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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week, XPRIZE announced that Mati Carbon, a graduate of the AirMiners Launchpad accelerator program, as the winner of the $50M grand prize in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, the largest single incentive ever offered for climate innovation. The prize recognizes Mati Carbon’s enhanced rock weathering process, which converts atmospheric carbon dioxide into stable minerals while improving smallholder farmers’ yields and enhancing their livelihoods. Mati Ca...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Suffolk, one of the largest and most innovative construction enterprises in the country, recently hosted the Suffolk Climate Tech Forum at its Boston headquarters. The event was co-hosted by Suffolk's Sustainability Group and Suffolk Technologies, the venture capital affiliate of Suffolk that invests in early-stage built world startups, to convene industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, contractors, designers and public officials and tackle the urgent climate challe...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guidewire released its updated spring weather and climate risk assessments to help insurers and homeowners better understand property vulnerabilities....

MECHANICSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Water Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit organization established by American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., recently announced that 16 organizations throughout Pennsylvania American Water’s service area were awarded 2025 Water and Environment grants totaling $180,000. “Stroud Water Research Center is grateful to receive an American Water Charitable Foundation Water and E...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grenova, Inc., a Virginia-based innovator in sustainable laboratory technologies, today announced two significant milestones for the company: the appointment of Ted Hull to Grenova’s board, and the successful completion of a new round of growth equity capital. These developments support Grenova’s strategic vision to drive innovation, expand automation capabilities, and deliver transformative solutions to laboratories worldwide. Ted Hull brings over 30 years of ex...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, has released its sixth annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which highlights the firm’s progress towards achieving key sustainability goals throughout fiscal and calendar year 2024 and reinforces its commitment to making Grant Thornton an exemplary place to work. The report outlines key milestones in the firm’s sustaina...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OKI (TOKYO: 6703) has acquired SBT certification for its FY2050 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, which are among its mid- to long-term environmental targets: OKI Group Environmental Vision 2030/2050. These targets have been recognized as science-based by the international Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) (Note 1), to achieve the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement. OKI is working to achieve these targets by promoting decarbonization across its value chain,...

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a matter of months, the Arbor Day Foundation’s corporate partners have committed a combined $2.35 million to the nonprofit’s campaign, aiming to plant 10 million trees in states impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Truist Charitable Fund, MathWorks, Target, and Bank of America all committed to the hurricane recovery initiative after it was announced by the Foundation in late October. “We felt a strong pull to make a commitment to long-term recovery after...

LOS ÁNGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Belkin, una marca líder en electrónica de consumo desde hace 40 años, ha publicado hoy su Informe de Impacto 2024, en el que anuncia su hito de alcanzar la neutralidad de carbono en emisiones de alcance 1 y alcance 2, además de subrayar su compromiso con la sostenibilidad y la responsabilidad corporativa. Con un progreso audaz en la reducción de carbono y el diseño de productos sostenibles, Belkin mantiene su firme compromiso de encontrar formas más responsables de...

ロサンゼルス--(BUSINESS WIRE)--（ビジネスワイヤ） -- 40年にわたりコンシューマー向け電気製品市場をリードしてきたベルキンは、2024年インパクト・レポートを公開しました。同レポートでは、スコープ1およびスコープ2の排出量におけるカーボン・ニュートラルの達成という大きな節目を達成したことを明らかにし、同社の持続可能性と企業の社会的責任への取り組みを改めて強調しています。カーボン削減や持続可能な製品設計において大胆な進展を遂げているベルキンは、人々の暮らしを豊かにしながら、未来の世代のために地球を守る、より責任ある製品づくりの方法を今後も追求し続けていきます。 「ベルキンは最近全世界で累計10億個以上の製品売り上げという、大きな節目を迎えました。私たちはこの成果を振り返る中で、規模の拡大には、お客様、地球、そして未来の世代に対して重大な責任が伴うことを改めて実感しています」と、ベルキンの最高経営責任者（CEO）であるスティーブン・マロニーは述べています。「2024年インパクト・レポートを見直すと、当社が達成してきた進展を実感するとともに、今後取り組むべき課題も見え...