Latest Sustainable News: Finextra Research

NatWest partners Edinburgh University on climate education programme

NatWest is teaming up with Edinburgh University to build a climate education and training programme for more than 16,000 of the bank's employees.

14 April 2022

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Stripe bids to kickstart carbon removal industry

Stripe is teaming up with Alphabet, Meta, Shopify and McKinsey to commit $925 million to spur the nascent carbon removal sector.

13 April 2022

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Peter Thiel takes aim at bitcoin's 'enemies' Buffett and Dimon

Venture capitalist Peter Theil has set his sights on an "enemies list" of people he claims are trying to stop bitcoin, including Jamie Dimon and “the sociopathic grandpa from Omaha" Warren Buffett.

08 April 2022

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UBS joins Green Software Foundation

Swiss banking giant UBS has joined the Green Software Foundation as a steering member, joining Goldman Sachs and tech giants Microsoft, Accenture, GitHub and ThoughtWorks.

08 April 2022

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Global banks form group to decarbonise aviation industry

Leading lenders to the global aviation sector — Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole CIB, Societe Generale and Standard Chartered — are working together to develop a climate-aligned finance framework to support decarbonisation in the industry.

08 April 2022

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Abu Dhabi to launch world's first regulated carbon trading exchange and clearing house

AirCarbon Exchange (ACX) has been approved by Abu Dhabi Global Market to create the world’s first fully regulated carbon trading exchange and carbon clearing house.

29 March 2022

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Climate X raises $5.4m

London-based climate risk analytics provider Climate X has raised $5.4 million in a seed funding round co-led by CommerzVentures and A/O PropTech.

25 March 2022

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BNP Paribas joins €40 million funding round in climate data outfit Kayrros

BNP Paribas, the French Public Investment Bank Bpifrance and the European Investment Bank have joined a €40 million funding round in climate data and analytics startup Kayrros.

23 March 2022

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Lemonade Foundation preps blockchain-based climate insurance for subsistence farmers

The non-profit arm of insurance unicorn Lemonade has formed a coalition building a blockchain-based climate insurance offering for subsistence farmers and livestock keepers in developing markets.

22 March 2022

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NatWest to pilot carbon tracking app with SMEs

NatWest is to launch a carbon tracking app for SMEs after conducting research which revealed that nine out of ten firms are unaware of their business’s total carbon emissions.

21 March 2022

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NextGen Nordics: Nstart aims to combat debt with sustainable lending

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of selected top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

18 March 2022

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European Parliament votes down bitcoin mining ban

European Parliament members have voted against a proposed rule that would have effectively banned bitcoin in the EU because of the energy consumption involved in mining the cryptocurrency.

15 March 2022

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