As inventor Tony Stark, Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr transformed into superhero
Iron Man. Now the Oscar nominee is taking action against environmental threats to the planet.
Downey is looking to sustainable technology to tackle issues like deforestation and microplastics.
The
Iron Man and
Avengers star, 55, announced on Wednesday he was launching venture capital funds, aiming to “accelerate groundbreaking technologies that are addressing the world’s largest environmental challenges”.
Mar 22, 2015 at 11:21am PDT
Downey’s FootPrint Coalition, founded in 2019 and made up of “investors, donors and storytellers committed to scaling technologies to restore our planet”, has already invested in companies like Ynsect, which breeds mealworms, and Cloud Paper, which makes bamboo toilet paper, among others.
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian
LONDON (Reuters) - As inventor Tony Stark, Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. transformed into superhero Iron Man. Now the Oscar nominee is taking action against environmental threats to the planet.
Downey is looking to sustainable technology to tackle issues like deforestation and microplastics.
The Iron Man and Avengers star, 55, announced on Wednesday he was launching venture capital funds, aiming to accelerate groundbreaking technologies that are addressing the world s largest environmental challenges .
Downey s FootPrint Coalition, founded in 2019 and made up of investors, donors and storytellers committed to scaling technologies to restore our planet , has already invested in companies like Ynsect, which breeds mealworms, and Cloud Paper, which makes bamboo toilet paper, among others.
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