taipale
Experienced in operations and scaling first of its kind solutions in high tech growth companies. D.Sc. in surface and colloid chemistry.
Erik Mansner
Climate strategist who has been building sustainable value chains in the food and agriculture sector in 10+ countries. Has over 10 years of experience in food, plastics and petrochemical business.
Karlijn Arts
Co-Founder of various foundations and companies, which develop nature-based solutions to protect and enhance healthy ecosystems. Experienced green lobbyist and sustainability professional for start-ups and large multinationals, accelerating the energy- and chemical transition.
Eliška Pechlátová
Environmental Solutionist and Young Changemaker. EU Climate Pact Ambassador at CINEA.
Leena Joshi
Founder of Climate Conservancy, an international nonprofit, with 9000 volunteers in 60+ countries. Sits on several boards and advisory councils including World Ocean Day and National Science Foundation (NSF).
Sami Tornikoski
Expert in NGO and sustainability, background from UN and WWF.
Leila Kaleva
Extensive background on strategy from Neste, Sanoma and Finnair and investment background at TeSi.
