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{{about|a company supporting the development clean technology|the general subject of clean technology|Cleantech}}
{{Infobox company
| name             = Cleantech Group, llc
| logo             = [[File:1zXf479rf5jND5KnAJrXONdSGcipW89HcYunsvISn2Q.jpg|thumb|Cleantech Group Company Logo]]
| foundation       = [[San Francisco]] [[California]], [[United States|USA]] (2002)
| location_city    = [[San Francisco, CA]]<br/ >[[New York, NY]]<br/ >[[London, UK]]
| key_people       = Sheeraz Haji, CEO<br/ >Richard Youngman, Managing Director Europe & Asia<br/ >Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman
| industry         = [[Cleantech]]
| homepage         = {{URL|http://www.cleantech.com}}
}}
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'''Cleantech Group's''' mission is to accelerate sustainable innovation. The firm's central product is i3, an online platform that connects corporates with innovation, at scale, by allowing them to find, vet, and connect with emerging technologies. In conjunction with i3, the company offers premium Advisory Services for corporates in need of expertise designing and executing strategies for sustainable innovation, and managing the pipeline created in i3. Cleantech Group puts on global Forums, which convene corporates and start-ups, along with other players shaping the future of sustainable innovation.

Key innovation areas within the sustainable innovation network include: all aspects of [[clean energy generation]], [[energy efficiency]]. [[energy storage]], [[water & wastewater]], [[transportation]], [[agriculture]], [[advanced materials]]. conventional fuels, [[recycling & waste]]. 

==Activities==

===i3 platform===
In 2011, Cleantech Group launched the i3 platform [https://i3connect.com].<ref>i3 Connect Home Page, https://i3connect.com</ref>, an online network allowing corporates, start-ups and investors to connect and form partnerships and investments. This network is supported by large data sets covering private companies, investments, IPOs, mergers, acquisitions, business relationships, and other financing activity.

===Industry events===
Cleantech Group is the producer of the Cleantech Forums which are global conferences including the flagship Cleantech Forum San Francisco and Cleantech Forum Europe.

===Global Cleantech 100 ranking===
Since 2009 Cleantech Group has produced the Global Cleantech 100, a list of the top 100 private companies in clean technology.  The list is produced by combining Cleantech Group research data, with over 6,000 nominations and input from an expert panel.

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