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Canada | September 8, 2021
Trio of climate funds launch ahead of fall climate summits
ImpactAlpha, September 8 – Climate action is in the air. Three new climate-focused funds debuted this week ahead of this month’s Climate Week …
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Agrifood Tech | August 11, 2021
Innomost secures €5 million to turn timber waste into cosmetics
ImpactAlpha, August 11 – Finnish company Innomost uses materials from sustainable forestry and timber operations to replace fossil fuels, plastics and palm oil …
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Agrifood Tech | August 10, 2021
Australia’s v2Food raises $108 million Series B funding for global expansion
ImpactAlpha, August 10 — The plant-based protein producer offers alt-meat sausages, ground beef and patties. Investors included Belgian impact investor Astanor Ventures, which …
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2030 Finance | July 27, 2021
Chilean plant-based food producer NotCo raises $235 million
ImpactAlpha, July 27 — The Santiago-based company created Giuseppe, which uses artificial intelligence to identify plant-based ingredients as substitutes for animal-based products. Its …
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Clean Energy | July 15, 2021
Heart Aerospace gets backing for zero-carbon planes from United and Mesa airlines
ImpactAlpha, July 15 – Mainstream air carriers are getting on board latest hot topic in the decarbonization race: electric airplanes (see, “Zero-carbon air …
Asia | July 15, 2021
Carbon markets are set to expand in Europe and China
ImpactAlpha, July 15 – Prices on Europe’s carbon trading system jumped almost 5%, to €55, after the European Commission laid out plans to …
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Clean Energy | July 13, 2021
Race for better lithium batteries accelerates with two big raises
ImpactAlpha, July 13 – Batteries are big as startups and investors bet on the low-carbon energy transition. SES, based near Boston, scored $100 …
Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein, the chief executive of LGT Group. Photo: Nora Tam.
Dealflow | July 13, 2021
LGT’s Lightrock closes $900 million fund for tech-driven impact
ImpactAlpha, July 13 — LGT, the $272 billion private banking and asset management firm of the royal family of Liechtenstein, launched Lightrock in …
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Climate Finance | July 13, 2021
Wood building fund aims to cut construction carbon in Europe
ImpactAlpha, July 13 — Construction of buildings was responsible for 38% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. Real estate developers in Europe …
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Conservation | July 7, 2021
Apollo takes controlling stake of Italian eco-packaging producer Reno De Medici
ImpactAlpha, July 7 – Apollo Global Management last year brought on impact investing veteran Lisa Hall to help drive impact investing deeper into the …
Climate and Clean Tech | July 1, 2021
Turntide secures $225 million to make electrical motors more efficient
ImpactAlpha, July 1 – Turntide Technologies makes energy-efficient “smart” motors for transportation, agriculture, commercial buildings and shipping. The goal: accelerating the low-carbon transition by …
ESG | June 21, 2021
Europe paves path to standardized ESG disclosure with Sustainability Reporting Directive
ImpactAlpha, June 21 – What a difference a year makes. U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to rejoin the Paris Agreement on the first day …
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Clean Energy | June 17, 2021
Rise Fund’s Matrix Renewables acquires solar portfolios in Spain and Portugal
ImpactAlpha, June 17 — Madrid-based global renewable energy investor Matrix Renewables is acquiring a 300-megawatt solar energy portfolio from Spain’s Alten Renewable Energy. …
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Asia | June 17, 2021
EcoATM Gazelle secures $75 million for e-waste recycling
ImpactAlpha, June 17 — A record 53.6 million metric tons of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019. San Diego-based EcoATM is building …
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Clean Energy | June 10, 2021
Battery manufacturer Northvolt raises $2.8 billion to expand gigafactory in Sweden
ImpactAlpha, June 10 — Stockholm-based Northvolt has raised $2.7 billion to expand a gigafactory from 40 to 60 gigawatt-hours of annual capacity to …