2023年《财富》改变世界的公司(19)
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Octopus Energy Group helps customers keep a tight grip on their purse strings while cutting down their carbon footprint. Its proprietary energy-tech platform, Kraken, makes it easier for users to customize their energy sources and pricing structures. Octopus installs solar panels and heat pumps, and business customers can opt to get their power from 100% renewable sources by connecting with them through Octopus. The company also offers various smart-grid programs that allow customers to buy electricity at reduced rates for use during off-peak hours—a good deal for anyone charging an electric vehicle overnight. Kraken now has 30 million customer accounts in 16 countries, including about 13 million in the U.K., where it’s now the country’s second largest energy provider, with a customer base of about 50% of the population. —Aslesha Mehta 20.Syndio SEATTLE Companies including Walmart and Salesforce use Syndio’s tech to spot pay gaps based on race, gender, or ethnicity. The company says it’s helped steer $167 million to workers who were under - paid due to such gaps. 21.Vivo (Telefônica Brasil) SÃO PAULO Brazil’s largest telecom provider built a nation - wide recycling network for cell phones, tablets, and other consumer gear; it reclaimed 11.3 tons of e-waste in 2022. 22.Bobbie SAN FRANCISCO When factory problems led to a massive infant formula shortage in 2022, this organicformula startup stayed reliable for parents. Its recent acquisition of Nature’s One will vastly expand its market share. 23.Yum China SHANGHAI The huge restaurant manager (it operates brands like KFC and Pizza Hut in China) is taking on rural poverty— in part through “grow local” initiatives to intro - duce regional produce to its restaurant menus. 24.Microsoft REDMOND, WASH. In May, Microsoft helped launch Jugalbandi, a chatbot that uses AI to give Indians information about public services in their own languages. That’s a boon for millions in India who speak neither Hindi nor English. 25.Chobani NEW BERLIN, N.Y. The yogurt maker helped found the Tent Partnership for Refugees, which enlists companies to provide refugees with jobs. In June, 41 partners pledged to employ and train over 250,000 people across Europe. 26.Too Good to Go COPENHAGEN Discarded food is not only a waste but a driver of global warming. Too Good to Go helps restaurants and stores sell or donate extra food rather than throwing it away; its app has kept 243 million meals out of landfills. 27.Recykal HYDERABAD, INDIA Recykal runs a digital marketplace in India that helps match recyclers and trash collectors, increasing the amount of waste that gets reused. It diverted some 700,000 metric tons of trash out of landfills so far in 2023. 28.Cisco SAN JOSE Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration program has funded more than 1,500 projects to close the digital divide, including broadband services in the rural U.S. and mobile doctor’s offices for refugees in Germany. 29.Green Homebuilders Collaborating on energysmart homes and towns SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC / KB HOME Aging energy grids around the world have been tested in unprecedented ways—the result of a perilous mix of heat waves, severe storms, droughts, and other catastrophes. Residential energy use accounts for an estimated 20% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and more energy-efficient homes are one possible solution to the growing strain. Schneider Electric—whose products are now in four out of 10 U.S. homes—has been a leader in building out technology and services to make smarter homes and grids a reality. In early 2023, the company launched a product that lets consumers switch between energy sources (traditional and cleaner sources) and store energy from solar panels during the day to power their homes during peak hours. This saves money for residents and helps alleviate some of the stress put on existing power grids at times of high demand. Schneider has also teamed up with KB Home, the big U.S. builder that has become a leader in energy-efficient housing. In 2022, KB launched the first “microgrid communities”—two all-electric, energy-smart neighborhoods in Menifee, Calif. Homes in the neighborhoods have built-in solar panels, energystorage systems, and energyefficiency tech powered in part by Schneider. Each home is designed to average out to be net-zero energy—producing as much energy as it consumes over time. 30.WORLD-CHANGING INVESTORS Channeling capital to finance powerful ideas. LEAPFROG INVESTMENTS / TPG RISE / FLAGSHIP PIONEERING LeapFrog Investments/TPG Rise/Flagship Pioneering (责任编辑：admin) |