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Top Trends in Corporate Sustainability, Partnerships, & Investment in 2015

January 31, 2015

Big data, the “circular economy”, new metrics, and innovative financing is changing how corporations are investing in sustainability, says leaders from American Water, Novelis,...

Cleantech & Sustainable Innovation to “Usher in Great Change”

January 23, 2015  |  1 Comment

Which sustainable innovations are transforming oil and gas? What solutions are ready to scale at the corporate level? VC Wal Van Lierop of Chrysalix shares the trends and predictions...

Key Drivers of Corporate Water Sustainability and Innovation

January 12, 2015

Paul O'Callaghan, CEO of research firm BlueTech Research, discusses water sustainability and adoption by large corporations as well as emerging players and new disruptive water technologies....

Distributed Generation: Three Renewable Industry Shifts to Watch for in 2015

January 12, 2015  |  1 Comment

CEO of global clean energy project developer UGE, Nick Blitterswyk, outlines key distributed generation trends, his firm’s latest projects, and offers a prediction for distributed...

One’s Trash—Another’s treasure?

January 12, 2015

Corporates Waste Management (WM) and Veolia are leveraging waste opportunities in 2015. And the first closed loop organic waste system in North America is being developed in British...

New $460M Clean Energy and Infrastructure Fund

December 23, 2014

Capital Dynamics has raised over $1 billion for its clean energy strategy since 2010 and targets investments in biomass, landfill gas, small hydropower, solar, wind, gas-fired power...

New ‘Wet’ Farm Waste to Biofuel Breakthrough

December 23, 2014

Scientists at the University of Guelph have tested a new method to create biofuel in the form of pellets from wet farm waste through pressure cooking. Their research shows that biofuels...

New York Fracking Ban Draws Attention to Health Concerns

December 23, 2014

Last week New York banned fracking statewide, a move which environmental activists say will encourage more states to do the same, reports National Geographic. Already, anti-fracking...

The Time to Shorten the Innovation Cycle and Make the Energy Transition Real Is Now

December 16, 2014

Its time for groundbreaking inventions in all fields of renewable energy for a 100% renewable energy economy, says Maximilian Martin, Ph.D., founder of Impact Economy.

Agriculture Technology Draws Interest from Major Corporates in Funds & Partnerships

December 18, 2014

Corporate-backed funds, incubators and partnerships are driving a big increase in investment towards AgTech startups that boost food production, reduce waste, and make farms smarter.