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Patrick Bishop and ReRoute Americas help industry leaders turn sustainability into an advantage
Patrick Bishop and his team at ReRoute Americas are helping industry leaders turn sustainability into a real competitive advantage. His company has worked with clients from the Orlando Magic, Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Twins to DoubleTree, Marriott, Four Seasons and Waldorf Astoria....
Web3 Industries: Managing equity and governance using blockchain, tokenization and AI
Tokenization is revolutionizing modern finance, offering innovative ways to manage and trade assets securely by converting ownership into tokens on a blockchain, also known as Distributed Ledger Technology. Tokenization unlocks new opportunities for fractional ownership, increased liquidity and democratized access to investments....
ReRoute Americas CEO: Sustainable food packaging is better for the planet, and for bottom lines
Equities.com CEO Paula DeLaurentis, in a recent conversation with Patrick Bishop, unpacked how the CEO of ReRoute Americas is thinking big just four years after founding the eco-friendly and sustainable food packaging company. Patrick started ReRoute Americas in 2021 after recognizing that...
Eyeing investment growth in water infrastructure, Goldman Sachs Alternatives acquires Atlas-SSI
The sustainable investing team at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, a $500 billion fund, is acquiring Atlas-SSI Holdings, a North American supplier of water management equipment that  helps protect water assets and ecosystems. The terms of the deal, announced this week, were not disclosed....
Impact investor Vistria Group amasses $2.5 billion in affordable housing capital
The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private investment firm, said this week that its affordable housing strategy now has more than $2.5 billion in assets under management, making it one of the largest such ventures in the U.S. The real estate fund, which...
LEGO Group more than doubles the renewable resources in its kid-friendly bricks in 2024
LEGO Group made significant progress in adding renewable resources to its raw materials mix in 2024, more than doubling the amount of renewables in the company's signature building bricks enjoyed by children around the world. In its 2024 Sustainability Statement, out this...
Columbia University adds first U.S. masters degree in climate finance
The Columbia Climate School at Columbia University in New York has created the first master’s degree program in the United States for climate finance. In close collaboration with the Columbia Business School, this interdisciplinary degree will drive impactful solutions to the climate...
Food retailers who make sustainability investments in 5 key areas see quick returns
Food retailers are finding that they can generate outsized returns by making sustainability investments in five value-chain segments: processing, manufacturing, food services, restaurants and retail, new study from Deloitte and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business shows. All of the retailers...
The World Economic Forum’s ambitious plan to inject $200 billion into climate investments
The World Economic Forum said this week its philanthropic and impact-oriented Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) initiative is on track to push $200 billion of aggregated capital into climate and nature solutions around the world. Launched in January 2024, GAEA is...
Diabetes health impact fund T1D appoints Elizabeth Mily as CEO
The T1D Fund, an impact investment fund that focuses on solutions to treat, prevent and cure type 1 diabetes, on Wednesday named Elizabeth Mily as CEO. Mily has more than 30 years of pharmaceutical, health-care investment banking, and strategic leadership experience with...