HSBC, Google Partner to Finance and Grow Climate Tech Companies
HSBC and Google Cloud announced today the launch of a new partnership aimed at financing and supporting companies providing climate mitigation and resilience solutions....
Voyager Ventures Raises $100 Million for Climate Tech VC Fund
Decarbonization-focused VC investor Voyager Ventures announced that it has raised $100 million for Voyager Partners Select I, its second venture fund targeting investments in...
Hong Kong Issues $765 Million Digital Green Bond
The Government of the Hong Kong announced that it has issues approximately HK$6 billion (USD$765 million) of digital green bonds, with the issuance including...
EU Lawmakers Agree to Delay Sustainability Reporting Standards for Specific Sectors and non-EU Companies by 2 Years
Lawmakers in the European Parliament and Council announced today that they have reached a provisional agreement on a directive to delay the adoption of...
Only 27% of Execs Report Having Access to High Quality Sustainability Data: Salesforce Survey
Only around one in four senior business executives report that they have access to high quality sustainability data, and nearly 60% anticipate difficulty complying...
US Postal Service Sets New Climate, Circular Economy Goals
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced today a series a set of new 2023 sustainability targets, encompassing goals to reduce emissions across the value...
EU Lawmakers Reach Deal on New Regulation to Scale Clean Tech Industries
Lawmakers in the European Parliament and Council announced today that they have reached a provisional agreement on the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), a...
Cleantech Startup Avnos Raises $36 Million to Capture Carbon and Water from the Atmosphere
Cleantech startup Avnos announced today that it has raised $36 million, with proceeds from the series A financing round to be used to support...
SBTi Says Number of Companies Setting Validated Climate Targets Doubles in Past Year
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), one of the key organizations focused on aligning corporate environmentalEnvironmental criteria consider how a company performs as a...
Guest Post: Becoming an Early Adopter of TNFD is the Easy Part, Now the Hard Work Begins
By: Laura Conigliaro, ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to...