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Synthica Energy Receives Large Equity Investment from Goldman Sachs

August 9, 2023 by Amy Baxter

The amount of the investment and financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Synthica says it plans to use the funding to grow its infrastructure projects and accelerate development of its facilities in key markets across the United States.

Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Has $4 Billion Ready to Invest

September 13, 2019March 23, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

Goldman Sachs Renewable Power has already received around $1.9 billion in equity capital investments and expects to have approximately $4 billion to invest in renewable energy projects, the company said this week.

Goldman Sachs Signs Long-term PPA, Predicts Mega Renewables Growth in Europe

June 15, 2017 by Jennifer Nastu

Goldman Sachs has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources to build a 68-MW wind farm in Pennsylvania. The move – moving Goldman Sachs closer to its goal of using 100% renewable energy – comes at a time when the financial company is predicting ... Read more »

Major Companies Take Home EPA Climate Leadership Awards

March 3, 2017March 6, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

IBM, Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin, Clif Bar, Bank of America and Gap are among the companies to receive EPA awards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and taking action to mitigate the effects of climate change.

And the Green Power Leadership Award Goes To…

October 18, 2016December 1, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Intel, SC Johnson, Cisco Systems and Apple are among the leading renewable energy users in the US, according to the EPA, which recognized these and a dozen other companies with Green Power Leadership Awards.

Zero Waste: Stop Throwing Money in the Trash

December 11, 2015December 16, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Companies have a major financial incentive to achieve zero waste. “Waste = Wasted Cash,” writes Eric Lombardi, executive director of Eco-Cycle International, on Waste360.com. An example: Unilever North America, which achieved 100 percent zero-waste-to-landfill at all dedicated distribution centers in North America earlier this year, said zero waste resulted in ... Read more »

GE Partners with Walmart, Intel, Statoil, 5 Others on Water, Energy Efficiency

November 2, 2015November 4, 2015 by Karen Henry

General Electric Ecomagination is partnering with BHP Billiton, Goldman Sachs and MWH, Intel, Masdar, Statoil, Total and Walmart to accelerate innovation in water and energy efficiency. The partners have taken on the following initiatives to improve productivity, reduce impact and increase returns: GE and BHP Billiton will work jointly to ... Read more »

Recycling Smackdown: Closed Loop Fund vs. John Tierney

October 12, 2015October 9, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

John Tierney’s now infamous opinion piece that argues recycling it too costly and isn’t benefiting the environment, published in last week’s New York Times, has been fact checked by the Closed Loop Fund team — and the recycling group says it’s bunk. In “The Reign of Recycling,” Tierney writes “it’s still ... Read more »

Recycling ‘Game Changer’ Gets $24M Cash Injection

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A major plastics recycling plant that will recycle the #3-#7 hard–to–recycle plastics such as yogurt containers and lawn furniture is slated to come online in October, servicing much of the US East Coast, thanks to a multi-million investment by the Closed Loop Fund. The fund has amassed millions of dollars ... Read more »

Goldman Sachs, Nike, Starbucks, Walmart, and Others Make 100% Renewable Pledge

September 28, 2015 by Karen Henry

Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, Procter & Gamble, Salesforce, Starbucks, Steelcase, Voya Financial and Walmart have joined RE100, pledging to source 100 percent of their electricity from renewable energy. Goldman Sachs has a goal to become 100 percent renewable by 2020; Johnson & Johnson by 2050; Nike by 2025; and ... Read more »

Largest US Companies Pledge $140bn to Cut Carbon Footprint

July 28, 2015April 5, 2017 by Karen Henry

Apple, Coca-Cola, Walmart and PepsiCo are among the 13 of the largest companies in the US that have signed the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. The companies have announced a combined total of $140 billion in new low-carbon investments, in addition to ambitious, company-specific goals to cut emissions as ... Read more »

Zero-Interest Loans to Develop Recycling Infrastructure

October 17, 2014April 20, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Municipalities across the US can now apply for zero-interest loans to develop recycling infrastructure. The Closed Loop Fund has opened its application process for municipalities and private entities across the country. It plans to invest $100 million over the next five years to support the development of recycling infrastructure and ... Read more »

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