In a recent InvestorIntel interview, Chris Thompson spoke with Justin Cochrane, Founder, Director and CEO of Carbon Streaming Corporation (NEO: NETZ | OTCQB: OFSTF) about Carbon Streaming’s first blue carbon credit project with MarVivo in Magdalena Bay, Mexico.

In this InvestorIntel interview, which may also be viewed on YouTube (click here to subscribe to the InvestorIntel Channel), Justin explained how the MarVivo Blue Carbon Conservation Project will not only protect mangrove forests but will also protect the marine ecosystem around the mangroves. He went on to provide an update on Carbon Streaming‘s Cerrado Biome Project aimed at protecting native forests and grasslands in the Cerrado biome. Highlighting the strong demand for ESG themed investments, Justin explained how Carbon Streaming is well positioned to benefit from the rising carbon credit prices.

To watch the full interview, click here

About Carbon Streaming Corporation:

Carbon Streaming is a unique ESG principled investment vehicle offering investors exposure to carbon credits, a key instrument used by both governments and corporations to achieve their carbon neutral and net-zero climate goals. Our business model is focused on acquiring, managing and growing a high-quality and diversified portfolio of investments in projects and/or companies that generate or are actively involved, directly or indirectly, with voluntary and/or compliance carbon credits.

The Company invests capital through carbon credit streaming arrangements with project developers and owners to accelerate the creation of carbon offset projects by bringing capital to projects that might not otherwise be developed. Many of these projects will have significant social and economic co-benefits in addition to their carbon reduction or removal potential.

To learn more about Carbon Streaming Corporation, click here

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In a recent InvestorIntel interview, Chris Thompson spoke with Justin Cochrane, President, CEO and Director of Carbon Streaming Corporation (NEO: NETZ) about the renewed interest in the carbon market and how Carbon Streaming is accessing and leveraging the capital markets to help fight climate change.

In this InvestorIntel interview, which may also be viewed on YouTube (click here to subscribe to the InvestorIntel Channel), Cochrane highlighted the rising carbon credit prices driven by global warming and climate change awareness and added that Carbon Streaming Corporation invests directly into carbon projects around the world, which are either removing carbon from the atmosphere or avoiding the emission of carbon into the atmosphere in exchange for the carbon credits that they’re generating. Justin also provided an update on Carbon Streaming’s recent private placement which had participants from 78 different countries.

To watch the full interview, click here

About Carbon Streaming Corporation:

Carbon Streaming is a unique ESG principled investment vehicle offering investors exposure to the carbon credits market, a key instrument used by both governments and corporations to achieve their carbon neutral and net-zero climate goals. The company’s business model is focused on acquiring, managing and growing a high-quality and diversified portfolio of investments in projects and/or companies that generate or are actively involved, directly or indirectly, with voluntary, and/or compliance, carbon credits.

The Company invests capital through carbon credit streaming arrangements with project developers and owners to accelerate the creation of carbon offset projects by bringing capital to projects that might not otherwise be developed. Many of these projects will have significant social and economic co-benefits in addition to their carbon reduction or removal potential.

To learn more about Carbon Streaming Corporation, click here

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This presentation may contain“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and assumptions of management of the Company as of the date made. They are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and other factors that could cause actual events/results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those that the Company does not know about now or that it currently deems immaterial, may also adversely affect the Company’s business or any investment therein.

Any projections given are principally intended for use as objectives and are not intended, and should not be taken,  as assurances that the projected results will be obtained by the Company. The assumptions used may not prove to be accurate and a potential decline in the Company’s financial condition or results of operations may negatively impact the value of its securities. Prospective investors are urged to review the Company’s profile on Sedar.com and to carry out independent investigations in order to determine their interest in investing in the Company.

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In this episode of the Critical Minerals Corner with Jack Lifton, Jack speaks with Brian Menell, Chairman and CEO of TechMet Ltd., about the “extreme supply-demand dislocation” in technology metals as the electric vehicles and energy storage industries accelerate.

In this InvestorIntel interview, which may also be viewed on YouTube (click here to subscribe to the InvestorIntel Channel), Brian went on to say that TechMet is an investment company that invests in projects across the technology metal supply chain adhering to the highest level of ESG standards. With focus on cobalt, lithium, nickel, tin, tungsten, vanadium, and rare earths projects, Brian told InvestorIntel that TechMet is “only metals and mining company with significant direct U.S. government equity participation.” Brian also provided an update on some of the projects that TechMet has invested in which includes the largest lithium-ion battery recycling company in North America and the cheapest producer in the world of electrolytes used in vanadium redox flow batteries.

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About TechMet Ltd.

TechMet is a private industrial company that is building controlling or significant minority positions in world-class projects across the technology metal supply chain.

To learn more about TechMet Ltd., click here

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This presentation may contain“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and assumptions of management of the Company as of the date made. They are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and other factors that could cause actual events/results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those that the Company does not know about now or that it currently deems immaterial, may also adversely affect the Company’s business or any investment therein.

Any projections given are principally intended for use as objectives and are not intended, and should not be taken,  as assurances that the projected results will be obtained by the Company. The assumptions used may not prove to be accurate and a potential decline in the Company’s financial condition or results of operations may negatively impact the value of its securities. Prospective investors are urged to review the Company’s profile on Sedar.com and to carry out independent investigations in order to determine their interest in investing in the Company.

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In a recent InvestorIntel interview, Chris Thompson speaks with Peter Cashin, President and CEO of Imperial Mining Group Ltd. (TSXV: IPG | OTCQB: IMPNF) about Imperial’s Crater Lake scandium and rare earths project. Touching on why these critical materials are valuable for an ESG investor to consider in their portfolio, Analyst Chris Thompson asks a wide range of compelling questions from extraction technology to where Imperial Mining is in the process towards building a North American supply chain for scandium.

Starting with an overview on the competitive applications for scandium and niobium, which includes the lightweighting of steel and aluminum for use in the automotive and aerospace sectors, Peter explains that Imperial Mining is anticipating a 43-101 resource estimation on the TG Zone expected in the next few weeks. Highlighting Crater Lake’s high-grade surface scandium mineralization and ‘very high grades of niobium and tantalum’, Peter explains that a strategic marketing effort in conjunction with a sustainable supply source of these critical materials will most assuredly affect the demand.

To watch the full interview, click here

About Imperial Mining Group Ltd.

Imperial is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company focused on the advancement of its technology metals projects in Québec. Imperial is publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange as “IPG” and on the OTCQB Exchange as “IMPNF” and is led by an experienced team of mineral exploration and development professionals with a strong track record of mineral deposit discovery in numerous metal commodities.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) investing has become a key theme this decade as companies and governments face greater scrutiny on their behavior by investors. One key part of ESG investing is the environment, and in particular, carbon credit trading.

A ‘carbon credit‘ (also called ‘carbon offset’ or ’emission credit/offset’) is a term for any tradable certificate or permit representing “the right to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide or the equivalent amount of a different greenhouse gas”. Essentially corporations, governments and individuals purchase carbon credits to offset their emissions from other companies that have earned credits from the government for reducing CO2 emissions. One well-known example of carbon credit trading occurred with Fiat Chrysler purchasing about US$2.4 billion worth of carbon credits from EV manufacturer Tesla from 2019 through 2021.

It is quite clear that carbon credit trading is rapidly growing to be a large industry in itself. Over 1,500 companies have announced plans to be “net–zero” by 2050 or sooner. Carbon credits are anticipated to be integral to meet these goals, especially in hard to abate sectors such as oil, aviation, steel and cement. Even better is that retail investors can now invest in a carbon credit streaming business.

Today’s company is a listed company that offers a way for investors to invest into the growth of the carbon credit market. They act like an investment vehicle purchasing carbon credit revenue streams in return for an upfront payment. If the value of the carbon credits goes up or can be sold later at a profit then the stream becomes more valuable, thereby potentially boosting the value of the carbon streaming company. Revenues and profits will also depend on the quality and return on investment (“ROI”) of the streaming deals that are made.

How carbon emission trading works and the market size (US$261 billion in 2020) currently dominated by Europe

Source: Carbon Streaming Corporation investor presentation

Carbon Streaming Corporation (NEO: NETZ) (“Carbon Streaming”) is an ESG principled investment vehicle offering investors exposure to carbon credits. Carbon Streaming is among the first publicly traded carbon offset investment companies on any exchange in the world. Carbon Streaming listed on Canada’s NEO exchange on July 26, 2021, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on July 30, 2021 and intends to list on a U.S. stock exchange, such as NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange, prior to the end of the year.

Carbon Streaming’s business model is to focus on acquiring, managing and growing a high-quality and diversified portfolio of investments in projects/companies that generate or are actively involved, directly or indirectly, with carbon credits.

The Company states: “Carbon Streaming is actively pursuing streaming arrangements with individuals, companies and governments to stream carbon credits from their assets or properties. We intend to provide investors with a diversified portfolio of carbon credit streams for long-term appreciation without the operational risk. We intend to participate in both the voluntary and compliance carbon markets, and also may make investments related to carbon credits.”

Carbon Streaming has sourced a potential deal pipeline of over US$585 million with its near–term pipeline valued at approximately US$165 million at target IRRs of 15%+.

Carbon Streaming Corporation near term opportunity pipeline

Source: Carbon Streaming Corporation investor presentation

In recent news on August 3, 2021, Carbon Streaming announced a Carbon Credit Stream Agreement on the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve (a 64,500-hectare peat forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia) and Strategic Partnership with Infinite-EARTH Founders. The Rimba Raya Project, for which InfiniteEARTH has exclusive carbon and marketing rights, is expected to create over 70 million credits over its remaining 20-year crediting period (approximately 3.5 million carbon credits per annum).

Carbon Streaming has now closed the above agreement paying an upfront cash investment of US$26.3 million consisting of US$22.3 million for the Carbon Stream with InfiniteEARTH and US$4.0 million for the strategic alliance agreement with the Founders (for consulting services, carbon project advisory, carbon credit marketing and sales). In return Carbon Streaming will receive:

“InfiniteEARTH will deliver 100% of the carbon credits created by the Rimba Raya Project, expected to be 70 million credits over the next 20 years, less up to 635,000 carbon credits per annum which are already committed to previous buyers. For the first four years, the amounts delivered under the Carbon Stream include 1,000,000 carbon credits per annum at a pre-agreed gross sale price of US$8.50……”

InfiniteEARTH is a Hong Kong-based project development company that develops and manages conservation land banks and provides environmental offsets and corporate social responsibility (CSR) solutions to companies across the globe. The full details of the deal can be viewed here.

Governments have pledged to reduce carbon emissions but as shown on the graph there is still a long way to go

Source: Carbon Streaming Corporation investor presentation

Closing remarks

Carbon credits is already a large business in Europe and it is likely to accelerate globally as governments get tougher on CO2 emissions and investors demand strong ESG efforts from companies. For investors that want to focus on ESG or simply invest money towards supporting carbon credits and hence the environment, then consider Carbon Streaming Corporation.

In a recent InvestorIntel interview, Tracy Weslosky speaks with Justin Cochrane, President, CEO and Director of Carbon Streaming Corporation (OTC: MXVDF) about the carbon credit market and accelerating global initiatives to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

In this InvestorIntel interview, which may also be viewed on YouTube (click here to subscribe to the InvestorIntel Channel), Justin went on to explain how the carbon credit market works and how “Carbon Streaming is taking a proven business model in royalty and stream financing and applying it to the carbon credit world.” With almost half of S&P 500s pricing carbon into their investment decisions, Justin said that carbon credit is a key part of the future. He added that Carbon Streaming invests to accelerate the development of carbon credit projects around the world. With Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (NYSE: OR | TSX: OR) as one of the largest shareholders, Justin said that Carbon Streaming is one of the few public companies focused on carbon space providing ESG investors exposure to the carbon market.

To watch the full interview, click here

About Carbon Streaming Corporation:

Carbon Streaming Corporation is a unique ESG principled investment vehicle offering investors exposure to carbon credits, a key instrument used by both governments and corporations to achieve their carbon neutral and net-zero climate goals. The Company intends to invest capital through carbon credit streaming arrangements with project developers and owners to accelerate the creation of carbon offset projects by bringing capital to projects that might not otherwise be developed. Many of these projects will have significant social and economic co-benefits in addition to their carbon reduction or removal potential.

To learn more about Carbon Streaming Corporation, click here

Disclaimer: Carbon Streaming Corporation is an advertorial member of InvestorIntel Corp.

This interview, which was produced by InvestorIntel Corp. (IIC) does not contain, nor does it purport to contain, a summary of all the material information concerning the “Company” being interviewed. IIC offers no representations or warranties that any of the information contained in this interview is accurate or complete. 

This presentation may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.  Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and assumptions of management of the Company as of the date made. They are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and other factors that could cause actual events/results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those that the Company does not know about now or that it currently deems immaterial, may also adversely affect the Company’s business or any investment therein.

Any projections given are principally intended for use as objectives and are not intended, and should not be taken,  as assurances that the projected results will be obtained by the Company. The assumptions used may not prove to be accurate and a potential decline in the Company’s financial condition or results of operations may negatively impact the value of its securities. Prospective investors are urged to review the Company’s profile on Sedar.com and to carry out independent investigations in order to determine their interest in investing in the Company.

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With the current focus on climate change and the need to reduce our global carbon footprint it would probably make sense to have an economic way for nations and companies to commoditize carbon in order to better track and deal with this problem. Well there is and it may come as a surprise to learn that there has been a fungible carbon emissions trading market since 2005 – the EU Emissions Trading System. Also known as EUAs (European Union Allowance), similar to other commodities, EUAs trade on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The carbon emission contract trades in Euro on a per tonne of CO2 equivalent basis, with yesterday’s closing price at just over €52 and a 52 week range of €23 to just under €57.

There are many companies around the world, including financial institutions, utilities, fossil fuel companies, and others, that actually have dedicated carbon emission trading desks transacting things like EUAs and have done so for a long time. However, today we are going to look at a different perspective on this market, one would suggest a natural evolution for a commodity, a streaming company that gives investors exposure to the world of EUAs. Carbon Streaming Corp. (OTC: MXVDF) is a unique ESG principled investment vehicle offering investors exposure to carbon credits, a key instrument used by both governments and corporations to achieve their carbon neutral and net-zero climate goals. The Company intends to invest capital through carbon credit streaming arrangements with project developers and owners to accelerate the creation of carbon offset projects by bringing capital to projects that might not otherwise be developed.

You may have heard several companies around the world talking about setting net-zero emissions goals, in fact over 1,500 companies have announced plans to be net-zero by 2050 or sooner. Obviously, that is going to prove to be very difficult for those involved in resource extraction, manufacturing and even bitcoin mining that require more energy than is presently available on a renewable basis. But how will they get to net-zero? In the interim the plan is to offset the carbon they put into the atmosphere by buying offsets like EUAs. This can become a pretty complex circle of (carbon) life so we’ll try to keep it simple here. You can break down carbon markets into two basic categories: compliance or regulated, where markets for carbon credits are created by the need to comply with a regulatory act; and voluntary, where corporations, governments and even individuals volunteer to offset their emissions by purchasing carbon credits.

No matter how you slice it, the carbon credit world is big now and destined to get a lot bigger. The estimated size for the compliance/regulated market was US$261 billion in 2020, a five-fold increase from 2017. The voluntary carbon market was a much more modest $320 million in 2019, although UN Special Envoy for Climate Action Mark Carney has said the voluntary market “needs to be a $50-100 billion per annum.” And that’s why Carbon Streaming has been raising capital and signing up projects to build up an inventory of carbon credits.

Since the start of 2021, Carbon Streaming has raised $46 million including $32.5 million in March and another $11.6 million in May. But the Company is not just sitting on that cash having recently announced commitments to invest in the MarVivo Blue Carbon Conservation Project in Magdalena Bay in Baja California Sur, Mexico, an exclusive term sheet to develop two carbon credit projects within the Bonobo Peace Forest located in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a strategic joint-venture partnership with an established First Nations business in British Columbia to source and finance investment opportunities in collaboration with First Nations and develop projects within their territories to combat climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In all, Carbon Streaming has sourced a potential deal pipeline of over US$500 million with its near-term pipeline valued at approximately US$170 million at target IRRs of 15%+.

Source: Corporate Presentation

So unless you happen to have a working model of a cold fusion generator that you’ve been keeping from the world, carbon credits are going to be with us for a while and likely to become even more commoditized than they already are. Carbon Streaming represents one of the few opportunities to participate in this space in today’s market without having to set up your futures trading account and transacting EUAs.

Investors are taking a deeper dive into corporations, looking beyond financial metrics and into a company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards as a measure of its commitment to all stakeholders, including a healthier planet.

Last year, Laurence Fink, the Founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, sent a letter to the CEOs of its invested companies and a second letter to its clients, addressing a focused mandate on sustainable investing. BlackRock sees climate risk as investment risk and plans to act ahead of the serious impacts of climate change by doubling its number of ESG funds.

Below are four companies where ESG has become a critical part of their business or a core belief in building a more sustainable business environment.

1. Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. (CSE: CMC | OTCQB: CWSFF | FSE: C36)

Cielo is literally turning garbage into gas; it doesn’t get much greener than that!

Cielo, a waste to renewable fuel company, has a patented technology that converts landfill garbage into renewable high-grade diesel used in transport trucks and kerosene used for aviation jet and marine fuel.

After 16 years and C$75 million in research and development, and now a fully functional plant, Cielo is currently riding the “green wave” of investor interest in environmental tech, and the stock price has responded accordingly, up over 1,000% year-to-date.

Cielo is currently rolling out 10 facilities in North America over the next couple of years but with revenues expected from its first plant this year.

Read the latest story about Cielo here.

2. mCloud Technologies Corp. (TSXV: MCLD | OTCQB: MCLDF)

mCloud helps businesses reduce energy waste, maximize energy production and get the most out of critical energy infrastructure. It focuses on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to curb energy waste in buildings, maximize the energy production of wind turbines and extend the lifespan of critical energy infrastructure in a variety of different industries.

mCloud recently rolled out a new service that detects the leakage of gases during oil and gas production that will drive major carbon emission reductions for its customers in Alberta and the Middle East.

And yesterday, mCloud announced a partnership with three North American energy utility providers to offer its energy-saving solutions for HVAC and improved indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring solutions that could target over one million commercial buildings in the U.S. and Canada.

Read about yesterday’s news release here.

3. Nano One Materials Corp. (TSXV: NNO)

Nano One Materials is a technology company with a patented and scalable industrial process for the production of low-cost, high-performance cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries.

The cathode determines the battery’s capacity and voltage, and can comprise 20% or more of the costs of a lithium-ion battery.

Nano One’s proprietary “One Pot” furnace process creates a coated single crystal powder that protects the cathode from side reactions while allowing the transfer of lithium ions between electrolyte and cathode.

And, importantly, the process addresses ESG concerns around energy, waste, and carbon footprint in the lithium-ion battery supply chain. It is an environmentally friendly process using limited water, and as it eliminates intermediate steps, it eliminates expensive and energy-intensive metal conversions and does not have a hazardous waste stream.

See the latest video about Nano One Materials here.

4. Neo Lithium Corp. (TSXV: NLC | OTCQX: NTTHF)

Neo Lithium is advancing its 100% owned Tres Quebradas (3Q) project, a high-grade lithium brine lake and salar complex in Argentina. The 3Q Project is located in Latin America’s “Lithium Triangle” and covers 350 KM2 (~86,500 acres) in the largest lithium-producing area in Argentina.

Last week, Neo Lithium announced that it engaged Golder Associates and the Argentinean National University of San Martin, to help with the ESG program as part of its Feasibility Study for 3Q project.

Waldo Perez, CEO of Neo Lithium said, “We take very seriously our compromise with all of our stakeholders and future generations, which in large part includes all aspects of ESG.”

Neo Lithium wants to be at the low end of the CO₂ emission footprint when compared with other lithium brine projects.

Read the latest story about Neo Lithium here.

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Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. (TSX: AVL | OTCQB: AVLNF) is a new breed of resource company that places environmental stewardship at the top of the list of priorities as opposed to it being an afterthought. The Company has embraced the principles of sustainability as core to its business practice and has made a strong commitment toward implementing corporate social responsibility best practices and recently secured a top 5% ESG Risk rating amongst its peer companies from Sustainalytics.

Avalon is a Canadian mineral development company that operates primarily in Canada with a focus on the metals and minerals for use in clean energy and new technology including lithium, rare earths, cesium, tin, indium, gallium, germanium, tantalum and zirconium. The Company is in various stages of developing three of its five mineral resource properties with particular emphasis on lithium, cesium and rare earths.

Avalon’s most advanced project is the 100% owned Separation Rapids Lithium Project, located in the Paterson Lake Area of Ontario. The Separation Rapids deposit is a potential source of lithium minerals for use in the glass and ceramics industry as well as lithium compounds for the battery industry. The company completed a Pre-Feasibility Study in 1999 to produce petalite (the predominant lithium mineral at Separation Rapids) for glass-ceramics. A new Preliminary Economic Assessment model was created in 2016 to produce lithium battery materials, which was subsequently updated in 2018 based on new glass-ceramic markets. The simplified business model with initial focus on lithium mineral concentrates for glass and ceramics has an initial CAPEX of C$77.7 million (475,000 tpa mill capacity) for a 20 year operational life with average annual revenues of C$90 million and average annual costs of C$60 million for an NPV pre-tax (8% discount rate) of $156 million and an IRR (pre-tax) of 27.1%.

Building on the Separation Rapids opportunity, Avalon recently announced it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Fort William First Nation (FWFN) to collaborate on the development of a lithium battery materials refinery located on industrial lands owned by FWFN in Thunder Bay, Ontario. This facility would be designed to accept lithium mineral concentrates from Avalon’s Separation Rapids Lithium Project (70 km north of Kenora) and Rock Tech’s Georgia Lake Lithium Project (145 km northeast of Thunder Bay), as well as potentially other emerging, new lithium mining operations in northern Ontario, to produce lithium hydroxide and other lithium battery materials.

Another example of what makes Avalon different than most resource companies is the binding LOI signed in February for four industrial minerals properties and a demonstration-scale processing plant located at Matheson, Ontario to process the tailings from a historic phosphate mining operation at the site. Work done has demonstrated that the tailings contain phosphate levels ranging from 15-20% P₂O₅ and can be sold “as is” for use in various agricultural fertilizer products. Additionally, analytical work done on the tailings indicates the presence of significant concentrations of rare earths, scandium and zirconium, which preliminary tests indicate will be recoverable through additional processing. The phosphate-rich tailings are already generating revenues and additional processing of the tailings could provide significant potential for future revenue growth. This is a great example of Avalon’s core values working in harmony. The company gets access to a closed mine site with potential to recover critical minerals like rare earths from the mine wastes, while remediating the long term environmental liability.

Avalon is a leader among mineral developers in adopting best practices to reduce its environmental footprint, prevent water contamination and engage with local communities. This focus gives Avalon a strategic advantage when it comes to securing grants, funding and partnerships with governments and First Nations, let alone the evolving investment community. Aligning the company with its stakeholders’ values reduces risk and creates opportunities like the Fort William First Nation LOI. Just remember, it’s not easy being green, but it can be profitable.

As the name states,  H2O Innovation Inc. (TSXV: HEO | OTCQX: HEOFF) is an innovator in the water treatment business focused on membrane technology. For the last 20 years the company has designed and fabricated state-of-the-art, integrated water treatment solutions for municipal, energy and natural resource end users, specializing in applications for drinking water, water reuse, wastewater treatment and industrial process water. Developed in-house, their solutions are custom built to adapt to all types of applications.

The company further breaks down their activities into three operating segments: Water Technologies & Services (WTS) which designs and builds custom water, wastewater and water reuse systems, supporting the customer with both site and remote services, as well as digital solutions, to optimize performance and maximize life of the equipment; Specialty Products (SP) utilizes a global network of more than 100 distribution partners to manufacture and delivers specialty chemicals, components, and consumables to end-users with a focus on membrane applications; and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) for contract operations of water, wastewater, and water reuse treatment, collection, and distribution systems, pumping stations, and associated assets for customers throughout North America.

H20 Innovations certainly has positive momentum for itself as a company but also being in a business segment that is becoming a greater focus for the world in general but also the ESG investing community. In their most recent quarterly and year-end results, they posted their fourth consecutive year of revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth.  Additionally, the company has reported positive earnings for the last 3 quarters, which is very impressive for a growing company.

When it comes to growth, one of H2O Innovation’s Key Strategic Objectives is M&A. Most recently the company announced on February 1, 2021, that it had acquired Genesys Membrane Products, S.L. located in Madrid, Spain to boost its membrane chemicals capabilities. It positions the company to better access the Latin American membrane chemical market, in particular the mining industry. H2O Innovation has averaged just under one acquisition a year since 2013. There are over 1,200 privately owned businesses active in the water industry with revenues in excess of $50M, but only one larger than $10B. So there is a lot of opportunities to grow the business this way and so far H2O Innovation has had success finding the right fit and successfully integrating these acquisitions.

As for organic growth, the company is focusing on improving gross margins through increased sales, improved operational excellence and via product innovation. Another key is further reduction in SG&A likely to come from acquisition synergies.

By 2023, the stated goal is to increase revenue from $134M (Actual FY 2020) to between $175-250M including 2-4 strategic acquisitions. With only 78M shares outstanding (90M fully diluted) and a paltry $14.1M in debt there is some good upside for shareholders if the company can execute on its goals. Globally there is no shortage of potential acquisitions available to H20 Innovations and a clean balance sheet gives the company the option to fund these with debt or equity, whichever is more accretive.