Month: September 2023

Scientists John Geisz, left, and Ryan France at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory have created a solar cell that is nearly 50 percent efficient. 2020 (Photo by Dennis Schroeder courtesy NREL) Posted for media use By Sunny Lewis for Maximpact Community Solutions GOLDEN, Colorado, June 12, 2020 (Maximpact.com News) – A new kind of solar cell has captured the world record for the highest ...[Read More]

EcoBasalt and MetalloTek are two companies giving cleantech a new polish. Both young companies use high tech materials to create products that clean the planet; and both are seeking investment on Maximpact.com. EcoBasalt Ltd develops sustainable nanomaterials from natural, inorganic basalt (volcanic) rock fibers. After years of research, the founders have come up with a unique process that produce...[Read More]

By Marta Maretich How did you get interested in impact investing? I was responsible for the Venture Capital investment business line of the European Investment Fund up until 2010. While I was doing that, I started to see impact investing as a natural extension to the venture capital activity we were doing. At the same time I felt impact offered an opportunity to do more value creation.  I thought ...[Read More]

By Sunny Lewis, NEW YORK, New York, June 8, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – The environmental concerns of the 1970s – industrial pollution of air and water, oil spills, toxic dumps, pesticides, loss of wilderness and biodiversity – inspired people to set aside two distinct days each year for activities aimed at saving the planet. In 1970, environmental activists in the United States celebrated Planet ...[Read More]

Located at East Hedleyhope in Bishop Auckland, a market town in northeast England, the High Hedley Wind Farm consists of three wind turbines with a generating capacity of 2.4 megawatts capable of powering up to 1,400 homes. (Photo courtesy EDF) Posted for media use. By Sunny Lewis PARIS, France, July 11, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – To raise at least €1 billion for the development of green debt in ...[Read More]

By Sarah-Jane George Sustainability isn’t marginal anymore. Today, sustainability is moving to center stage and professional women are leading what amounts to a global green shift. Maximpact was on hand for the 4th Annual Women In Green Forum in Los Angeles to chart the change. Founded in 2009 by Three Squares Inc., an environmental consulting firm from Santa Monica, Women in Green Forum (WIGF) is...[Read More]

Excessive erosion on the U.S. Prairie. An inch of soil can take hundreds of years to form, but it can be swept away in a few seasons. Sediment loads in rivers silt up fish spawning beds, degrade drinking water quality, and cause silting of productive estuaries and reservoirs. March 27, 2017 (Photo by Rick Bohn / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) Public domain By Sunny Lewis MEDELLIN, Colombia, Apr...[Read More]

Municipalities, just like the industrial and commercial sectors, are coming under increased pressure to reduce their energy consumption and outputs, not to mention the need to reduce costs overall. Municipal buildings and services have a huge energy savings potential, which can reduce their overall energy consumption and energy costs. At Maximpact our expert teams have assisted municipalities all ...[Read More]

Non-expert driver takes the wheel of a PSA self-driving car for the first time in Europe at Velizy, France, the PSA Group’s Technical Center. March 28, 2017 (Screengrab from video courtesy PSA) posted for media use by Sunny Lewis AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, August 15, 2017 (Maximpact.com News) – Deep learning, an advanced form of artificial intelligence and a dynamic way of computerized decision-m...[Read More]

By Sunny Lewis BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 25, 2015 (Maximpact News) – Europeans no longer trust the way the EU resolves disputes between investors and states, says European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström. The Swedish politician proposes to restore that trust by establishing a “modern and transparent” Investment Court System to replace the existing investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) a...[Read More]

A woman works on her notebook, February 3, 2019 Cologne, Germany (Photo by Marco Verch) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis for Maximpact NEW YORK, New York, June 4, 2020 (Maximpact.com News) – School closures to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have left roughly 60 percent of the world’s children without an education. In fact, global human development could backslide thi...[Read More]

After much deliberation, an agreement has finally been reached from the UN Climate Conference in Paris. This legally binding agreement will call ambitious climate action on behalf of all member states, to ensure a sustainable future for us all.  Below a statement from the United Nations Foundation regarding this agreement.  – Raki Wane  United Nations Foundation Highlights Importance of New Global...[Read More]