Smart energy company GridBeyond announced today that it has raised €52 million (USD$55 million) in a Series C financing round, with proceeds to be used to scale up its business, including the company’s international expansion. Founded in 2010, Ireland-based GridBeyond provides solutions aimed at addressing the challenges from an evolving [...]
Real estate and infrastructure-focused ESG data provider GRESB announced today a majority stake investment by BeyondNetZero, the climate-focused fund of growth equity investor General Atlantic. Founded in 2009, Amsterdam-based GRESB provides standardized and validated ESG data for real estate and infrastructure investments globally. The company validates, scores and independently benchmarks [...]
Apple announced significant progress towards its goal to decarbonize its value chain, including revealing that more than 320 suppliers – representing 95% of the company’s direct manufacturing spend – have now committed to use 100% renewable energy for Apple production by 2030, up from around 250 suppliers last year. Emissions [...]
Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to adopt a new law aimed at establishing a certification system to quantify, monitor and verify carbon removals, and to counter greenwashing. The adoption, which passed in a 441-139 vote by MEPs, marks one of the final steps towards the launch of [...]