The New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced a new Co-Investment Fund to support emerging clean energy startups. The fund has an initial $6 million in capital to finance clean energy startups seeking to match investments from qualified investors. The Co-Investment Fund is part of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s climate...Read More

“I have no motivation today.” Hands up if you’ve ever texted that to a friend or partner during the workweek. (*Gazes out into a sea of raised hands*) It’s completely normal to feel unmotivated at times, especially about work. Maybe there’s a task you’ve been ducking for weeks or a new project that’s taken the...Read More

If you board a train, streetcar, or bus in Luxembourg, beginning on March 1, you’ll no longer pay a fare. The country is among the first to pioneer fully free public transit. The move aims to help reduce inequality—even though the tiny country is known for its wealth, poverty is increasing. “The objective is to...Read More

Institutional investor increased pressure to take environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into account in investing has soared, prompting greater transparency on ESG policies and performance, as well as a rise in dedicated impact funds within private markets, according to McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) 2020 annual review of global private markets, A New Decade for Private Markets....Read More

Geoff Blake, in a guest ESG Comment for II, explains the significance of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and how KBI Global Investors’ analysis helps investors to understand what it is they are actually investing in.  When our peers use terms such as “aligned,” “mapped,” “meet” or “track” in the context of their investment strategies...Read More

We’re well into a new year and a new decade, and many (if not most) of us have probably set ourselves lofty new goals. Setting and achieving personal and professional goals can be rewarding, but it can also feel confusing and frustrating. You see, many of us set a goal without a clear idea of...Read More

Think back to 30—even 40—years ago. The solid waste industry was once known for its behind-the-scenes, “invisible” work. Now, conversations around landfills, recycling and the call for zero waste and sustainable business practices have put the waste and recycling industry under society’s microscope, with society leaning on this industry to solve some of its greatest...Read More

Millennials are lazy, right boomer? Inter-generational digs aside, we have a whole new generation to make fun of. Meet Generation Alpha, which applies to kids born in 2010 — the year marking the launch of the iPad and Instagram — and later. “The oldest of them are going to be turning 10 years old in...Read More

When he became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai announced that he was going to take a “weed whacker” to Obama-era regulations. So far, he’s kept his promise, and earned the internet’s ire for reversing the agency’s position on net neutrality. Pai defends his actions and explains how the U.S. can “win” everything...Read More

Russia’s Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has announced the start of construction on a year-round fully autonomous, renewables and hydrogen-powered International Arctic Station (IAS) in the Land of Hope, in the foothills of the Polar Urals. The station will have a modular structure and rely on renewable energy sources and hydrogen fuel, without burning...Read More