British solar heat and power scale-up Naked Energy announced today that it has raised £17 million (USD$22 million) of new equity funding as part of a Series B first close, aimed at accelerating the company’s global expansion and the adoption of its solutions to decarbonize heat. Founded in 2009, Naked Energy provides high energy density […]
PepsiCo Europe announced today the launch of a new long-term partnership with crop nutrition company Yara aimed at providing farms in the EU and UK with low-carbon fertilizers, crop nutrition programs, and other tools to help decarbonize the food value chain. According to PepsiCo and Yara, the collaboration is intended to support farmers and reduce […]
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 […]
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 […]
Private ESG funds perform as well as others but impact funds have “significantly lower returns,” according to a Preqin report.
The Swedish impact investor’s inaugural venture fund was backed by institutional investors across Europe and will back companies developing solutions to address future health and environmental challenges.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Greg Wasserman discusses raising a $385mn climate fund, and the opportunities in climate investing.
The German investor believes offering financial incentives to companies if they hit social impact targets should play a greater role in investment strategies.
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 […]
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 […]
A legendary creature looms large in the start-up world. In this milieu, the status of unicorn – young, successful, and worth over a billion US dollars – is viewed as the ne plus ultra. But another creature is currently shaking up the scene: the zebra. This is the name for companies that do not only […]
Global food and beverage company Nestlé announced today that it has developed Star 4, a new high-yielding Arabica coffee variety aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change on the coffee supply chain, and enabling lower greenhouse gas emissions attributes from coffee farming. According to Nestlé, the new coffee variety is being launched as climate […]
