"Redwood Materials, a battery recycler created by Tesla cofounder and former tech chief JB Straubel, just raised more than $700 million from investors that will help it scale up recovery of lithium, cobalt, nickel and other metals needed by makers of lithium-ion cells for electric vehicles."
How Crop Insurance Can Combat Supply Chain Risk for Coffee
The coffee industry needs a serious revamp. In the face of unpredictable weather events stemming from climate change, traditional insurance models are ill-equipped to deal with the changing plight of farmers on the ground.
Shell to buy Inspire Energy in green energy push
"Like other oil companies, Shell has come under investor pressure to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions and said it plans to increase its spending on renewables and low carbon technologies to up to 25% of its overall budget by 2025."
Big Oil Companies Push Hydrogen as Green Alternative, but Obstacles Remain
"Historically used to help make fertilizer and chemicals, hydrogen is increasingly being pushed for a much broader range of uses, including for trucks, planes, ships, household heating and as a way to store renewable power."
Jacobs Announces PlanBeyond 2.0: Sustainable Business Aligned With UN SDGs
Jacobs, a global technology, consulting, and business solutions company, has announced the launch of PlanBeyond 2.0, a refresh of its global sustainable business approach, aimed at integrating sustainability throughout its operations and client solutions
Private equity giant TPG Capital raises $5.4 billion for new climate fund
Ben Geman of Axios reports that TPG Capital has raised $5.4 billion for its new climate fund. “The fund is backed by major investors including Allstate, AXA, The Hartford, but also corporate giants like Google parent Alphabet, Bank of America, Dow, GM, Nike and others.” Read the full article here.
Pivot Bio, a startup using microbes to replace synthetic fertilizer, raises $430 mln
Pivot Bio's products use microbes to create and feed nitrogen to corn and wheat crops.
Generate Capital unveils one of the largest single private sustainability investments
"A suite of new and existing investors are behind Generate Capital's $2 billion, led by AustralianSuper and QIC with new investment from Harbert Management Corporation, Aware Super, and CBRE Caledon and others."
Made to measure: Sustainability commitment progress and updates
"At Microsoft we have a long-term vision that we refer to as 100/100/0 – that on all the world’s grids, 100 percent of electrons, 100 percent of the time, are generated from zero carbon sources."
United by Blue: Cleaning our Waterways One Purchase at a Time
United By Blue is proof that companies of all sizes are making huge strides forward in sustainability.