Adam Sotowicz

neoeco helps sustainability consultancies and professional services firms deliver projects faster, with audit-ready outputs clients can trust. Most firms struggle with manual data work, fragmented tools, and inconsistent delivery. neoeco combines AI-powered automation with audit-grade controls to transform how sustainability projects are delivered — from data collection and analysis to reporting and assurance. With neoeco, professionals can: - Cut manual effort and protect margins - Deliver consistent, defensible outputs across projects - Scale delivery without adding headcount - Win and retain clients by meeting board and auditor expectations Why neoeco - Built for sustainability professionals, not generic accounting or BI tools - AI-driven automation to reduce manual work and surface insights faster - Scientifically robust, audit-ready, and finance-grade - SaaS platform with firm-specific logins, templates, and dashboards - White-label ready so your brand carries the trust neoeco is trusted by firms across the UK, EU, and Australia to meet CSRD, ISSB, IFRS S2, and UK SRS requirements and to deliver sustainability projects with speed, consistency, and confidence.

Minviro is a global leader in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) services, offering software, consultancy, research, and database solutions to companies driving the energy transition. Founded in 2019 by Dr. Robert Pell during his PhD, Minviro helps companies like Tesla, Rio Tinto, Stellantis, Freyr, and CMOC quantify and reduce their environmental impact through actionable insights and sustainable strategies. Our team—comprising top scientists, geologists, engineers, and sustainability experts—addresses critical challenges across mining, processing, and other key sectors. With deep expertise in areas facing regulatory pressures, such as battery data and EV/ESS applications, we support clients in navigating evolving frameworks like the EU Battery Regulations. Building on this foundation, we developed XYCLE, an advanced LCA software platform designed for transparency, usability, and efficiency. Together, Minviro’s consultancy services and XYCLE software are transforming sustainability practices and enabling businesses to embed sustainability analytics into their operations. With offices in London, Perth, and Shanghai, Minviro is turning complex data into impactful decisions—delivering deeper insights, smarter strategies, and measurable progress toward a greener future.

Xilva offers due diligence on forest, nature-based solutions and natural capital investments using a standardized, data-driven framework and methodology deliberately tailored to fulfill the due diligence requirements of investors. On a mission to use due diligence as an enabler for funding nature, we bridge funders and projects - identifying risks to be mitigated and resolved, and creating a platform for both sides to understand, engage and align milestones. The result: funders receive the confidence to deploy funds, and projects improve to become investable. The approach has been applied to hundreds of projects and trusted by leading NbS investors worldwide. Our solutions: + Xilva GRADE - https://www.xilva.global/grade + Xilva SCREEN - https://www.xilva.global/screen

Mutinex is the end to end market mix solution that helps marketers, media leads, agencies, analytics and finance teams identify and optimise the different factors that drive sustainable business growth.

Bloomsbury Information Capital (BIC) is a recently established corporate investor in early-stage AI, information and data businesses. It works in close cooperation with other Group companies: Bloomsbury Natural Capital and Bloomsbury Minerals Economics, and with Associate company Metal Price Analytics. Peter Hollands is Chairman, Simon Benney is Managing Director and Barbara Sotowicz Non-Executive Director. Investments will normally be made at Seed Capital and Series A stages. BIC will generally take 3%-5% of shares in an initial investment, which might be raised to 10%-25% in subsequent funding rounds. Projects with pre-money values between £2.5M-£15M are the main targets. BIC will focus on AI, information and data businesses mainly in mining and metals, energy transition, decarbonisation, forestry and regenerative agriculture, but will also be involved in other sectors, as opportunities arise. BIC’s first two investments are minority shareholdings in Minviro, headquarted in the UK and offices in Australia and China and Mutinex, headquartered in Australia with an office in the US. Minviro provides software and consultancy that helps minimise the environmental footprint of mines and metallurgical facilities. Mutinex provides leading edge, AI based software to measure return on investment in marketing and propose actions to optimise returns from the marketing mix. Elsewhere in the Group, parent company Bloomsbury Minerals Economics is invested in Skarn Associates of the UK (research on mine-by-mine ESG), while sister company Bloomsbury Natural Capital has investments in Xilva of Switzerland (forestry FinTech) and Cascadia Seaweed of British Columbia (seaweed cultivation and processing to agricultural bio-stimulants and methane-reducing cattle feed). Associate company Metal Price Analytics is a software (SaaS) company in price modelling for metals and minerals.

Cascadia Seaweed, founded in 2019, is a vertically integrated AgTech Company dedicated to addressing climate change and food security. We cultivate local species of seaweed on low-impact ocean farms in partnership with coastal First Nations. We then harvest that seaweed and manufacture agricultural products for land-based farmers that increase yields and reduce emissions. As a certified B Corp and registered Benefit Company in British Columbia, we are committed to building a profitable and scalable business that our team members, shareholders, and business partners can take pride in.

Natural capital is the world’s stock of natural assets: rocks, ores & other minerals, soil, air, water and all living things. Bloomsbury Natural Capital (BNC) is a for-profit company which invests in commercial companies which also sequester carbon and boost biodiversity. Peter Hollands is Chairman, Martin Hollands Managing Director, Barbara Sotowicz Non-Executive Director, Special Advisors James Griffiths (Forestry) and Simon Benney (I.T. & data). Investments are made at Seed Capital and Series A stages. BNC will normally take 3%-5% of the companys equity in an initial investment, potentially raised to 10%-25% in subsequent funding rounds. Projects with pre-money values between £2.5M-£15M are the main targets. BNC owns 4% of the equity of Cascadia Seaweed of Canada. BNCs Martin Hollands is a Senior Advisor to their Board, on Ecosystem Services & Restorative Aquaculture. Cascadia farms seaweed; its Plant Health Division is now selling liquid seaweed extracts via ReFeed Canada; bio-stimulant sales will begin in 2024: sales of cattle feed supplements (reducing methane emissions) by its Animal Health Division will follow shortly after. BNC has 6% of the convertible loan notes of Xilva AG of Switzerland, which provides a digital platform for investing in regenerative forests. The "Xilva FOREST+ PORTFOLIO" service catalogues rigorously assesses high integrity forests. The "Xilva GRADE" service provides a forest evaluation methodology for investors, project developers and corporate buyers. Martin Hollands is BNCs Director on Xilvas Board. Elsewhere in the Group, BNCs parent company, Bloomsbury Minerals Economics, holds 22% of the equity in Skarn Associates, the global leader in measuring each mines energy sources & usage, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, flood & drought risk. BNCs sister company Bloomsbury Information Capital holds 4%+ of the equity in Minviro, which provides software & consultancy on environmental optimization in mining & metallurgy.

IN BRIEF Bloomsbury Minerals Economics was formed in 1993, initially to research, forecast and mathematically model ore and metal markets. It has since re-focused on environmental optimisation of mining (decarbonisation and improved water stewardship). Subsidiaries have diversified its holdings: Bloomsbury Information Capital into SaaS and Bloomsbury Natural Capital into regenerative primary industries. THE SENIOR TEAM Peter Hollands is Chairman and Barbara Sotowicz Manging Director (MD), of the parent company, Bloomsbury Minerals Economics (BME). Simon Benney is MD of Bloomsbury Information Capital (BIC) and Martin Hollands is MD of Bloomsbury Natural Capital (BNC). INVESTMENT CRITERIA The Groups investments are usually made at the Seed Capital or Series A stages, initially with 3%-5% stakes in companies with pre-money valuations between £2.5M-£15M. Equity stakes may be raised to 10%-25% in subsequent funding rounds. CURRENT HOLDINGS BME: 22% of Skarn Associates (UK, Canada): researching mines energy use, GHG emissions, decarbonisation economics, carbon tax scenarios, water stewardship, flood and drought risk; BIC: 4% of Minviro (UK, Australia, China): SaaS and consultancy for environmental optimisation of mining; BME: 25% of Metal Price Analytics (UK): SaaS modelling ore and metal prices (currently focused on chrome concentrate prices); BIC: 4% of Mutinex (Australia, USA, Canada): SaaS measuring ROI on marketing spend and branding; BNC: 6% of the convertible loans of Xilva (Switzerland): screening forestry projects for potential investors; BNC: 4% of Cascadia Seaweed (Canada): seaweed cultivation, derived bio-stimulants and methane-reducing cattle feed. PREVIOUS INVESTMENTS Earlier investments were in B2B businesses relating to mining and metals: minority holdings in MCL (Mining Journal, Mines & Money Conferences) 2006-08, the original FastMarkets (2008-12), IntierraRMG (2009-14) & Roskill (2010-21), plus ASX listed Aspermont (2008-09).

neoeco helps sustainability consultancies and professional services firms deliver projects faster, with audit-ready outputs clients can trust. Most firms struggle with manual data work, fragmented tools, and inconsistent delivery. neoeco combines AI-powered automation with audit-grade controls to transform how sustainability projects are delivered — from data collection and analysis to reporting and assurance. With neoeco, professionals can: - Cut manual effort and protect margins - Deliver consistent, defensible outputs across projects - Scale delivery without adding headcount - Win and retain clients by meeting board and auditor expectations Why neoeco - Built for sustainability professionals, not generic accounting or BI tools - AI-driven automation to reduce manual work and surface insights faster - Scientifically robust, audit-ready, and finance-grade - SaaS platform with firm-specific logins, templates, and dashboards - White-label ready so your brand carries the trust neoeco is trusted by firms across the UK, EU, and Australia to meet CSRD, ISSB, IFRS S2, and UK SRS requirements and to deliver sustainability projects with speed, consistency, and confidence.

Minviro is a global leader in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) services, offering software, consultancy, research, and database solutions to companies driving the energy transition. Founded in 2019 by Dr. Robert Pell during his PhD, Minviro helps companies like Tesla, Rio Tinto, Stellantis, Freyr, and CMOC quantify and reduce their environmental impact through actionable insights and sustainable strategies. Our team—comprising top scientists, geologists, engineers, and sustainability experts—addresses critical challenges across mining, processing, and other key sectors. With deep expertise in areas facing regulatory pressures, such as battery data and EV/ESS applications, we support clients in navigating evolving frameworks like the EU Battery Regulations. Building on this foundation, we developed XYCLE, an advanced LCA software platform designed for transparency, usability, and efficiency. Together, Minviro’s consultancy services and XYCLE software are transforming sustainability practices and enabling businesses to embed sustainability analytics into their operations. With offices in London, Perth, and Shanghai, Minviro is turning complex data into impactful decisions—delivering deeper insights, smarter strategies, and measurable progress toward a greener future.

Xilva offers due diligence on forest, nature-based solutions and natural capital investments using a standardized, data-driven framework and methodology deliberately tailored to fulfill the due diligence requirements of investors. On a mission to use due diligence as an enabler for funding nature, we bridge funders and projects - identifying risks to be mitigated and resolved, and creating a platform for both sides to understand, engage and align milestones. The result: funders receive the confidence to deploy funds, and projects improve to become investable. The approach has been applied to hundreds of projects and trusted by leading NbS investors worldwide. Our solutions: + Xilva GRADE - https://www.xilva.global/grade + Xilva SCREEN - https://www.xilva.global/screen

Mutinex is the end to end market mix solution that helps marketers, media leads, agencies, analytics and finance teams identify and optimise the different factors that drive sustainable business growth.

Bloomsbury Information Capital (BIC) is a recently established corporate investor in early-stage AI, information and data businesses. It works in close cooperation with other Group companies: Bloomsbury Natural Capital and Bloomsbury Minerals Economics, and with Associate company Metal Price Analytics. Peter Hollands is Chairman, Simon Benney is Managing Director and Barbara Sotowicz Non-Executive Director. Investments will normally be made at Seed Capital and Series A stages. BIC will generally take 3%-5% of shares in an initial investment, which might be raised to 10%-25% in subsequent funding rounds. Projects with pre-money values between £2.5M-£15M are the main targets. BIC will focus on AI, information and data businesses mainly in mining and metals, energy transition, decarbonisation, forestry and regenerative agriculture, but will also be involved in other sectors, as opportunities arise. BIC’s first two investments are minority shareholdings in Minviro, headquarted in the UK and offices in Australia and China and Mutinex, headquartered in Australia with an office in the US. Minviro provides software and consultancy that helps minimise the environmental footprint of mines and metallurgical facilities. Mutinex provides leading edge, AI based software to measure return on investment in marketing and propose actions to optimise returns from the marketing mix. Elsewhere in the Group, parent company Bloomsbury Minerals Economics is invested in Skarn Associates of the UK (research on mine-by-mine ESG), while sister company Bloomsbury Natural Capital has investments in Xilva of Switzerland (forestry FinTech) and Cascadia Seaweed of British Columbia (seaweed cultivation and processing to agricultural bio-stimulants and methane-reducing cattle feed). Associate company Metal Price Analytics is a software (SaaS) company in price modelling for metals and minerals.