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Deloitte, Akila Partner to Offer Decarbonization Solutions for Buildings

Deloitte, Akila Partner to Offer Decarbonization Solutions for Buildings

Digital twin data platform Akila and global professional services firm Deloitte announced today a new strategic alliance to decarbonization-focused software solutions for U.S. clients, aimed at enabling reduced emissions, optimized energy consumption and enhanced efficiencies in the operations of buildings. Founded in 2021 to focus on helping organizations decarbonize their operations, Akila offers technology enabling […]

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Cowboy Clean Fuels Raises $13 Million to Simultaneously Produce Biofuel, Remove CO2

Cowboy Clean Fuels Raises $13 Million to Simultaneously Produce Biofuel, Remove CO2

Climate solutions startup Cowboy Clean Fuels (CCF) announced that it has raised approximately $13 million at the closing of a Series B equity financing round, with proceeds aimed at commercializing its solution to simultaneously produce clean fuel and remove CO2. Founded in 2020, Colorado-based CCF provides technology offering both geologic carbon removal & sequestration and […]

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Cleantech Startup CarbonBlue Raises $10 Million to Scale Up Water-Based CO2 Removal Technology

Cleantech Startup CarbonBlue Raises $10 Million to Scale Up Water-Based CO2 Removal Technology

Climate-tech startup CarbonBlue announced that it has raised $10 million in a seed funding round, with proceeds to be used to scale up and deploy its water-based Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technology. Founded in 2022 in Israel, CarbonBlue provides technology to turn any water-based infrastructure into a CDR facility by removing CO2 from water, enabling […]

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Studie: Companies, Investors Overlooking Major Financial Risks from Unmeasured Scope 3 Emissions: BCG, CDP Report

Studie: Companies, Investors Overlooking Major Financial Risks from Unmeasured Scope 3 Emissions: BCG, CDP Report

Most companies and investors are not yet measuring and targeting reductions in Scope 3 value chain emissions, leading to significant overlooked and unreported financial risks in their supply chains, according to a new report released by Boston Consulting Group and environmental disclosure system CDP. For the report, “Scope 3 Upstream: Big Challenges, Simple Remedies,” CDP […]

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DHL, Envision Launch Green Logistics Partnership

DHL, Envision Launch Green Logistics Partnership

Logistics giant DHL and green technology provider Envision Group announced today a new partnership aimed at advancing sustainability innovations in logistics and energy, with a particular focus on sustainable aviation fuel. Founded in 2007, Shanghai-based Envision provides renewable energy system solutions for global enterprises, governments and institutions, with a focus on areas including smart wind […]

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Masdar Issues $1 Billion Green Bond to Invest in Greenfield Renewable Energy Projects

Masdar Issues $1 Billion Green Bond to Invest in Greenfield Renewable Energy Projects

UAE-based clean energy-focused developer Masdar announced that it has raised $1 billion through the issuance of green bonds, with proceeds aimed at investing in new renewable energy projects. According to Masdar, demand for the bonds was strong, with the offering 4.6x oversubscribed. The offering consisted of $500 million each of 5- and 10-year bonds, and […]

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today: Week in Review

This week in ESG news: HSBC launches new infrastructure business to go after low carbon transition opportunities; three quarters of companies plan to invest in ESG reporting tech, Deloitte survey finds; Schneider Electric launches new sustainability data management solutions; Starbucks, Mercedes-Benz to build EV charging network across U.S.; states will drive mandatory climate reporting for […]

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Umweltorganisation urgewald veröffentlicht Leitfaden für Stiftungen

Umweltorganisation urgewald veröffentlicht Leitfaden für Stiftungen

Die Umweltorganisation urgewald hat ihren Leitfaden “Klimagerechte Geldanlage für Stiftungen” veröffentlicht. Der kostenlos erhältliche Bericht zeigt laut der Organisation aus dem nordrhein-westfälischen Sassenberg, wie Stiftungen ihr Kapital klima- und generationengerecht anlegen können. Die Veröffentlichung wurde laut Organisation finanziell ermöglicht durch die Stiftung Umwelt und Entwicklung Nordrhein-Westfalen, die Stiftung Zukunft Jetzt! und die urgewald-Stiftung.

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Deloitte-Umfrage: 77 % der Führungskräfte berichten von Fortschritten in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit, aber die Herausforderungen bei der Datenqualität bleiben bestehen

Deloitte-Umfrage: 77 % der Führungskräfte berichten von Fortschritten in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit, aber die Herausforderungen bei der Datenqualität bleiben bestehen

Fortschritte und Herausforderungen: 77 % der Führungskräfte berichten von Fortschritten in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit, die Datenqualität bleibt jedoch eine große Hürde. Strategische Integration: 99 % der Unternehmen bereiten sich auf erhöhte Nachhaltigkeitsanforderungen vor, viele schaffen dabei neue Rollen und Verantwortlichkeiten. Geschäftsvorteile: Über 50 % verzeichnen durch die Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung eine Effizienzsteigerung, geringere Risiken und mehr Vertrauen.

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Electric Motor Provider Infinitum Raises $35 Million to Drive Industrial Decarbonization

Electric Motor Provider Infinitum Raises $35 Million to Drive Industrial Decarbonization

Electric motor company Infinitum announced it raised a further $35 million in its Series E funding, bringing the funding round’s total to $220 million, with proceeds aimed at accelerating the company’s growth and driving decarbonization with sustainable, high-efficiency motor systems. Motors are the largest single end-user of energy, according to the IEA, consuming 53% of […]

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Cleantech Startup Again Raises $43 Million to Turn Industrial CO2 Emissions Into Household Products

Cleantech Startup Again Raises $43 Million to Turn Industrial CO2 Emissions Into Household Products

Cleantech startup Again has raised $43 million in series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting its growth and build full scale decarbonization plants. Founded in 2021, and spun out of the Danish Technical University, Copenhagen-based Again provides solutions to decarbonize heavy industry by using fermentation to turn CO2 into valuable products. The company’s […]

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Cloverleaf Infrastructure Raises $300 Million to Develop Low Carbon Data Center Sites

Cloverleaf Infrastructure Raises $300 Million to Develop Low Carbon Data Center Sites

Power infrastructure company Cloverleaf Infrastructure announced today that it has raised over $300 million, with proceeds to be used to develop data center sites that run on low-carbon electricity across the U.S. Data centers globally are responsible for a growing share of climate impact, already reaching up to 2% of the world’s carbon emissions, nearly […]

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