Ben Bingham, CEO of 3Sisters Sustainable Management, discusses how to invest in both positive social impact ventures and in “scale.”
Ehrenpreis on DBL’s New $400M Impact Venture Fund, the Biggest Ever
Ira Ehrenpreis, managing director of DBL Partners, discusses the fund's investment themes, impact investing, and fundraising trends. "This is a renaissance time for investing in energy innovation and...
Family Offices, Pensions Pledge Billions to Early-Stage Cleantech Companies
Start-up cleantech companies and projects are getting more support from investors and philanthropists. And prolific investors Rob Day and Matthew Nordan are leading the charge, launching new platforms...
Technology and data are crucial for smart cities, experts say — but the data must be useable if it’s to have any real use.
FirstFuel Software Offers Wealth of Energy Data that Utility Companies Badly Need
Having gained market adoption for its proprietary energy data analytics software, designed to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings, FirstFuel plans to continue its expansion with $23 million in...
Briefing: Emerging Opportunities in Distributed Energy Storage Systems
We surveyed top investors, including DBL Investors & Black Coral Capital, and innovators to uncover emerging trends driving adoption and financing of distributed energy and smart storage systems.
How Chinese President Xi Jinping will Foster Clean Tech Growth: Hank Paulson
The former US Treasury Secretary reveals why China's gov’t is serious about cleaning up its dirty air and water, and where the biggest opportunities lie for firms to address its pollution problems.
The divestiture movement will drive a "tsunami of capital" into clean tech and social impact funds and projects. But how long will it take?
As the divestiture movement gains steam, institutional funds should follow a 4-step formula to reinvesting capital in "clean solutions," says Ben Bingham of impact investor 3 Sisters Sustainable Management.
Rapid Adoption of Clean Transportation Drives Investor Funding
The USPS reveals that it will spend $7 billion in a massive transformation of its vehicle fleet, Kleiner Perkins says that buses are set to go entirely electric, and corporates such as UPS are choosing...