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NextGen Nordics: KPIs key to achieving elusive ESG profitability

Key metrics and measuring principles need to be applied to ESG goals in order to turn them into commercially viable business goals. This means KPIs need to change. At every level.

27 April 2022

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CBI launches campaign to get UK businesses to embrace fintech

Confederation of British Industry (CBI) president Lord Bilimoria has launched a campaign to get more businesses using fintech to fuel growth.

25 April 2022

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Finastra teams up with EcoTree to provide a green offering for banks

Finastra has teamed up with sustainable forestry company EcoTree to provide banks with a means to remove the carbon footprint associated with both the running and implementation of its technology.

20 April 2022

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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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