ESG / Impact News
Molg Raises $5.5 Million to Tackle E-waste with Robotics
Circular manufacturing startup Molg announced that it has raised $5.5 million in seed funding, with proceeds aimed at scaling capacity for the company’s solution to tackle electronics waste. Founded in 2021 by CEO Rob Lawson Shanks and CTO Mark Lyons, Sterling, Virginia-based Molg provides circular manufacturing processes for electronics and electrical components, focused on robotics […]
Fusion Reactor Startup Zap Energy Raises $130 Million
Zap Energy, which is developing a commercially-viable fusion energy system, announced that it has raised $130 million in a Series D round, with proceeds to be used to advance the company’s efforts to build a commercial fusion power plant. The company also announced that it has begun operations of Century, its new high-rep-rate, liquid-metal-cooled fusion […]
Climate Tech Startup Paebbl Raises $25 Million to Turn Captured CO2 into Building Materials
Decarbonization technology company Paebbl announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding raise, with proceeds to be used to scale up its technology turning captured CO2 to carbon-storing construction materials. Founded in 2021, Rotterdam-based Paebbl has developed a system to speed up the natural process of CO2 mineralization – where minerals […]
UK Launches Cap and Floor Scheme to Support Energy Storage Investment
The UK government announced today the launch of a new scheme aimed at helping to build long duration energy storage capacity by enabling investment in critical infrastructure. Energy storage forms one of the major building blocks for the rapidly expanding clean energy transition, given the intermittent generating nature of many sources of renewable energy, such […]
Bislang größter Deal für ESG-Krypto-Daten
Ende Dezember müssen alle Krypto-Marktteilnehmer Mica-ready sein. Für die Compliance im Bereich der ESG-Daten setzt Bitpanda als Marktführer auf einen deutschen Spezialisten: Die Hamburger Crypto Risk Metrics liefert die Daten.
Fast 15 Millionen US-Dollar für die grüne Transformation des Gebäudesektors: Purpose Green erhält Finanzierung von Fifth Wall
Climate-Tech-Unternehmen Purpose Green erhält eine Finanzierung in Höhe von knapp 15 Millionen US-Dollar / Mit dem Geld möchte Purpose Green sein Team erweitern und seine Software-as-a-Service-Plattform weiterentwickeln / Zuvor hatte das Berliner Unternehmen eine 3,6 Millionen US-Dollar Pre-Seed-Finanzierungsrunde abgeschlossen
Google Signs 435 MW Solar PPA to Power U.S. Operations
Sustainable energy firm energyRe announced that it has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, supplying the tech giant with 435 MW of renewable energy for its operations in the central U.S. from a new solar project.
Goldman Sachs Closes $440 Million Investment in Renewable Power Platform BrightNight
Renewable power company BrightNight announced that it has closed a $440 million strategic equity investment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s alternative investments platform Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Initially announced earlier this year, the investment is aimed at supporting BrightNight’s independent power producer (IPP) business model and the buildout of its utility-scale portfolio across the U.S.
CDPQ, Nuveen Launch $600 Million Sustainable Commercial Real Estate Finance Program
CDPQ and Nuveen Green Capital (NGC) have announced the establishment of a $600 million financing program for sustainable real estate investments. The program will combine senior and Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing, which enables property owners to finance the upfront cost for qualified energy, water, resilience, and public benefit projects.
AGI-Wachstumswerte-Chef: “ESG war ein Gamechanger für unsere Branche”
Im Analysegespräch erklärt Christian Schneider, Chef des Teams für Wachstumsaktien bei Allianz Global Investors, warum ihn das Thema Nachhaltigkeit nicht erst seit der EU-Sustainable-Finance-Regulierung begleitet – und warum er sich gar nicht erst an der Prognose von zyklischem Wachstum versucht.
ESG Ranking: Diese Unternehmen sind Vorreiter in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit
Ein neues Ranking untersucht, wie die Dax-40-Unternehmen beim Thema Umwelt, Soziales und Unternehmensführung aufgestellt sind. Was die Besten auszeichnet.
14 Millionen Euro für Berliner Klima-Proptech: Mit diesem Pitchdeck hat’s geklappt
Nachhaltige Gebäudesanierung – der Bedarf ist da, der Markt groß. Was haben die Proptech-Gründer von Purpose Green noch in ihr Pitchdeck geschrieben? Schaut es euch an.
Studie: Most CEOs Sticking with Climate Strategies, but Changing How they Communicate it: KPMG Survey
More than two thirds of CEOs report that they remain committed to their climate strategies, but are adapting the language and terminology they use to communicate it, and while many are not confident that their companies will achieve their near-term climate goals, most anticipate significant returns from their sustainability efforts over the next five years, […]
Green Data Center Solutions Provider Submer Raises $55.5 Million
Data center-focused cooling and automation solution provider Submer announced that it has raised $55.5 million in a new funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the copmany’s sustainable immersion cooling technology to help data centers cut costs and environmental impact. The financing comes as AI-driven growth is driving a rapid increase in data center power […]
Deutschland rutscht im ESG-Rating weiter ab
Bei den Staatsfinanzen mit der Höchstnote Triple-A geadelt, wenn es aber um die “Bonität” bei Umwelt, Soziales und Regierungsführung geht, schneidet Berlin schon schlechter ab.
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