KeyBank Partners With The Eastern Area of Links, Incorporated to Bring Financial Resources to Women of Color Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 09:00

KeyBank and The Eastern Area of The Links, Incorporated, one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of professional women of African descent, announce a newly formed partnership to provide a customized Key4Women® Business Education Series and micro-grants to women of color small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Risk Management Association, Top U.S. and Canadian Banks Form Consortium to Tackle Climate Risk

The Risk Management Association (RMA) announced today that 19 leading banks have formed the RMA Climate Risk Consortium (“The Consortium”), which will develop standards for banks to integrate climate risk management throughout their operations

Understanding Triple-Bottom-Line Value

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 08:00

The late eighties and early nineties were a watershed period for our global society.

The Land Betterment Exchange Is Flipping the Narrative on Cryptocurrency and Carbon Offsets

Tue, 03/22/2022 - 10:25

The LBX Token is a positive incentive to create an environmental force for good.

Opening Doors to Stem for the Next Generation

Tue, 01/25/2022 - 14:30

Watching a robotic-assisted surgery live on their computer screens was clearly not a typical day in class for these approximately 150 New Jersey middle school students.

Invenergy Announces Approximately $3 Billion Investment From Blackstone Infrastructure Partners to Accelerate Renewable Development Activities

Tue, 01/11/2022 - 14:55

Blackstone Inc. announced that funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners have entered into a definitive agreement with CDPQ and Invenergy for an approximately $3 billion equity investment in Invenergy Renewables Holdings LLC.

Prioritizing Mental Health As a Multicultural Founder

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 09:00

Launching a company can be stressful for anyone, but diverse founders often face unique impacts on their mental well-being. Here’s how some prior participants in our Multicultural Innovation Lab have coped.

Ceres Issues Recommendations to Federal Financial Regulators That Would Help Combat Climate Risk Facing Banks in the U.S.

Mon, 12/06/2021 - 14:15

Ceres issued more than a dozen recommendations for actions federal financial regulatory agencies should take to address the financial risk that climate change places on our nation’s banking system.

BrightDrop Announces Walmart As New EV Customer and Expands Collaboration With FedEx at CES

Thu, 01/06/2022 - 12:10

At CES, BrightDrop, the technology company decarbonizing last-mile delivery, announced it is adding Walmart to its growing roster of customers, and expanding its relationship with FedEx.

Illumina Enters Co-Development Partnership with SomaLogic to Help Researchers’ Understanding of Biology and Disease

Thu, 01/06/2022 - 12:30

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced it has entered into a definitive co-development agreement with SomaLogic to bring the SomaScan® Proteomics Assay onto Illumina's current and future high throughput next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms