RSF Social Finance lends $13.5 million to sustainable food and recycling enterprises
San Francisco-based fund manager RSF Social Finance has made three loans through its RSF Social Investment Fund, an evergreen debt fund looking to …
San Francisco-based fund manager RSF Social Finance has made three loans through its RSF Social Investment Fund, an evergreen debt fund looking to …
Singapore-based circular economy investor Circulate Capital inked its second deal in Latin America by investing in Brazil’s Cirklo. Cirklo is the result of …
The €246 billion purpose-driven investment group is acquiring the Seoul-based waste management company KJ Environment and affiliated companies from Genesis Private Equity, a …
Chicago-based LanzaTech, which uses microbes to convert industrial carbon emissions into sustainable fuel as well as textile, rubber and packaging, went public last …
Before the big names moved in, Baltimore-based RareBreed Ventures provided seed funding to Oakland, Calif.-based unspun to develop its 3D textile-weaving technology. Three …
Startups are leveraging the strength and durability of mycelia, the threadlike root structure of mushrooms, to create sustainable products for the fashion, automotive, …
“Where are we?” It’s the question I’m constantly asking myself about food waste reduction. There are many viable food waste solutions, and many …
ImpactAlpha, December 6 — Forest-based products, such as timber and wood, can capture and store carbon for long periods of time. Strong by …
ImpactAlpha, November 16 — The growth of textile-recycling ventures in recent years has been fueled, in part, by a rapid increase in textile …
ImpactAlpha, September 5 — European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, a German venture capital impact fund, and global sustainability investor Ecolab are joining the $25 …
ImpactAlpha, August 31 — Non-ferrous metals such as aluminum and copper are essential for renewable energy and electric vehicles. Sorting and recycling such …
ImpactAlpha, February 7 — London-based Recycleye has raised $17 million for its AI-powered robots that scan and identify plastic, aluminum, paper and cardboard …
ImpactAlpha, January 11 — Generate Capital, the San Francisco-based sustainable infrastructure financier and operator, launched Generate Upcycle last year to expand into recycling, …
ImpactAlpha, December 7 — Singapore-based investment fund Circulate Capital has spent the past two years backing projects in South and Southeast Asia focused on …
ImpactAlpha, September 1 — Hospitals generate more than five million tons of waste yearly, according to Greenhealth, including gowns, gloves, syringes and more. …
ImpactAlpha, July 28 — Circulate Capital has been investing in recycling and waste-reduction efforts to keep plastic out of oceans and waterways since …
ImpactAlpha, April 25 — Global cosmetics giant L’Oréal has made a €50 million ($53.9 million) allocation to Circular Innovation Fund, a joint venture …
ImpactAlpha, December 1 — Aluminum, an essential material for construction and transportation, is responsible for 1.1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions each …
More than 320 million tons of plastic is produced annually, much of which ends up in oceans or landfill. Production is expected to …
The six-month old green cleaning product startup raised the seed funds in a round led by Henkel Ventures, the investment arm of the …