News Roundup: China Opens Up Bond Market for Cleantech, Environmental Projects
Apple to build two solar plants in China; Bill Gates, Google back new battery technologies; GE sells first lithium ion batteries to Con Edison; Stanford’s fast, cheap, safe aluminum-ion...
Resource Productivity Innovation is the "Next Industrial Revolution”
We’ve captured the most important investment themes in corporate sustainability from twelve major corporations and investors, including: 3M, BASF, Monsanto, Thermo Fisher Scientific,...
Corporate Venture Groups Seek Partnerships, then Investments
Executives representing the venture groups of four of the world’s largest corporations and conglomerates—in waste management, automotive, biotech and agriculture—participated...
China Aims for 300,000 “New Energy” Buses and Taxis by 2020
China is making big investments in clean transportation, including electric, hybrid electric, fuel cell electric or alternative fuel-powered vehicles, and plans to spend $32 billion...
Sustainability Financing Companies See 'Huge' and Growing Market
New players, including GSVSP, Generate Capital and Black Coral Capital, are developing innovative financing and business models that expand the market for sustainability and resource-efficiency...
New Innovative Financing Platforms Launch for Sustainability & Clean Tech
Solar+storage sees rise in third-party financing; Innovative Solar Systems offers individuals access to U.S. solar farm projects for $250K; new crowdfunding platform fuels renewable...
How is DBL Investors Targeting Their New $350M Cleantech VC Fund?
DBL’s Cynthia Ringo reveals her top 2014 disappointments, biggest successes, the cleantech sectors gaining market traction, corporate partnerships, and niche sectors she will be...
Top Trends in Corporate Sustainability, Partnerships, & Investment in 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,...
Key Drivers of Corporate Water Sustainability and Innovation
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....
Agriculture Technology Draws Interest from Major Corporates in Funds & Partnerships
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.