Tagged: climate change

March 3, 2023 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sustainable investment solution provider u impact has joined forces with specialized green banking software provider ecolytiq in order “to introduce innovative sustainable investment products to a wider branch of private investors.” Through a combination of u impact’s interactive investment sustainability analysis and the ecolytiq Sustainability-as-a-Service… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vancity took another step recently in its commitment to climate action. It is reportedly one of the first financial institutions in Canada “to offer its members a way to estimate the CO2 emissions that come from their purchases.” Every Vancity Visa credit cardholder “can track… Read More

February 3, 2023 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Climate change is expected to have a “dramatic impact” on our environment over the next few decades – and quite possibly beyond, according to an update from DTCC. Since the 1980s, each decade has “been warmer than the previous one and this trend is expected… Read More

January 17, 2023 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrew Ellam, former Chief of Staff to CTO and Head of Technical Program Management at Monzo Bank, joins the senior leadership team as VP of Technology at Climate X, a multi-award-winning global climate risk data & analytics provider based in London, UK. Andrew reportedly “brings… Read More

January 16, 2023 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For the past 17 years the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has warned about “deeply interconnected” global risks. Conflict and geo-economic tensions have “triggered a series of deeply interconnected global risks,” according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023. These include energy… Read More

November 18, 2022 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, at COP27, one of the world’s largest gatherings on climate action, a group of Web3 companies convened by ConsenSys and Allinfra, joined civil society leaders and the UNFCCC Climate Innovation Hub, “to announce the creation of the Ethereum Climate Platform (ECP).” Its mission is… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the risk of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pushing past dangerous warming thresholds, DBS (SGX:D05) together with seven partners and supporters, have “committed to further build on efforts to nurture and scale the climate tech ecosystem.” DBS and global partners “launched the… Read More

October 30, 2022 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the financiers of two-thirds of the European economy, banks “bear an important responsibility to propose real solutions to mitigate climate change.” This partnership between Swedbank and eAgronom with regard to issuing sustainability-linked loans and leasing will have “a significant impact, as agriculture is one… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orca, a Solana-based liquidity platform, has announced the launch of the Orca Climate Fund. The fund is “reflective of its mission to combat climate change and promote sustainable practices in crypto.” The Orca Climate Fund “evolved from Orca’s Impact Fund which was born in August… Read More

September 16, 2022 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arbonics, a climate tech start-up, is launching its “unique” data- and science-driven tool to make calculating the potential carbon income of land and forests quicker and easier for landowners in Europe “to help fight climate change.” Earlier this year, Arbonics raised €1.8M in a pre-seed… Read More

August 6, 2022 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ING will be trialing a carbon footprint tracking app offered by Fintech firm Cogo with 350,000 mobile clients. The Footprint Insight feature is being made available to clients who currently use the bank’s Insight function, which groups their income and expenditure by spending category. Footprint… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 6:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With growing global concern around the climate emergency and unsustainable agricultural practices, many countries, enterprises, and startups are “collaborating to build sustainable solutions that tackle the harmful effects of climate change,” according to an update from Chainlink. At the forefront of the battle against climate… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Office of Financial Research (OFR) announces the launch of its Climate Data and Analytics Hub pilot, which is a new tool “to help financial regulators assess risks to financial stability stemming from climate change.” This collaborative environment will “improve users’ access to public climate… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Google Cloud have jointly launched the Point Carbon Zero Program “to drive the innovation, incubation and scaling of climate FinTech solutions in Asia.” The Program is “a collaboration under MAS’ Project Greenprint and seeks to use climate FinTech… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a digital “green” exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), announced the appointment of former Bank of England Senior Advisor Michael Sheren as President and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) as the firm “strengthens its end-to-end suite of… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 9:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goodvest, which is on a mission to build a “sustainable” investment platform committed to fight climate change: 100% personalized & transparent, has secured 187% (€468,760) of its €250,000 target from 379 investors through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. There are now 8 days… Read More

June 24, 2022 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As You Sow, a non-profit in shareholder advocacy and Tulipshare, a UK-based activist retail investment platform, recently announced a partnership “to empower retail investors globally to use their shareholder power in support of resolutions on climate, racial justice, and other pressing issues this proxy season.”… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telos Blockchain (TLOS) is pleased to announce to the “billion-plus” global citizens that celebrate and embrace Earth Day that they now have a carbon-neutral smart contract option. Telos with the consulting aid of Plannet Zero, part of RedShaw Advisors Ltd, a carbon risk management and… Read More

April 14, 2022 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest has announced a 3-year partnership with The University of Edinburgh Centre for Business, Climate Change and Sustainability. The £1.5 million partnership will aim to facilitate the delivery of a climate education program to 16,000 people across the NatWest Group by the end of 2024,… Read More

April 1, 2022 @ 6:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has released its work program for 2022. Priority areas of work and new initiatives, “including key deliverables to the G20 Indonesian Presidency,” are as follows: Supporting international cooperation and coordination on current financial stability issues. Against the backdrop of the… Read More