Category: ESG Small Business
Family enterprises, known for their long-term investment approach, are increasingly integrating sustainability and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors into their strategies to enhance resilience and drive value creation. As...
Google has made a significant step toward its sustainability goals by purchasing carbon removal credits from Brazilian startup Mombak, marking its first engagement with nature-based carbon projects in South America....
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has secured EUR 560mn in total commitments at the first closing of its Impact Private Credit (IPC) strategy. Key investors include Allianz, APG Asset Management, the...
Universal Hydrogen’s Dream Crashes Universal Hydrogen aimed to revolutionize hydrogen-powered flights with nearly $100M from investors like Playground Global and Toyota Ventures. The company liquidated after failing to secure further...
Former UK Energy Minister Chris Skidmore has launched Desmos Capital Partners, a new private investment bank focused on supporting clean energy startups. This “boutique” bank aims to raise private capital...
Inditex’s Strategic Move Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC) has acquired a stake in the U.S.-based sustainable agriculture startup Galy. This investment is part of Inditex’s broader strategy to support the sustainable...
Google for Startups announced the launch of two new accelerator programs designed to empower European and Israeli startups working on climate change solutions and artificial intelligence (AI). The Google for...
Key Impact Points: Today, June 6, USAID Administrator Samantha Power announced the launch of the CIRCLE Alliance, a groundbreaking public-private collaboration between USAID, Unilever, and EY. This initiative is designed...
Start-ups tackling some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges have the chance to supercharge their business and pilot their technology with Amazon, as part of the third edition of the...
Key Impact Points: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly recognizing the urgency of addressing climate change, but a recent report sheds light on the significant hurdles they face in...
Octopus Energy today launches the UK’s first heat pump and solar referral scheme to further drive the rollout of clean heating devices and help deliver net zero. Since launching to...
Billups, a global Out-of-Home (OOH) managed services agency helping advertisers and agencies strengthen media performance through a patented analytics and measurement platform, has chosen Cedara, the Carbon Intelligence Platform for marketers,...
Green Project Technologies, an accessible, audit-grade carbon accounting platform, is collaborating with Microsoft to bring a unique and powerful carbon accounting offering to Microsoft AppSource. Small and medium-sized businesses interested...
SIX, the global financial information provider, has launched a new solution enabling the global banking clients of SIX to measure the sustainability performance of their small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)...
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has launched a public consultation on two draft sustainability reporting standards for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): the Exposure Draft ESRS for listed...
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