Financial & Business

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January 4, 2024 Financial & Business

The year ahead in ESG: Assurance, transition finance and natural capital

3 hot topics for 2024: regulations for ESG assurance; international agreements for transition finance; and new ways to measure investment in nature and biodiversity.

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January 4, 2024 Financial & Business

Only 7% of US climate tech venture capital funding went to female founders in 2023

VC investment for female founders dropped in 2023.

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January 4, 2024 Financial & Business

Starbucks’ customers in the US and Canada can use their own cups for all orders

In 2022, just 1.2 percent of Starbucks’ drinks were sold in reusable containers.

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January 3, 2024 Financial & Business

How 2024 will accelerate New York City’s EV future

New statewide EV infrastructure incentives will give New York City’s charging capacity a significant boost.

Read More shopify:-3-lessons-from-investing-$55-million-in-40-carbon-removal-startups
January 3, 2024 Financial & Business

Shopify: 3 lessons from investing $55 million in 40 carbon removal startups

Shopify’s head of sustainability, Stacy Kauk, shares secrets from four years of investing in early-stage carbon removal.

Read More q&a:-shopify’s-sustainability-chief-on-what-companies-should-know-about-carbon-removal-contracts
January 3, 2024 Financial & Business

Q&A: Shopify’s sustainability chief on what companies should know about carbon removal contracts

Stacy Kauk argues it’s worth paying more for credits based on emissions removal than emissions avoidance.

Read More the-future-of-‘cap-and-trade’-carbon-markets-could-hinge-on-washington-state
December 30, 2023 Financial & Business

The future of ‘cap-and-trade’ carbon markets could hinge on Washington state

More states are pursuing cap-and-trade, but closely watching a likely ballot measure on repeal in Washington.

Read More diageo-signs-partnership-that-could-replace-up-to-95%-of-bar-and-pub-bottles
December 30, 2023 Financial & Business

Diageo signs partnership that could replace up to 95% of bar and pub bottles

The company is testing a circular, closed-loop system for delivering liquor with ecoSPIRITS.

Read More on-minnesota’s-iron-range,-producers-explore-hydrogen-fuel-to-reduce-emissions
December 29, 2023 Financial & Business

On Minnesota’s Iron Range, producers explore hydrogen fuel to reduce emissions

The high-temperature processes needed to make steel can be powered by electricity, and hydrogen produced using renewable energy would cut emissions significantly.