Here are five climate-focused companies you can support and integrate into your life and work:
- Tomorrow Bank – A sustainability-focused bank that avoids financing harmful industries like coal and weapons. It invests exclusively in sustainable projects and saves 1 m² of rainforest for every euro spent with its card. It also rewards green actions (e.g. switching to clean energy providers) with benefits and partner discounts. Individuals can sign up in minutes and align their finances with climate goals.
- Zolar – A platform for homeowners to plan and install solar systems, helping them become energy independent and reduce reliance on high‑emission electricity grids. Producing your own clean energy cuts your carbon footprint and protects you from volatile energy prices driven by geopolitical or climate-related shocks.
- Tesvolt – Provides scalable, competitively priced energy storage solutions for businesses, whether on- or off-grid and regardless of the renewable source (solar, wind, water, CHP). Their batteries support applications from wineries and apartment buildings to electric buses, playing a key role in Europe’s transition from fossil fuels. Installers, dealers, and project developers can also partner with Tesvolt.
- Running Tide – A carbon removal company that uses kelp microforests to capture CO₂ and sink it deep into the ocean. This approach is highly scalable (using open ocean space), doesn’t compete for land, and aims for low-cost, measurable carbon removal. Companies like Stripe and Shopify already buy carbon removal from Running Tide to address residual emissions; other businesses can contact them to do the same.
- Infarm – A vertical farming pioneer producing fresh, pesticide-free food close to consumers, which significantly cuts transport-related emissions—often more than half of food’s total emissions, according to the IPCC. Infarm partners with over 30 major retail chains across Europe, North America, and Asia, so consumers can look for their label and retailers can choose to stock their produce.
Key takeaway: Individual choices matter more when they influence and support systemic change. By choosing climate-positive banks, energy providers, storage solutions, carbon removal partners, and food systems, you help shift demand and capital toward solutions. Stay curious about the impact of what you buy and use, and push your employer and other organizations to move beyond lip service and take concrete climate action.
Here are five climate-focused companies you can support and integrate into your life and work:
1. Tomorrow Bank – Climate-conscious banking for individuals
Most traditional banks invest customer deposits in harmful industries like coal and weapons, often without making this transparent. Tomorrow Bank takes a different approach by committing to sustainability and social equity. It exclusively finances sustainable projects and, for every euro spent with a Tomorrow card, protects 1 m² of rainforest from deforestation. The bank also offers benefits that reward green actions, such as switching to clean energy providers, often paired with partner discounts. You can sign up in minutes and align your everyday spending with climate protection.
2. Zolar – Home solar systems for energy independence
For homeowners, one of the most impactful steps to cut your carbon footprint is switching to clean energy—and going further by producing your own. Zolar provides a solar system platform that helps homeowners install and manage rooftop solar, increasing energy independence and reducing reliance on fossil-heavy national grids. Many grids still have high CO₂ emissions per kWh, as shown in European comparisons, so generating your own power can significantly lower your footprint. It can also be financially smart, insulating you from price spikes driven by geopolitical events or natural disasters.
3. Tesvolt – Scalable energy storage for businesses
Tesvolt offers sustainable energy storage solutions for a wide range of commercial and industrial applications, whether on-grid or off-grid, and compatible with solar, wind, hydro, or combined heat and power. Their systems can be tailored for use cases from wineries and apartment buildings to electric bus fleets, and are designed to be cost-competitive. By enabling reliable storage of renewable energy, Tesvolt supports Europe’s transition away from fossil fuels. Installers, dealers, and project developers can also partner with Tesvolt to expand clean energy infrastructure.
4. Running Tide – Ocean-based carbon removal for companies
Many businesses buy carbon credits to address their ongoing emissions, but the impact can vary widely. Running Tide focuses on measurable, direct carbon removal. They grow kelp microforests that capture CO₂ and then sink them into the deep ocean, locking away the carbon. This approach is highly scalable because it uses open-ocean space rather than competing for land or coastal areas, and it follows a relatively simple, natural process that can keep costs lower. Companies like Stripe and Shopify already work with Running Tide to neutralize residual emissions; other organizations can reach out to explore similar partnerships.
5. Infarm – Vertical farming to cut food transport emissions
Infarm is a leader in vertical farming, producing fresh, pesticide-free food in controlled environments closer to where people live. By shortening supply chains and reducing the distance food travels, Infarm helps cut transport-related emissions, which the IPCC notes can account for more than half of total emissions from food production, distribution, and storage. If fully changing your diet feels daunting, you can still make a difference by choosing produce grown closer to home. Infarm already partners with over 30 major retail chains across Europe, North America, and Asia, so you can look for their label when shopping—or, if you’re a retailer, consider stocking their products.
Bringing it all together: individual and collective action
While it’s easy to feel powerless in the face of the climate crisis, individual choices do matter—especially when they support companies that create systemic change. You can:
- Move your money to climate-conscious banks like Tomorrow Bank.
- Install solar with providers like Zolar if you own a home.
- Advocate for your company to use storage solutions like Tesvolt and carbon removal partners like Running Tide.
- Choose food from low-transport, sustainable producers such as Infarm.
Beyond specific products, cultivate curiosity about the climate impact of what you buy: how it’s made, how it’s powered, and how far it travels. When you find options with a lower footprint, switch—and encourage your employer and other organizations to do the same. Individual actions are the starting point, but collective choices are what shift entire systems away from a path of further environmental destruction.
