Tagged: green

March 6, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The national development bank ILTE has signed a cooperation agreement with HeavyFinance and has started investing in Green Loans for farmers. The returns from loans provided through the HeavyFinance platform will be generated by “creating and selling carbon emission certificates on farms.” ILTE invests up… Read More

October 23, 2024 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest continues to support the European energy transition with €450 million financing of solar power projects in Southern Europe. NatWest has recently teamed up with Glennmont Partners in order to finance the construction of 17 solar photovoltaic projects across Spain, Italy and Portugal with a… Read More

August 9, 2024 @ 2:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plural Energy is a new entrant in the online capital formation sector. The company aims to help renewable or green firms raise debt capital to finance projects. Plural aims to leverage the full stack of securities exemptions, including Reg CF, Reg A+, and Reg D…. Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, one of the oldest securities crowdfunding platforms in Europe, says it has funded the largest sustainability securities online offering in Europe. According to the platform, the Fryslân wind farm in the Netherlands raised €6 million in just one day. The securities offering went on… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The majority (85%) of consumers know what they need to do to be more energy efficient and the same proportion (84%) believe they are making efforts to achieve this, according to EcoSaver research commissioned by Bank of Ireland with Red C. While the vast majority… Read More

December 23, 2023 @ 5:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ABN AMRO is reportedly investing in SET Fund IV, a fund focused on data and digital technology companies that help accelerate the energy transition to a zero-carbon society. As noted in a blog post, the fund is managed by SET Ventures, an investment company “that… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Renewable/green investment crowdfunding platform Trine has been approved under new European Union rules to sell securities across all member states. ECSPR, or European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation, is now in place, enabling platforms to sell securities online across the EU. To be able to provide… Read More

October 5, 2023 @ 6:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, a securities crowdfunding platform approved to operate across the European Union, is touting a recent successful funding round that was listed on Oneplanetcrowd but saw solid participation across Invesdor’s home base. Oneplanetcrowd, an impact funding platform that focuses on green securities offerings, was acquired… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Keewe, a French Fintech in the eco sector, has raised €1.25 million for its mission to support SMEs and carbon reduction. The capital infusion cam from “selected business angels,” including Guillaume Amblard, (also Ledger, Lendable) and former head of trading and quantitative research at BNP… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

OCBC Bank and MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX) – both based in Singapore, will partner on a digital exchange for carbon credits. MVGX is a “digital green exchange” licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. OCBC Bank is the longest established Singapore bank and… Read More

April 22, 2022 @ 5:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany-based Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has partnered with Patch, a digital carbon credit marketplace, to provide bank customers with a payment solution. In a release, G+D said the partnership is an expansion of its ecosystem of eco-innovative partnerships that supports banks and Fintechs in their sustainability strategies…. Read More

January 18, 2022 @ 11:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Doconomy has raised $19 million in an equity round led by CommerzVentures. Doconomy is a climate tech firm that helps banks, brands, and consumers to measure and reduce their environmental impact. Other backers include two new investors, Ingka Investments, part of the largest IKEA retailer… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

dv01, a Fintech providing online lending transparency, has hired Sam Hillier as Director of ESG. Hillier will work closely with dv01 Principal of Strategy, Charlie Oshman to drive product development, innovation, and commercialization of dv01’s ESG offering, according to a release. Hillier said he was… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

British Business Investments has committed £5 million to Green Angel Syndicate, a green investor that supports early-stage UK firms. British Business Investments is a subsidiary of government-backed British Business Bank. According to a note from British Business Investments, the funding was made via the Regional Angels Programme,… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 6:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has announced the launch of a new product range that offers reduced rates and fees for environmentally friendly properties. The move is described as the firm’s latest push to support sustainable landlords and reduce the environmental impact of the built environment…. Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Compute North, a provider of large-scale computing and cryptocurrency mining infrastructure, has agreed with PowerFund One, a leading Clean Energy Tax Equity Fund, to immediately begin delivering more than $100 million of green energy and tax credits to mining operations seeking to invest in and… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Carbon capture and reforestation firm Terraformation is raising capital on Republic. The Reg CF securities offering follows a $30 million Series A funding round in June led by large The round was led by Sam & Max Altman at Apollo Projects, and included several high-profile… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lending data platform dv01 has partnered with GoodLeap, a point-of-sale platform for sustainable home solutions, to enable greater data transparency within the solar asset-backed securities (ABS) market, according to a release. dv01 will be serving as Loan Data Agent (LDA) for Carbon Level Mitigation… Read More

July 30, 2021 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, a tidal turbine went online generating sufficient power to provide enough electricity for 2000 homes. Towed and anchored off the coast of Scotland, the Orbital O2 is predicted to operate for around 15 years. The project came to fruition with the assistance… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 5:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tokenization platform Single.Earth today confirmed a $7.9 million seed funding round led by EQT Ventures, with participation from existing investor Icebreaker and Ragnar Sass and Martin Henk, founders of Pipedrive. The funding is earmarked for hiring and launching its marketplace for nature-backed MERIT tokens. Single.Earth is… Read More