Climentum Launches New Climate Tech Venture Fund with €60 Million First Close

Climate tech-focused venture capital firm Climentum Capital announced the launch of Climentum Capital Fund II, its second fund aimed at supporting early-stage climate technology startups across Europe. The new fund is being launched with €60 million (USD$68.4 million) in commitments…

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European Commission Adopts Finalized Corporate Sustainability Reporting Standards

The European Commission announced on Friday the adoption of the finalized revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for companies covered by the EU’s mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and its voluntary reporting standard for smaller companies. The adoption of…

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Lloyds, Wildfarmed Launch Fund to Help Farmers Adopt Sustainable Farming Practices

UK bank Lloyds Banking Group and regenerative agriculture company Wildfarmed announced the launch of the new Food & Nature Resilience Fund, designed to accelerate the transition farmland in the Uk to regenerative agriculture by supporting the adoption by farmers of…

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ESG Today: Week in Review

This week in ESG news: Google acknowledges moonshot climate goals “getting harder” to reach; Amazon signs 2 million ton nature-based carbon removal deal; EU regulators propose Taxonomy simplification measures; Companies still struggling to quantify impact of sustainability risks and opportunities;…

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