Month: June 2022

Carbon Clean raises $150m in record carbon capture funding round

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon Clean, has closed the largest ever equity funding round for a point source carbon capture company, taking a major step towards its goal of delivering industrial decarbonisation on a gigatonne scale by the mid-2030s. Carbon Clean has raised U.S. $150m from existing investor Chevron, who led the round, alongside CEMEX Ventures, Marubeni Corporation and WAVE Equity Partners and new investors, AXA IM Alts, Samsung Ventures, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures and TC Energy. To date, Carbon Clean has raised $195m, having closed its $30m Series B investment round in August…

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Nestlé Professional launches Sustainability Index 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The last few years have driven lasting changes to consumer behaviour, impacting our relationship with food and the businesses that serve it. To identify emerging trends, and pinpoint opportunities for foodservice leaders, Nestlé Professional has launched a new report: Footprint Sustainability Index 2022. Packed with industry insight and interviews with key influencers, the report aims to help foodservice leaders adapt their business and operations, enabling them to thrive in this newly evolved landscape.   Developed in collaboration with Footprint Intelligence, the report has been created using consumer surveys, industry insight…

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Estonian PR Association calls on Estonian business advisers to stop representing the interests of companies with a Russian state or national background

Stuart Mitchell

“We deplore a situation where one government relations adviser has mixed national interests and political connections into a murky mess that is difficult for the casual observer to understand. Representing such clients is bad for the Estonian business advisory sector as a whole, which employs a very large number of noble people, and clearly undermines the foundations of our statehood. We understand that the content of a consultancy service is often only known in detail between the client and the consultant, but in the current situation, any misconceptions expressed in…

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New report finds half of all credit union industry assets at risk from climate change

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres and the Filene Research Institute have released a new report that finds thousands of U.S credit unions have significant unaddressed risk arising from the climate crisis. This first-of-its-kind analysis provides insights on how credit unions can respond to the climate crisis, mitigate their risks, and become part of a system-wide solution.  The report, The Changing Climate for Credit Unions, finds that more than 60% of all credit unions—and at least $1.2 trillion in credit union assets—are at physical risk from climate change. They face growing risks from extreme weather…

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Diageo partners with UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum to help preserve and celebrate the legacy of queer community

Stuart Mitchell

Diageo, maker of Guinness, Johnnie Walker and Baileys, has today announced a new 2-year partnership with Queer Britain in London, the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum. Celebrating 50 years of LGBTQ+ Pride in the UK, the first-of-its kind partnership aims to capture some of the lost LGBTQ+ contributions to history and culture in the UK, creating space for the community to find meaningful connections to both past and present. The partnership will see the global drinks company not only provide funding to support the setup of the inaugural space, but…

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