ESG management platform FuturePlus closes £2.7M Seed raise October 8, 2024 The Sustainability Group, developers of sustainability management and ESG reporting platform FuturePlus (add Hyperlink: https://www.future-plus.co.uk/), has closed its latest round. Overfunding in this round, The Sustainability Group secured a 5x increase in its valuation in just under 3 years, taking its total investment to £2.7 million to date. The Sustainability Group will invest the funds [...]
Finance rocks in Rio: The rise of Open Banking in Latin America September 12, 2024 One of the UK’s hallmarks in global exports is its expertise and pioneering role in the Open Finance sector. Across the Atlantic, Latin America — a long-standing trade partner — has recently become a fertile ground for Open Finance, with new regulations advancing across at least five key countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina. [...]
2023 Winners August 16, 2024 Six London-based companies and one volunteering champion emerged triumphant in 2023’s Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards, held by the City of London Corporation at Mansion House to recognise London-based companies for their commitment to responsible business and social impact. The winners were Standard Chartered Bank, St George, 10x Banking, Mediorite & PwC, Tempo Time Credits, Dot [...]
Crypto-Friendly Sygnum Bank Posts Record Profit and $4.5 Billion in Client Assets July 31, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Sygnum Bank has announced its first-half profit for 2024, driven by a substantial increase in crypto trading volumes. The bank, which holds $4.5 billion in client assets, attributed this [...]
CSRD: NGOs are Conducting Your Materiality Assessment for You June 19, 2024 To meet the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), businesses are getting to grips with reporting material impacts on people and the planet. Doing this robustly is an enormous task, and the deadline is fast approaching. But NGOs have been working at this for decades. Their networks and alliances on-the-ground mean that they can [...]
Vemi Money – Banking on an Ethical Future May 23, 2024 With consumers becoming ever more discerning about where they shop, eat and more broadly spend their money – the financial services sector is no more insulated from these trends than any other. Service providers in various industries have now long understood the need to show how their products and services align with their customers’ values [...]
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FuturePlus Becomes Strategic Sustainability Partner to Sustainable Ventures, Europe’s Leading Climate Tech Hub May 20, 2024 New collaboration marks a significant step towards fostering comprehensive sustainability and ESG management and reporting within the Sustainable Ventures ecosystem Sustainability management and ESG reporting platform FuturePlus has agreed a strategic partnership with Sustainable Ventures, Europe’s leading climate tech hub. Sustainable Ventures helps climate startups and entrepreneurs across the UK to scale through investment, workspaces [...]
Vemi Invest Secures Exciting New Mandate May 17, 2024 Vemi Invest, Vemi Ventures Group’s asset management arm recently announced the securing of a new mandate, making the business revenue positive for the first time. Kevin Cunningham Frederik Wijsenbeek Michael Whealon The exciting new development was unveiled to investors and partners of the Vemi Ventures group at an event to mark the flagship opening of [...]
Vemi Ventures Celebrates Milestone Achievements with Move May 15, 2024 Vemi Ventures, a new and growing Islamic and Ethical finance firm, celebrated its move into new offices in the prestigious heart of the City. The new custom-designed and trendy offices will be home to the growing team of now almost 50 employees. According to Hasan Raza,Vemi Ventures Group CEO, this move will hopefully “create an [...]
