environment
Asia | March 25, 2020
Singapore-based waste management company Blue Planet raises $25 million
ImpactAlpha, March 25 – As Asia’s consumer class grows, so does the waste it produces. Blue Planet Environmental Solutions is trying to reinvent …
China | January 23, 2020
China ban spurs circular economy for plastics
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 23 – If someone were to remake The Graduate today, the career advice famously imparted to Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 …
aquaculture | January 13, 2020
Shrimp farming poses a jumbo risk for investors
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 13 – Quick, do you pick beef or shrimp if you are concerned about greenhouse gas emissions per per kilo? Surprise. …
Beats | November 19, 2019
“Sandboxes for nature” could speed up environmental innovation
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 19 – Regulatory sandboxes are relatively new tools that provide a special exemption from standard regulation—usually in the fintech and energy …
2030 Finance | October 30, 2019
Creating the new plastics economy
More than 320 million tons of plastic is produced annually, much of which ends up in oceans or landfill. Production is expected to …
circulareconomy | September 17, 2019
‘Circular economy’ startup Truman’s raises $5 million from Germany’s Henkel.
The six-month old green cleaning product startup raised the seed funds in a round led by Henkel Ventures, the investment arm of the …
2030 Finance | September 16, 2019
Investments in sustainable aquaculture point to a greener ‘blue economy’
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 16 – Aquaculture has emerged as a vital alternative to wild-caught fish, a major source of the world’s protein, as ocean …