The 2025 inaugural Sustainable Times RISE Awards took place beneath the glittering chandeliers at the Grand De Vere Connaught Rooms in London, awarding innovators worldwide. The winner of the ‘Founder of the Year’  award, sponsored by NatWest , went to Instollar Technologies  Founder Chinwe Udo-Davis . She has created a tech-enabled workforce platform which is rapidly closing the gender gap in Africa’s solar industry through its ambitious 'InstallHER Initiative.' Addressing

UK based AI materials startup Mater-AI  has raised £1.5M in a pre-seed round led by Twin Path Ventures  with participation from Mishcon de Reya , One Planet Capital , XTX Ventures , the Conception X Angel Syndicate , Koro Capital  and Tailored Solutions. Over 70% of global energy, worth over $152 billion  annually, is lost as waste heat, from data centres to heavy industry. Yet the last major breakthrough in thermoelectric materials happened in the 1950s with bismuth telluri

Last night, beneath the glittering chandeliers of London’s Grand Connaught Rooms, the energy was palpable as founders, investors, and sustainable pioneers gathered for the inaugural Responsible Investment, Sustainability, and ESG (RISE) Awards. 

Sustainable investing is demonstrating its resilience to shifting political sentiment through robust demand and a rising wave of innovation-led opportunities, according to Daniel Bland, Senior Investment Manager at EQ Investors. 

Speaking at last week’s Sustainable Times event, Nicola McConville and Attilio Leccisotti, Partners in the corporate department of leading law firm Michcon de Reya, discussed how founders can prepare their businesses for investment and long-term growth and how investors can successfully scrutinise the companies doing so. 

For anyone wanting to gauge the mood of Europe’s climate-tech sector, the Sifted Summit in London offered a clear snapshot. Run by Sifted - the Financial Times backed platform for Europe’s startups and investors - the event surfaced three themes that founders and funders in climate tech would do well to watch.

On this week's episode of Profit Meets Purpose, Christophe Williams - Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Naked Energy - shares how solar thermal is the forgotten Cinderella of the clean energy story. 

On this week’s episode of Profit Meets Purpose, Matthew Journey, CEO of Levistor, discussed the transition to electrification and the role that energy storage will have to play in ensuring the consistency and reliability in the supply of renewable energy. 

Global energy company Natpower has announced plans for a massive investment in battery storage, one that will eclipse a key Labour...

On this week's episode of Profit Meets Purpose, Harvey Hodd came on to discuss his latest venture RIVAN, which is developing synthetic fuels with a difference. 

We are pleased to announce the launch of EA Heat Networks, a solution designed to reduce both costs and carbon emissions for residential,...

Independent power producer Enviromena has continued its run of successes, announcing the acquisition of a third UK solar PV project along...

Image Credit: Vattenfall The World Economic Forum has partnered with Accenture to release a new report on the extent to which countries...

Image Credit: Stratera Energy The UK has just switched on its most extensive battery energy storage system, now delivering electricity...

The latest group of judges for the RISE Awards includes Thom McKiernan, who leads Microsoft’s UK Sustainability Squad. He is tasked with harnessing technology’s potential to accelerate the shift towards a sustainable future.

Siemens Gamesa has now installed half of the recyclable blades at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom. The turbine...

Image Credit: UK Power Networks Decarbonising heat is one of the most significant opportunities for the UK to achieve its journey to Net...

The UK’s gas and electricity networks are under scrutiny after failing to demonstrate the value of more than one-fifth of the innovation...

Image Credit: Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover has taken another step toward energy independence with the launch of a massive solar...

Image Credit: Equatic Carbon removal company Equatic has raised 11.6 million dollars in a Series A funding round. The round was led by...