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Clean Energy Transaction Platform LevelTen Raises $65 Million to Expand into New Markets

Clean Energy Transaction Platform LevelTen Raises $65 Million to Expand into New Markets

17. Juli 2024 | , , ,

Renewable transaction infrastructure provider LevelTen Energy announced today that it has secured approximately $65 million in a Series D funding round, with proceeds aimed at building out the company’s platform and expanding its geographic and market reach. Founded in 2016, LevelTen provides marketplaces, software tools, and industry intelligence for clean energy buyers and sellers. The […]

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Eurazeo Raises Over €700 Million for Transition Infrastructure Strategy, Beating Initial Target by 40%

Eurazeo Raises Over €700 Million for Transition Infrastructure Strategy, Beating Initial Target by 40%

17. Juli 2024 | , ,

Investment management firm Eurazeo announced today that its inaugural transition infrastructure program raised €706 million (USD$770 million) in commitments at its final close, beating the strategy’s initial €500 million target by more than 40%, and only 20 months after first closing. The commitments include €663 million for the Eurazeo Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF), classified as […]

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Majority of M&A Dealmakers Would Pay Premium for High ESG Maturity Companies: KPMG Survey

Majority of M&A Dealmakers Would Pay Premium for High ESG Maturity Companies: KPMG Survey

16. Juli 2024 | , ,

ESG due diligence is becoming increasingly important and commonplace in the M&A process, with its link to monetary value as the primary driver, with most M&A dealmakers willing to pay a premium for targets with high ESG maturity, and over half reporting encountering ESG-related deal-stoppers, according to a new survey released by global professional services […]

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SHEIN Launches €200 Million Textile Circularity Fund

SHEIN Launches €200 Million Textile Circularity Fund

15. Juli 2024 | , ,

Global fashion online retailer SHEIN announced the launch of a new Circularity Fund, with the company providing an initial investment of €200 million, aimed at supporting startups in Europe and the UK focused on textile-to-textile circularity solutions. The new fund comes as the fashion industry, and the fast-fashion sector in particular, face increasing pressure to […]

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Climate Tech Startup 44.01 Raises $37 Million to Scale Solution to Turn CO2 into Rock

Climate Tech Startup 44.01 Raises $37 Million to Scale Solution to Turn CO2 into Rock

15. Juli 2024 | ,

Carbon sequestration technology startup 44.01 announced today that it has raised $37 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at developing and commercializing its technology, and enabling its international expansion. Founded in Oman in 2020, 44.01 provides solutions to eliminate CO2 captured from the air or from hard-to-abate industrial processes by turning […]

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Die Rolle des Facility Managers beim Erreichen der Klimaziele

Die Rolle des Facility Managers beim Erreichen der Klimaziele

15. Juli 2024 | , ,

Die Studie zeigt, dass die Notwendigkeit zur Dekarbonisierung von Gebäuden und ihrem Betrieb weltweit anerkannt wird. Dennoch gibt es deutliche regionale Unterschiede: In Europa werden 69 Prozent der Befragten aufgefordert Maßnahmen zur Dekarbonisierung umzusetzen, in Asien 66 Prozent und in Nordamerika nur 57 Prozent. Die Motivation für die Dekarbonisierung reicht von Eigeninitiative über rechtliche und […]

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EnAW-Zielvereinbarungen: Unternehmen sparen CO₂-Verbrauch von fast einer Million Menschen ein

EnAW-Zielvereinbarungen: Unternehmen sparen CO₂-Verbrauch von fast einer Million Menschen ein

15. Juli 2024 | ,

Im Jahr 2023 haben 4764 Mitgliedsunternehmen der Energie-Agentur der Wirtschaft (EnAW) durch gezielte Massnahmen im Vergleich zu 2013 820’000 Tonnen CO2 eingespart. Dies sind rund 27’000 Tonnen mehr als im Vorjahr und entspricht dem jährlichen CO2-Verbrauch von 900’000 Personen – also beinahe die Einwohnerinnern und Einwohner der Kantone Genf und Luzern zusammen. Das Instrument der […]

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ClimeCo Launches New Tool to Match Companies with Nature-Based Solutions Projects

ClimeCo Launches New Tool to Match Companies with Nature-Based Solutions Projects

12. Juli 2024 | ,

Sustainability solutions company ClimeCo announced today the launch of NatureLink, a new tool aimed at matching organizations with fully vetted, high-quality nature-based solution (NBS) projects alinged with their specific goals, budgets and priorities. Nature-based solutions, according to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), are “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified […]

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