Jim Mann: 'In another life, I'd probably be tying myself to trees to stop them being cut down'

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CEO and founder of enhanced rock weathering tech firm UNDO discusses hiring staff in roles ranging from particle physicists to farmers, and the new ideas being driven by youth movements

With a background in ecology, combined with extensive experience in scaling businesses, Jim Mann initially co-founded The Future Forest Company - a reforestation effort with a mission to remove carbon...

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