Category: Impact Investing
Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon, BHP Ventures, Temasek, S2G Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group, Lowercarbon Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Baruch Future Ventures and others back the company Electra, a green...
ECV is the only VC firm committed to investing in startups focused on ESG imperatives and digital transformation of the natural gas industry LPs include several publicly traded utility companies...
In addition to providing capital, the new Amazon Catalytic Capital initiative will also offer mentorship and business opportunities to startups led by Black, Latino, Indigenous, women, and LGBTQIA+ founders Initial...
German energy equipment supplier Siemens Energy and EU-backed fund EIT InnoEnergy will team up to jointly explore investments in the energy start-up space, the fund said in a statement. No financial...
Nescafé Plan 2030 will help coffee farmers transition to regenerative agriculture 125 million people depend on coffee for their livelihoods An estimated 80% of coffee-farming families live at or below the...
The New Community Transformation Fund-Denver (NCTF-Denver), a Colorado-based black-owned and black woman-led high-touch venture capital firm funded by innovative public-private partnerships, announced the fund’s first close with $10.6 million in...
Apex Group Ltd., a global financial services provider, announced the continued expansion of its pioneering ESG Ratings & Advisory Services with the launch of a new diversity, equity, equality and...
CYNK will begin trade in Tamuwa biomass tokens this quarter CYNK plans regenerative agriculture, blue carbon credits Africa’s first verifiable emissions reduction platform, which uses a public decentralized ledger to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against two Canadian software engineers who made $1.6 million by trading ahead of non-public, market-moving financial information. See related articles:...
On September 29, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC (BBPLC) in connection with the unregistered offer and sale of an unprecedented amount...
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) have delivered to the European Commission their Final Report with draft Regulatory Technical Standards regarding the disclosure of financial products’ exposure...
Defendant presented himself as a special forces veteran and Harvard grad to gain investor trust The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Justin Costello for using a false persona, as...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has directed the staff to carefully monitor developments as a result of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. While the safety of local residents is the highest priority,...
BNY Mellon today announced new enhancements to its securities finance platform to help clients analyze their agency securities lending program alongside their sustainability goals. The announcement comes as stakeholder demands...
Fund will invest in companies aligned with ESG principles and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Revolving funding pool will support programs run by UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited “The future of the world...
Funding will support continued growth of RecycleOS℠ deployments and enable decarbonization of packaging at scale EverestLabs, developer of RecycleOS℠, the first AI-enabled operating system for recycling, raised $16.1M in Series...
Firms admit to wrongdoing and agree to pay penalties totaling more than $1.1 billion On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against 15 broker-dealers and...
“Expert” investors are more likely to believe that investing sustainably is key to driving long-term returns compared with people who rate themselves as less knowledgeable, Schroders Global Investor Study 2022...
The Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF) has entered a partnership with Arvella Investments with a shared goal to mainstream sustainable investing by exploring how investors can use ESG to...
Company also Charged for Disclosure Control Failures Involving Mercury Contamination in Brazil On Friday, September 23, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against Compass Minerals International Inc....
Former CEO Agrees to Settle to Same Charges and Pay $1 Million The Securities and Exchange Commission charged The Boeing Company and its former CEO, Dennis A. Muilenburg, with making...
The funds will enable Europe’s market leader in the leasing of equipment and tools to accelerate the electrification and greening of its fleet. This loan supports the decarbonisation of a...
Grants will support Czechia’s efforts to phase out coal-fired power by 2033 Targeted assistance aimed at regions that employ 21,000 people in coal and chemicals industry “We will make sure...
Valour’s Bitcoin Carbon Neutral ETP becomes the 11th ETP offered by Valour Valour Bitcoin Carbon Neutral offers investors exposure to Bitcoin and presents a trusted investment method that benefits the...
Senior legal analysts explore the latest SEC initiatives around ESG disclosure for asset managers, as well the strident opposition and likely legal challenges the agency’s controversial proposals will encounter As...
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the initial offering of Class A Units of the Harvest ESG Equity Income Index ETF pursuant to a prospectus dated August...
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has started trial trading of carbon credits on Tokyo Stock Exchange as part of the “Technical Demonstration Project for Carbon...
Active funds to exclude thermal coal companies by 2030 in the EU and OECD, and globally by 2040 Stronger engagement with company management that could result in voting against the...
Partnering with ESG Book, the new scoring system will provide ESG insights into the world’s largest corporations through a user-friendly traffic light system Launch comes as research finds 61% of...
$10 million investment in Nature Conservancy of Canada’s work will help conserve more than 350,000 acres of Boreal forest and builds on TD’s leading role in the carbon markets TD has announced a $10...
Houston is home to 40% of all publicly traded oil and gas companies The Gulf Coast is responsible for 10% of emissions in the U.S. and 3% of global emissions...
First portfolio of high quality carbon credits established by major aircraft leasing company with $53.3m investment Part of SMBC Aviation Capital’s wider commitment to supporting its customers’ net zero ambitions...
Researchers from the SEC’s Office of the Investor Advocate (OIAD) released an independent research study examining the impact of mutual fund performance benchmarks on investor decision-making, and potential strategic behavior by firms...
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a virtual public meeting on September 21 at 10 a.m. ET. The meeting will be webcast on the SEC website. The committee...
Apex Group Ltd. announces the expansion of its ESG offering with the launch of a new Impact Positive Solution Apex Group’s Impact Positive Solution provides the most comprehensive impact assessment...
Funding rund led by Fortive and supported by AEP PepsiCo, Walgreens and Dell also part of new financing To respond to growing focus on ESG risk management Software platform Datamaran...
US$6.2 billion capital investment will eliminate 3 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions per year Operating cost savings of US$818 per year Payback of capital by 2034 Fortescue Metals...
Builders Vision, an impact platform dedicated to building a more humane and healthy planet through philanthropy, investment and advocacy, has announced that its Builders Initiative Foundation has transitioned 90 percent...
The climate-first venture firm has initiated two new investment funds and a sustainability knowledge hub Extantia’s existing portfolio companies includeH2PRo, INERATEC, GA Drilling, BeZero and Reverion “We provide economically and...
Financial-first impact investment fund will focus on breakthrough technology solutions that enable global health for all OurCrowd, a leading global venture firm, announced the launch of a Global Health Equity Fund...
The new Green-X expects at least 10 token issuers to join by year-end Asset tokenization market is expected to grow 50x to $16.1 trillion by 2030 Greenpro Capital Corp. announced...
Actively-managed fund will track about 200 US companies At least half of each company’s revenue must come from climate solutions High-carbon emissions companies will be screened out An online investment...
The European Investment Fund contributed 30 million Fund’s primary focus will be scaling and industrializing companies specializing in the energy transition. Belgian growth equity fund Junction has announced first close...
EPC Power is the only U.S.-based, end-to-end power conversion solution provider Industry-leading technology directly supports the renewable energy transition while preserving grid reliability and performance Energy storage installations globally are...
Indiana is the number one ranked manufacturing production state in America per capita City of Marion and GM have enjoyed a 65-year partnership Investment will support vehicles built at GM...
Fundamental Renewables, an established provider of financing for solar and other renewable energy projects, today announced that it has secured a $400 million credit facility. Delaware Life Insurance Company, a Group 1001...
Arbor Capital has been providing investment management and enhanced financial planning services for more than 25 years. In those 25 years, they have remained committed to evolving with their clients and...
– To achieve net zero emissions by 2050; Joins RE100 initiative– Energy- and resource-efficient products to empower consumers for sustainable living– To invest in and develop innovative technologies for a...
Latest investments in Archilogic, Butlr and Transaera support decarbonization efforts Carrier Global Corporation, the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, has completed three...
Listed companies will be required to credibly commit to good green governance Companies can dually list alongside their primary exchange Listing standards embed a culture of green compliance directly into...
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