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Amyris launches its first ESG report
I’ve been seeing so many open positions that are linked to company Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting on my LinkedIn timeline. ESG investing remains a very hot topic, particularly in light of the clear evidence that companies with higher ESG ratings are outperforming their peer group. I am not well versed in the ESG … Continue reading
Ginkgo Bioworks going public for $15bn SPAC deal
Happy Memorial Day to the blog’s US readers! My apologies for the sparse posts as I’ve been immersed with Tecnon OrbiChem’s new database platform which will be launched on 1 June that will be accessible to current Tecnon OrbiChem subscribers. This post has been delayed for several days but I think this is worthwhile to … Continue reading
Morgan Stanley Joins Leadership of Global Carbon Accounting Partnership
I have to admit that I have limited familiarity with the investment and financial markets (and how they work) but it is interesting to observe the growing trend of investment firms and banks tying their long-term business strategies with environment-friendly projects and financing that have measurable and beneficial social and environmental impacts while earning commercially-appealing … Continue reading
EIB launches €700m bioeconomy financing
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU bank launched in early April a new financing initiative that aims to unlock close to €1.6 billion of investment in the agriculture and bioeconomy sector. The financing aims to support private companies operating throughout the value chains of production and processing of food, bio-based materials and bioenergy. It … Continue reading
Industry shake-out: Cobalt Technologies exit
It has been a long time since anybody heard from Cobalt Technologies and my last post about it was in 2013. I read this interesting news from butanol experts, Sam Nejame and James Evangelow, who posted on Biofuel Digest about the demise of n-butanol tech developer, Cobalt Technologies. In May, Silicon Valley Disposition announced that it has … Continue reading