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Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals

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Marie Ekeland has unveiled her next act — and it’s a new fund called 2050. With 2050, Ekeland is going back to the drawing board with a different vision when it comes to investment thesis, fund structure and the firm’s own values. As the name suggests, 2050 has a lot of time to think about these issues.

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Sustainability data platform Worldfavor fuels up for ecosystem opportunities

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More funding for sustainability reporting: Sweden’s Worldfavor , an early mover platform focused on building digital infrastructure to support supply chain transparency and cater to organizations’ ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting needs, has bagged €10.2 million in Series A funding to step on the growth gas.

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InnerPlant grows with new John Deere-backed millions for sustainable farming

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The world is headed for a food shortage by 2050 as its population increases, so anything to make it easier for farmers to grow food will go a long way. That’s what InnerPlant founder and CEO Shely Aronov is trying to do with her startup that uses plant physiology to gather loads of data to make farming more efficient and sustainable.

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Emirates NBD drives sustainability goals with Microsoft partnership

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Emirates NBD has collaborated with Microsoft to successfully implement Microsoft Sustainability Manager, a Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability solution, to drive digital transformation in its sustainability operations.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

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Customer sentiment, evolving corporate values, and government regulation have converged to make sustainability a strategic priority for nearly every business. 1] Preparing for long-term sustainability has become a fundamental part of future-proofing your organization.

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Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future

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When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. trillion per year investment gap in renewable infrastructure that is required in order to meet our net zero targets by 2050.

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AES enlists AI to boost its sustainable energy business

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Not bad for a sustainability initiative designed to reduce the $12.7B company’s carbon footprint to reach Paris Accord goals by 2050. We are also utilizing AES’ expert knowledge in the renewable space instead of relying on third-party vendors,” which helps make the IT efforts more sustainable as well.

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