Hello Impact Nation,

This week’s newsletter is shorter than usual. We had a great time meeting Sir John Lorimer, the Lieutenant Governor for the Isle of Man, Hon Laurence David Skelly MLC President of the Parliament of the Isle of Man and Hon Daphne Caine MHK, and the Climate Change team.

Fear not! I’ll be a speaker at FTT DeFi 2022, a physical + online event on deFining a new age of financial services. After my speech, we’ll gather with the Impact Nation and the event’s community. Feel free to join, ask questions, let’s get a drink (or tea) together.

Celebrate, learn, grow, have fun … together.

This Week We Are Diving Into:

1. Let’s meet at FTT DeFi 2022
2. Good Gossip
3. News & Opportunities
4. Coming Soon: Video Podcast with Elisa Giudici

Elisa
The Impact Lady

FTT DeFi 2022

FTT DeFi will bring together the community of 700+ innovators and creators who are challenging the established thinking, and the establishment, when it comes to the future of financial services and beyond.

Learn more about the agenda here.

I’ll be at the “The big questions stage” at 11:30 talking about “Rethinking financial services to unlock inclusive DeFi”. See you there!

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Good Gossip

Congrats to … 

• Karen Lee ↪ has been appointed Head of Partnerships and Advocacy at AIA, the market leader in Asia based on life insurance premiums.

• Dörte Höppner ↪ has been appointed Chief Sustainability Officer at The Riverside Company, a global investment firm focused on being one of the leading private capital options for investors, business owners and employees.

• Bey Soo Khiang ↪ has been appointed to be a member of a new Sustainability Reporting Advisory Committee (SRAC) at Royal Golden Eagle, a global group of resource-based manufacturing companies.

• Dr. Mark Cruise ↪ has been appointed Independent Non-Executive Director at Bunker Hill Mining Corp., the foundational asset in a modern high-margin mining company.

• Maya Capital ↪ raised $100M in funding to triple the firm’s assets under management and invest in another 25 to 30 companies.

• Cleartrace ↪ raised $20M to accelerate the growth of its carbon and energy management platform. Lead investor: ClearSky Other investors: Brookfield Renewable, EDF Energy North America, Tenaska & Exelon

• True Wealth Ventures ↪ raised $35M in new capital to back women-led startups.

• Energy Dome ↪ raised $11M bridge funding round to accelerate the development of its larger, ten-hour duration 20MW/200MWh system. Lead investors: CDP Venture Capital Sgr & Barclays. Other investors: Novum Capital Partners

• Vestack ↪ raised €10M in funding round to become a leader in low-carbon construction. Lead investor: Impact Private Equity fund of Mirova. Other investors: Ring Capital’s VC Impact fund Ring Mission and Karista.

News & Opportunities

European multinational bank raiding over greenwashing allegations could be a “sign of things to come” for Asian bankers

European ESG assets to reach €9 trillion by 2025

G7 to launch ‘climate club’ by the end of the year

G7 leaders pledged to raise $600 billion for developing countries

Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein's owner is putting cash behind its commitment to help improve and protect the environment and human rights

LyondellBasell announces purchase agreements on Renewable Energy Power

🚀 COMING SOON

Raising Money with Blended Capital in Impact in Tech - with Elisa Giudici, Co-founder of Impact Investing In Tech

Video interview available from Thursday - Stay tuned

It should not be necessary to add any disclaimer but … Let’s say it anyway! This is not financial or tax advice. This newsletter is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. DYOR - Do Your Own Research!