sustainability
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 …
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2030 Finance | February 5, 2020
Generate Capital raises $1 billion to scale sustainable infrastructure-as-a-service
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 5 – Generate, founded in 2014 by Jigar Shah and other renewable energy veterans, builds, owns and operates green power, transportation, …
Beats | January 29, 2020
Tastes great, less carbon. Climate-positive beer takes regenerative agriculture mainstream
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 29 – Soil health is all the talk on the campaign trail in Iowa as well as on the slopes of …
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 …
crowdfunding | October 9, 2019
Steward’s ‘crowdfarming’ platform lets small investors back good food from local farms
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 9 – Precision drones and other “ag tech” solutions may be sexier. But a $25,000 loan to buy a tractor or …
Clean Energy | September 26, 2019
Overheard at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 26 – “Not enough capital is flowing” toward the low-carbon transition, Michael Bloomberg declared at last year’s Bloomberg Global Business Forum. …
Conservation | September 25, 2019
The Nature Conservancy wants to bring reef insurance to the U.S.
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 25 – Coral reefs are critical for coastal economies. They’re also the first line of defense in a storm. But rebuilding …
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 …
Canada | September 16, 2019
After light bulbs and plastic straws…toilet paper
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 16 – Another everyday staple is under scrutiny. “The Issue With Tissue” from environmental watchdog NRDC details the environmental and social harm …
Dealflow | July 29, 2019
Moody’s snaps up second ESG data company
ImpactAlpha, July 29 – Credit ratings and research firm Moody’s has acquired a majority stake in climate risk analytics company Four Twenty Seven. Four …
Beats | December 3, 2018
Tapping the municipal bond market for distributed green infrastructure
Boring is exciting in the $3.8 trillion municipal bond market. Last month’s $61.4 million oversubscribed issue from the Industrial Development Authority of Pinal …