#112 SEC Targeting Greenwashing
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📚 Worth Reading
SEC is targeting greenwashing and putting words to actions. The regulator is looking at investment funds and watching the statements that managers are making about ESG. The two main rules that have been proposed: Names Rule and the ESG Disclosure Rule.
Names Rule is around “addressing names of registered investment companies and business development companies that are likely to mislead investors about a fund’s investment and risks.”
ESG Disclosure Rule calls for “financial sector to provide meaningful environmental information to governments and the investing public.”
🚀 Funding and Congrats!
Sustainability ratings company EcoVadis raised $500 million in Series C financing.
Founders Factory launched a new £100 million climate tech fund called Planet Fund.
Materra raised a $4.5 million seed round. The agtech company is focused on producing sustainable cotton.
C-Zero, a Santa Barbara-based clean energy company that has developed technology for natural gas decarbonization, raised $34M in funding.
Overair, a Santa Ana-based electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle company, raised $145M in funding.
Green Badger, a Savannah-based SaaS developer for managing sustainable construction, raised $1.1m in seed funding.
Travertine Technologies, Inc., a Boulder-based a carbon dioxide removal and industrial chemical production company, raised $3M in seed financing.
Suzano, a São Paulo-based hardwood pulp producer and developer of sustainable and innovative solutions from renewable sources, has launched a USD 70m corporate venture fund.
💡 Startup Spotlight
C-Zero: converting natural gas into hydrogen and solid carbon
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