Month: March 2023

Looking north from the top of Lookout Mountain over the Tennessee Valley, the Tennessee River winds through the city of Chattanooga, March 31, 2018 (Photo by GT Photos) Creative Commons license via Flickr. CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, October 11, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – Dr. Andreas Fath, professor of medical and life sciences at Germany’s Furtwangen University, broke a world record in 34 days this ...[Read More]

By Ana LaRue Most people are still navigating through the data of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, but it’s overall message is clear: anthropogenic (or human-made) climate change is already taking its toll on the life on this planet. In a series of blogposts, Maximpact will be looking at what the IPCC’s findings mean for different parts of the impact investing se...[Read More]

David Hertz harvesting water in Big Sur, California. Skywater 150 produces up to 150 gallons a day. The water can be stored in collection tanks for future use. 2018 (Photo courtesy Skysource/Skywater Alliance) By Sunny Lewis LOS ANGELES, California, October 25, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – An atmospheric water generator that condenses moisture in the air, making fresh drinking water, has won the Wa...[Read More]

Medic tests a patient for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, at the Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, March 18, 2020 (Photo by Hospital Clinic) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis for Maximpact GENEVA, Switzerland, April 15, 2020 (Maximpact.com News) – Doctors and nurses wearing surgical masks and gloves dash in and out of hospital rooms, working around the cloc...[Read More]

There are compelling reasons for investing in natural capital -­ our ecosystems, biodiversity and natural resources;­ and the choices for investors in these areas are increasing. Three of the latest deals listing with Maximpact this week show how attractive deals with Mother Earth can be. Deal: D000470 By focusing on climate change, this fund demonstrates that financial performance can be fully al...[Read More]

From left: Maroš Šefčovič, vice-president of the Commission for the Energy Union; billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and chair of Breakthrough Energy Ventures Bill Gates; European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, October 17, 2018 Brussels, Belgium (Photo courtesy European Commission) Posted for media use. By Sunny Lewis BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 18, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – Microsoft...[Read More]

The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington prepares to anchor in Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, for a routine port visit. June 16, 2017 (Photo by Beverly Lesonik Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class / U.S. Navy) Public Domain By Sunny Lewis BRUSSELS, Belgium, August 16, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – Two of the world’s largest ocean economies – the European Union and Chin...[Read More]

Every year, thousands of migrants and refugees arrive in host countries ready to start new lives. Often having fled potentially life-threatening situations, these migrants are now faced with the overwhelming task of relocating, setting up new lives and finding employment. To add to this daunting task, many find themselves in countries with a different home language to their own and hence face mass...[Read More]

Pima Point along Hermit Road on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is one of the best places on the rim to see and hear the Colorado River. The paved Greenway Trail continues from here towards Hermits Rest, allowing bicyclists and visitors in wheelchairs to share the path with pedestrians. (Photo by Michael Quinn / National Park Service) Public domain. By Sunny Lewis NEW YORK, New York, D...[Read More]

In his lab Edvin Ruuth, researcher in chemical engineering at Lund University, prepares to transform scraps of cotton into a sugar solution before turning that solution into a new textile, February 2021 (Screengrab from video courtesy Lund University) Posted for media use LUND, Sweden, March 3, 2021 (Maximpact.com News) – Every year, an estimated 25 million tonnes of cotton textiles are discarded ...[Read More]

Container ships in the Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May 19, 2017 (Photo by Frans Berkelaar) Creative commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis COPENHAGEN, Denmark, February 20, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – Aircraft made today are 80 percent more fuel efficient per passenger kilometer than those produced in the 1960s. But improving fuel efficiency to cut emissions and other gradual measures w...[Read More]

Sprinklers irrigate a grass farm in Indian Wells, California, February 19, 2018 (Photo by ChrisGoldNY) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis for Maximpact Water Sector News LONDON, UK, February 10, 2022 (ENS) – There is a “serious risk” that some parts of England will run out of water by 2040, a committee of MPs has warned. More than three billion liters, about 20 percent of all fresh...[Read More]