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We counsel each of our portfolio companies in various
ways and roles: as investors, a member of the Board or Advisory Board, and through strategic alliances and consulting retainer
arrangements. We are dedicated to achieving the following goals for our portfolio companies:
- Bring a depth of expertise,
insight and vision into the world of corporate sustainability, green building and regenerative market opportunities.
- Promote an active dialog and adoption of regenerative
principles into the company's products, services and overall organizational excellence.
- Help form strategic partnerships, attract customers and form beneficial
alliances with key stakeholders, governmental agencies and NGO's.
- Serve as an "ambassador" for the organization.
We are pleased to be assisting the following organizations
in becoming more regenerative and profitable:
 Calera Corporation is dedicated
to reversing global warming and ocean acidification by trapping the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the built environment,
proactively reducing the level of free carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.
 From
the time Willis Carrier invented the basics of modern air conditioning in 1902, Carrier has been the world
leader in air-conditioning, heating and refrigeration solutions. Carrier Corp. has approximately 43,000
employees worldwide and operations in more than 170 countries. A unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), Carrier is built upon a legacy of innovation
and commitment. Through market-leading products and solutions, the company is constantly striving to
help people live more comfortable, healthy and productive lives. As a global citizen, Carrier recognizes the vital importance
of maintaining a responsible balance between the comfort it helps create today and the world we live in tomorrow. Carrier
is an industry leader in energy efficiency, dedicated to creating environmentally sound products and solutions that fulfill
its customers’ demands while preserving our precious natural resources.
 Colliers International is a leading global real estate services company that provides a full range of services to real estate users,
owners and investors worldwide. Colliers operates in 61 countries. Services include brokerage, property management,
hotel investment sales and consulting, corporate services, valuation, consulting and appraisal services, mortgage banking
and research.
 Dr. Sara Gottfried, MD, partners with patients to transform their health, energy, and vitality in ways that are tailored to their own hormone
levels, energy patterns, nutrition, and lifestyle. Gottfried's goal is to get patients implementing, and not just planning,
their transformation and creating measurable results. The Center's work is grounded in evidence-based integration of cutting-edge
science with natural therapies, yet yielding proven outcomes. Dr. Sara has a remarkable gift for deeply attuning to individual
patients -- what patients most need -- that is rarely found in a brilliant physician|scientist.
 GreenHomeGuide was founded in 2004 to address the frustration and uncertainty experienced by consumers in obtaining credible information
and counsel to green their homes. It's a trusted, community-based resource whose combination of tips, case studies, expert
Q&A articles and regional directories of products and services helps home owners and professionals create homes that are
resource efficient and healthy, as well as
move a step closer to a greener planet. GreenHomeGuide
was sold to the U.S. Green Building Council in 2008.
 Hara Environmental and Energy Management (EEM) on-demand software enables organizations to identify
and implement sustainability initiatives across stakeholders to increase operational efficiency, maximize shareholder value
and mitigate risk. Hara customers are identifying millions of dollars in savings from energy, water and waste abatement strategies
while reducing their carbon emissions.
 Hycrete enables the construction community to save time, money, and the environment through innovative waterproofing solutions.
Integrating Hycrete's proprietary technology ensures greater durability and structural service life while advancing the concrete
industry through environmentally intelligent solutions. Hycrete seeks to be the leading provider of sustainable concrete
materials and solutions for green buildings.
 SCIenergy provides Automated Continuous Commissioning (ACC) through its SCIwatch™ software platform
to enable commercial building owners and facility operators to slash annual energy spending by up to 25 percent. SCIwatch
is the industry’s only software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that automatically and persistently predicts, detects,
diagnoses and prioritizes system faults and anomalies that are constantly present in office, retail and institutional buildings.
 Serious Energy develops and manufactures sustainable green building materials that dramatically reduce the impact of the built environment
on the climate. The company was voted #1 at Cleantech Venture Forum XII, won the first Aspen Institute award for innovation
in Corporate Energy Conservation and Global Gypsum Product of the Year. It has also been recognized by TIME/CNN, Fortune,
Business Week, AlwaysOn and more as one of the most promising green companies.
 Soladigm is a developer of next-generation green building solutions
designed to improve energy efficiency. The company’s highly energy-efficient Dynamic Glass switches from clear to tinted on demand, resulting in significant cost savings, environmental benefits, and quality of life
enhancements.
 Sustainability Roundtable Inc. is a consortium of leading tenants, landlords and technical experts in real estate which provides regularly updated research
on what has proven to work best in the move to more sustainable facilities. Sustainability Roundtable provides this cost sharing
best practices research service through membership-based, customer-directed, shared research and conferencing.
 Thomas Properties Group is a full-service, publicly traded real estate company (NASDAQ: TPGI) that owns, acquires, develops and manages office,
retail and multi-family properties throughout the United States. Since its founding in 1996, Thomas Properties Group has developed,
restructured or acquired properties in the West Coast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Its current
portfolio totals approximately 15 million square feet. TPG has four integrated areas of business focus: property acquisitions,
development and redevelopment, property operations and investment management. The Thomas High Performance Green Fund develops
and redevelops green buildings worldwide.
 The Tork brand offers a complete range of products and services within hygiene and cleaning for away from home washrooms, healthcare,
food service and industry. Through customer understanding and particular expertise in hygiene and sustainability, Tork has
become a market leader in many segments. Tork is a global brand in the SCA portfolio. SCA is a
global hygiene and paper company that develops, produces and markets personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions and
solid-wood products. SCA is recognized as a global leader in sustainable development. SCA was ranked as the world’s
greenest paper company by The Independent newspaper and EIRIS research (2007).
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