Climate AI Innovation Design
I turn climate data into decision-making material for leaders around the globe and design solutions to reduce the impact of climate change and increase net positivity.
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Carolina Cadaval is a climate innovation leader who turns complex climate data into decisions, programs and investment for organizations across the Americas and Europe.
Over nearly two decades in Brazil, Germany and the United States, Carolina has delivered climate, social impact and profitable programs at national scale. She:
As a venture capital scout, she sources and evaluates climate startups and supports fundraising for regenerative and net-positive businesses in the Amazon region. She is a 2026 Climatebase Fellow.
She holds an MA in Integrated Design from Anhalt University of Applied Sciences (Bauhaus Dessau) and a BA in Industrial Design from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and is completing the Stanford Graduate School of Business LEAD program.
Corporate Sustainability Interview How SAP contributes to a more sustainable future Carolina's interview on corporate sustainability and positive impact Read the interview ›Focus
Cutting pollution fast takes three things: emissions data and transparency to see where pollution comes from, decarbonization to get proven fixes adopted, and climate finance to fund what works.
Selected work
Arena operations make up most of the league's carbon footprint, but collecting that data from 32 clubs was manual and slow. I designed the end-to-end cloud platform that gathers energy, water, waste and emissions data from every club and its arena partners, with dashboards at league and club level.
Built with Brazilian technology and shown at Rio+20. I designed equipment placement, the monitoring dashboard and the science communication.
Impact: A city in Rio de Janeiro state took up the project to shift its economy from oil royalties toward a clean economy based on clean energy and infrastructure.
Pollution data from 5,000+ German industrial facilities, made readable for the public. I created the concept, visual identity and design specifications for a portal where anyone can search by address and compare regions on a map.
Brochure, color and icon system by industry sector, map search, facility emissions detail, and brand moodboard.
When a sales order slipped from the ship date promised to the customer, AMD's supply chain specialists worked through 14 manual checks in SAP S/4HANA to find out why, across hundreds of requests a week. I led strategy and design for a generative AI troubleshooter: a specialist asks in plain language, and the assistant runs every check, explains each result and identifies the root cause. The project became Case Study 9 in the World Economic Forum's AI in Action report.
Open clickable prototype
Clickable prototype: follow Syd, a supply chain specialist, as he finds why a sales order has no confirmed quantity.
A radial comparison of CO2 per capita against gross national income per capita for every country with data, showing how unevenly emissions and wealth are spread.
Information design for the university's master plan on Fundão Island, where 58,500 students, faculty and staff share 5.2 km². I designed the infographics and interface that explained the plan's transport and environmental proposals, built on 2010 conditions and projected to 2020.
Campus map, commute times, where commuters live, and the interface linking bus traffic to CO2 emissions.
Climate finance
Sourcing startups for venture firms, with valuation, risk analysis and net-positive impact assessment.
Connecting climate tech businesses with investors in climate and sustainability solutions.
Highlighting Amazon businesses that give back more than they take, using the Net Positive framework.
A podcast on climate tech and regenerative business models, with an upcoming episode featuring ReGen Villages.
Field leadership
people trained in circular economy through SAP's circular manufacturing course
leaders trained in AI use case identification and design
low-income US families served by nonprofits I designed for at Daylight Design
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and working with leaders all over the world.
A working prototype with sample data. Two questions are supported: the Moon Corp order and sales order 30004817. Press Esc to close.