Earthshot Prize

Climate Risk Analytics Company, FLINTpro, Expands Globally with US & UK Hires and New US Headquarters

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火曜日, 4月 23, 2024
Science, Financial management, Climate change, Agriculture, CFO, Partnership, Presidio Graduate School, Nature, Adidas, NationBuilder, Earthshot Prize, Biodiversity, International Sustainability Standards Board, GHG, Software, Business development, Insurance, Entrepreneurship, Targets, Forestry, Software as a service, API, Carbon, Climate, ISSB, Task force, RMS, Science Based Targets initiative, Babson College, Planetary science, Soil, Moody, Natural Resources, MBA, Emory University, MRV, Harvard University, Organization, Adidas Runtastic, Corporate sustainability, Strategic planning, Management

DENVER, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FLINTpro, a Denver-based nature analytics company that utilizes comprehensive data to provide compliance and financial risk assessment tools for companies regulated by climate protocols, announced today that it has opened new headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and will expand its executive team. The hires include Vice President of Business Development, Josh Shaeffer; Head of Product, Meghan Purdy; and Vice President of Marketing, Erika Gammon. The hires are in addition to the appointment of Kurt McFarland as CFO in January of this year.

Key Points: 
  • The hires include Vice President of Business Development, Josh Shaeffer; Head of Product, Meghan Purdy; and Vice President of Marketing, Erika Gammon.
  • The hires are in addition to the appointment of Kurt McFarland as CFO in January of this year.
  • As the world works to adapt to a changing climate, evaluating climate risk has become critical for a variety of industries that continue to drive economic growth, especially in emerging markets.
  • Understanding that impact and its origins is critical to limiting an organization's financial and regulatory risk," said Tina Morris, CEO of FLINTpro.

itselectric Wins Top $100,000 Prize in the 2023 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge

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木曜日, 11月 2, 2023
QBE, EV, Resilience, Accel-KKR, Earthshot Prize, Code for America, Crime & the City Solution, City, The People's Choice, QBE Insurance, Partnership, Lead City University, Safety, Climate change, Syrinx, Wool

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge, hosted by Leading Cities in partnership with QBE Insurance Group, concluded today with the City Solution of the Year awarded to itselectric, a groundbreaking company that is addressing the critical challenges of electric vehicle (EV) adoption by focusing on expanding and enhancing EV infrastructure through partnerships with private building owners.

Key Points: 
  • "At QBE, we are committed to helping promote resilience and sustainability in communities, and this year's Resilience Challenge winner itselectric has developed a solution with the potential to transform our cities."
  • itselectric was selected as the City Solution of the Year from a pool of more than 650 entrepreneurs from 80 countries who competed in the QBE AcceliCITY challenge.
  • The QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge has quickly become one of the largest programs of its kind in the world and has demonstrated tremendous impact.
  • The QBE AcceliCITY program connects startup's smart solutions directly with users and provides the proper channels and know-how to deploy in cities.

QBE North America announces finalists for main track of the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge, as well as winners of the property tech track

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水曜日, 9月 27, 2023
Partnership, EV, City, Farmer, Accel Transmatic, Boot camp, Emergency, Forecasting, Climate change, Investment, Fresh water, Earthshot Prize, QBE, Weather, Population density, AI, Intelligence, Environment, Lead City University, Satellite navigation device, Video game, Renewable energy, Medical device, Risk management, International, Matthew Urbanski

NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QBE and Leading Cities have announced the 10 finalists for the 2023 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge main track, as well as the four finalists for the property tech track. In this year's competition, a record-breaking 650 entrepreneurs from 80 countries submitted solutions for driving equity, resilience and sustainability in cities.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QBE and Leading Cities have announced the 10 finalists for the 2023 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge main track, as well as the four finalists for the property tech track.
  • In this year's competition, a record-breaking 650 entrepreneurs from 80 countries submitted solutions for driving equity, resilience and sustainability in cities.
  • itselectric : An urban curbside EV charging network that connects to existing buildings and shares revenue with the host property.
  • In the proptech track, four finalists - Climasens , Flash , Intelligent AI , and UrbanSky – pitched to a judging panel made up of QBE's property leaders in North America and International, as well as QBE Ventures.

Lizzo Receives Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at Inaugural Make Good Famous Summit

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木曜日, 5月 18, 2023
National Geographic, Music, Sessions, Equality, The arts, Reproductive rights, Partnership, Justice, Equality Now, Gen, Senior, BBC, Knight Foundation, Crooked Media, Culture, Malala Fund, MacArthur Foundation, Movement, Foreign Affairs, Human, National Endowment for Democracy, MIT, Politics, National Endowment for the Arts, Generation Z, CNN, Creativity, Science, Organization, The Royal Foundation, Social justice, William, Prince of Wales, Elevate, Earthshot Prize, Grammy Awards, Law, Policy, Clinton Foundation, Summit, Lizzo, Everytown for Gun Safety, Pharmaceutical industry, Video game, Surveying, Management

MIAMI, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elevate Prize Foundation presented Lizzo with the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award today in recognition of her commitment to social justice, driving positive change, and using her platform to amplify the work of other activists. The Grammy award-winning singer and actress accepted the award during the Foundation's first-ever Make Good Famous Summit, a two-day event bringing together leaders in media, philanthropy, and social impact to discuss new ways in which culture can spark change.

Key Points: 
  • "I'm so honored to be receiving the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award," said Lizzo.
  • Mirroring the summit's theme of "Reimagining Culture to Power Change," the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award recognizes prominent individuals who use their influence to inspire social action.
  • The Elevate Prize recognizes and awards rising activists and social entrepreneurs with resources to raise visibility of their work and multiply their impact.
  • It is the signature program of the Elevate Prize Foundation, which aims to serve as an engine for social good by helping changemakers raise their visibility, inspire others and, ultimately, multiply their reach and impact to "Make Good Famous."

Fenway Sports Group Reports Highlights From Annual Partners Meeting in Bonita Springs, Florida

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金曜日, 3月 10, 2023
Sports, Licensing (Sports), Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Hockey, Events, Concerts, Entertainment, Communications, Soccer, Media, Baseball, Civic, ESPN, DTC, Earthshot Prize, Liverpool F.C., ARD International Music Competition, FSG, History, Pittsburgh Penguins, NESN, Boston, Civic Arena, News, NHL, Investment, Sport, Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Bruin, Music, 2023 NHL Winter Classic, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Fox News, NESN 360, Panel, UEFA, Live Nation Entertainment, Major League Baseball, Partnership, Boston Red Sox, YOY, Advertising, PPG Paints Arena, Nightclub, Fenway Park, Penguin

The Red Sox consistently invest in player payroll at the highest level of Major League Baseball to field a competitive team.

Key Points: 
  • The Red Sox consistently invest in player payroll at the highest level of Major League Baseball to field a competitive team.
  • Since FSG’s ownership, the team ranks third in spending on player payroll.
  • The club has also infused over $400 million in private investment over the past 21 years for the preservation, protection, and improvement of Fenway Park.
  • The joint venture seeks to develop 2 million square feet of commercial, residential, and retail space, and 2.1 acres of improved open, public space.

LanzaTech and AMCI Acquisition Corp. II Announce Closing of Business Combination, Establishing First Public Carbon Capture and Transformation Company

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木曜日, 2月 9, 2023
Environment, Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Green Technology, Energy, Environmental Health, Other Manufacturing, Carbon, Economics, Engineering, CSTR, Food, Partnership, Danone, Propane, PIPE, Brookfield Renewable Partners, ArcelorMittal, All Nippon Airways, Element, System, HRH, Aviation biofuel, ESG, British Airways, Ethanol, Virgin Atlantic, Reverse vending machine, Acceleration, Mass balance, Geography, Aviation, Shell, Research, CCT, Suncor Energy, Politics, Biomass, BASF, William, Prince of Wales, Woodside Energy, Science, Sustainability, Khosla Ventures, Earthshot Prize, CO2, MEG, 3D printing, Renewable energy, Recycling, Primetals Technologies, Trafigura, Mitsui

LanzaTech Global, Inc. (“LanzaTech”), formerly known as AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (“AMCI”), today announced the completion of its previously announced business combination between AMCI and LanzaTech NZ, Inc., an innovative carbon capture and transformation (“CCT”) company that converts waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging and other products that people use in their daily lives.

Key Points: 
  • LanzaTech Global, Inc. (“LanzaTech”), formerly known as AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (“AMCI”), today announced the completion of its previously announced business combination between AMCI and LanzaTech NZ, Inc., an innovative carbon capture and transformation (“CCT”) company that converts waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging and other products that people use in their daily lives.
  • LanzaTech is the first CCT company to become public in the United States.
  • LanzaTech helps customers create a more sustainable future by supporting customers’ ESG goals and helping industries meet mandated emissions reduction targets.
  • The business combination values LanzaTech at an implied pro forma enterprise value of approximately $1.8 billion.

The LACRIMA Foundation Nominated for the 2023 His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales' Earthshot Prize for Creating the World's First 3D Printed Wood Log Hive

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水曜日, 2月 15, 2023
Hive, Organization, Royal Highness, Earthshot Prize, Honey, Nature, Ecosystem, Research, Health, Habitat, Disease, NGO

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The LACRIMA Foundation, an Edinburgh-based NGO committed to honey bee conservation and protection, today announced its nomination for the prestigious 2023 Earthshot Prize. The nomination comes on the heels of the foundation launching its cutting-edge 3D Printed Wood Log Hive designed to protect and conserve honey bee populations.

Key Points: 
  • The nomination comes on the heels of the foundation launching its cutting-edge 3D Printed Wood Log Hive designed to protect and conserve honey bee populations.
  • The LACRIMA Foundation's 3D Printed Wood Log Hive with the latest High Tech Hive Monitoring System advances the Earthshot's mission to protect and restore nature.
  • The LACRIMA Foundation is self-supporting its 3D Printed Wood Log Hive project.
  • To learn more about The LACRIMA Foundation and its 3D Printed Wood Log Hive technology, visit lacrimafoundation.org.

LanzaTech Global, Inc. Begins Trading on Nasdaq Stock Exchange

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金曜日, 2月 10, 2023
Carbon, MEG, Geography, CCT, Economics, Sustainability, Earthshot Prize, Aviation biofuel, Science, Danone, Aviation, Biomass, Ethanol, Politics, Shell, Plastic, Brookfield Renewable Partners, Woodside Petroleum, Virgin Atlantic, Partnership, ESG, CO2, Propane, Continuous stirred-tank reactor, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, HRH, Food, CSTR, ArcelorMittal, British Airways, All Nippon Airways, Suncor Energy, Research, Engineering, 3D printing, Renewable energy, Recycling

CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LanzaTech Global, Inc. (“LanzaTech”), formerly known as AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (“AMCI”), an innovative carbon capture and transformation (“CCT”) company that converts waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging and other products that people use in their daily lives, will begin trading today, February 10, 2023 on Nasdaq. Shares of LanzaTech’s common stock will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LNZA and its public warrants are to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LNZAW. LanzaTech is the first CCT company to become public in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • Shares of LanzaTech’s common stock will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LNZA and its public warrants are to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LNZAW.
  • “Today marks a tremendous milestone in our company’s journey, as the first shares of LanzaTech common stock will trade on Nasdaq, as we successfully navigated our business combination transaction with AMCI Acquisition Corp. II.
  • LanzaTech helps customers create a more sustainable future by supporting customers’ ESG goals and helping industries meet mandated emissions reduction targets.
  • Since its inception in 2005, LanzaTech has scaled proprietary bio-reactors for its novel fuels and chemical production process, using waste carbon emissions as a feedstock.

Prince William Unveils LanzaTech as a Finalist for the Second Annual Earthshot Prize Awards

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金曜日, 11月 4, 2022
Cate Blanchett, Leadership, Synthetic biology, Moon, CO2, Science, Textile, BBC, Time, PBS, Cosmetics, Politics, Earthshot Prize, Prize, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Biology, Geography, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, GLOBE, Biodiversity, Ethanol, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, YouTube, Food, Music, Climate, Plant, HRH, Engineering, Economics, Post, Goal, Technology, Lululemon Athletica, Carbon, Aviation biofuel, Coty, Solution, Amusement arcade, Pharmaceutical industry, Renewable energy

LanzaTech will be in the running to receive a 1 million award at the second-annual Earthshot Prize awards ceremony.

Key Points: 
  • LanzaTech will be in the running to receive a 1 million award at the second-annual Earthshot Prize awards ceremony.
  • Prince William said: The innovators, leaders, and visionaries that make up our 2022 Earthshot Finalists prove there are many reasons to be optimistic about the future of our planet.
  • Dr. Jennifer Holmgren said, We are honored to be recognized by HRH Prince William as a Finalist for The Earthshot Prize.
  • The Earthshot Prize awards ceremony will take place on Friday, December 2 at the MGM Music Hall in Boston.

MultiChoice partners with The Earthshot Prize

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火曜日, 10月 11, 2022
Digital technology, Pessimism, Climate, Dulce Base, GOtv Africa, MCG, Earthshot Prize, MultiChoice, Social change, Organization, Partner, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Prize, Super sport, Jack Ma Foundation, Collaboration, Partnership, Moon, DTT, Biodiversity, Technology, Motherboard, DP World, CEO, OTT, Awareness, Jeff Bezos, Optimism, The Royal Foundation, Global Alliance, Leadership, Climate change, Environment, GLOBE, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, DP, DTH, JSE, Solution, Aga Khan Development Network, Wool, Public relations, Renewable energy, Video game, Prize, Showmax

The Earthshot Prize aims to find scalable solutions to address the worlds biggest environmental problems and repair the planet over the next 10 years.

Key Points: 
  • The Earthshot Prize aims to find scalable solutions to address the worlds biggest environmental problems and repair the planet over the next 10 years.
  • MultiChoice is a Member of The Earthshot Prize Global Alliance, a global network of non-profit and international organizations committed to the environment and sustainable development.
  • For more information about The Earthshot Prize click here: https://earthshotprize.org/
    Founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2020, The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize to discover, accelerate, and scale ground-breaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet.
  • The Earthshot Prize Global Alliance is an unprecedented network of organizations worldwide which share the ambition of the Prize.