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I Attended COP27 As A Youth Delegate. Here Are My Takeaways.
I was a youth delegate at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I saw history being made in many ways. Below I share my takeaways.
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The ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund Breakthrough Offers Hope, But COP27’s Overall Outcome Remains Inadequate
By: Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss and damage” they suffer as a result of!-->!-->!-->…
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Op-Ed: I’m a COP 27 Youth Delegate From Hong Kong. Here’s What I Hope To Achieve.
As I prepare to go to COP27 as a Hong Kong Youth Delegate selected by CarbonCare InnoLab (CCIL), I am reflecting on what I want to see achieved from what continues to be one of the most important conferences in the world when it comes!-->…
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Want To Invest Like Bill Gates? These Are The Alternative Protein Companies He Has A Stake In
Bill Gates is a repeat investor in the alternative protein sector. He has cited the industry as crucial to helping solve the climate crisis, with alternatives to animal agriculture heralded as essential developments. Not one to just talk!-->…
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Want to create a better world? Empower more women investors.
By: Helena Wasserman Eriksson & Sonalie Figueiras
Empowering more women to become investors will unlock billions into ESG investing and help fight the climate crisis.
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Female-Led Fintech SageWealth Secures €500,000 In Pre-Seed Funding for ‘Ethically Minded’ Millennials
With a goal of bringing digital financial advice and sustainable investment opportunities to 'ethical' millennials, the female-led fintech platform SageWealth has announced the recent closing of a €500,000 pre-seed funding round.
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Football Star Chris Smalling Is Making It Easy For Fellow Celebrities To Invest In Planet-Friendly Startups
Chris Smalling, AC Roma centre-back and former England football team professional, has launched a global investment consultancy. ForGood is a joint venture between Smalling, activist investor Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni and B-Corp!-->…
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Synthesis Capital Secures $300 Million For Food Tech Investment Opportunities
London’s Synthesis Capital has closed its first fund, scooping more than $300 million in capital pledges. According to the company, this is the largest dedicated food tech VC of its kind. The year-old investor, Led by Costa Yiannoulis,!-->…
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HSBC Responsible Investing Head Stuart Kirk Compares Climate Change to Y2K
Stuart Kirk, HSBC Asset Management’s (HSBC AM) global head of responsible investing has raised eyebrows following a speech at a Financial Times event. At the Moral Money gathering, hosted on May 19, he compared the climate crisis to the!-->…
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Billionaire Makes $1.1 Billion Donation To Stanford University For New Sustainability School
California’s Stanford University has revealed that a new school will be opening at the start of the 2022 fall semester. The Doerr School of Sustainability has come about thanks to a $1.1 billion donation from John and Ann Doerr, plus gifts!-->…
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Heura Obliterates Crowdfunding Target During Early Access Investment Round From Consumer-Fans
Spanish alt-protein startup Heura has overtaken its latest crowdfunding target four times over, in a mere 12 hours, attracting €4 million and counting. Initially looking to secure a total of €1 million for expansion, the company has!-->…
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‘We Can All Win’- Early Alt Protein VC Chris Kerr Talks Overhype, The Role Of Media And Why Success Is About Sticking To The Basics
A few weeks, I sat down (via Zoom) with Chris Kerr to talk about the alternative protein industry. Chris is the founding partner and Chief Investment Officer at Unovis Capital Management and their early-stage venture capital fund New Crop!-->…
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IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food
The two biggest plant-based protein startups in the world are run by men. The majority of the rising cell-based protein startups are also run by men, alongside most of the vegan investment groups that fund them. The leader of the NGO think!-->…
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Better Bite Ventures Announces $15 Million Alt Protein Fund To Back Asia’s Future Food Unicorns
Better Bite Ventures, a venture capital firm with a focus on backing early stage Asia Pacific (APAC) startups in the alternative protein sector, has announced the launch of a $15 million fund. Better Bite's mission is to support!-->…
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Startup Funding But Not As You Know It: How The Trellis Road Micro Fund Is Changing VC Forever
Founded in 2020, Trellis Road is a micro venture capital fund focused on investing in the high-impact foodtech sector. The brain child of Anna Ottosson and Erik Byrenius, both previous founders who exited startups, the fund was born out of!-->…
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VegTech Invest Launches Its First Plant-Based ETF On The New York Stock Exchange
The VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF has been unveiled. Launching on the New York Stock Exchange, it features a portfolio of 37 publicly-traded companies. Each is immersed in plant-based innovations including ingredient!-->…
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BlackRock: The Next Big Tech Unicorns Will Be Climate-Focused
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says the next big tech investments will be climate-focused in green hydrogen, agriculture, steel and green cement.
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Nordic FoodTech To Back 20 More Startups After Closing €42M Fund
Nordic FoodTech, the region's first dedicated fund investing sustainable food startups, has closed its first fund with €42 million.
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European Food Tech Investment Heats Up with 2 New Multimillion Funds
Food tech investment in Europe is heating up, with two new funds dedicated to the sector launched by Eatable Adventures and Five Seasons VC.
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A Chat w/ Brinc x Halo Impact On Their New Accelerator
Hong Kong-headquartered investor and accelerator Brinc has just partnered with Halo Impact to launch a new Circular Economy Accelerator Program. Dedicated to tech-forward circular economy solutions across a number of industries, the new!-->…
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Global Food Giants Pour $80M Into Lever VC Alternative Protein Fund
Lever VC’s alternative protein focused fund has raised $80 million in a round backed by global food conglomerates and big meat firms.
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