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Property technology, or proptech, startup companies have seen an influx of venture capital, due to an increase in tech that can track carbon emissions and decarbonize buildings, GlobeSt. reports. The recent scale is due to new Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures.  

Investment giant BlackRock announced today it has raised over $800 million for the BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund, which invests in businesses and projects owned, led by, or serving people of color, with a focus on Black, Latinx and Native American communities in the U.S. BlackRock stated that it targeting $1 billion for the fund.

One thing that jumps out in McKinsey's look at a path to meeting U.S. climate targets is how much is feasible now with existing tech, Ben writes.  

Measurabl, the world’s most widely adopted ESG data management solution for commercial real estate, today announced the release of its Founder and CEO Matt Ellis’ new book, From Green to ESG: How Data-Driven Transparency Changed Real Estate for Good.

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the transportation category.

Brimstone Energy is taking on a challenge of biblical proportions: producing mass-market, zero-carbon Portland cement, a key building material. If it succeeds, the implications for the real estate and construction industries are so enormous that investors have poured $55 million into the startup before it has made a single dollar.

Is real estate a force for good for the environment? Striking an optimistic note in her keynote address earlier this week, Julie Hirigoyen, CEO of the UK Green Building Council, showcased several exceptional buildings that suggest it can be.  

Brimstone Energy is taking on a challenge of biblical proportions: producing mass-market, zero-carbon Portland cement, a key building material. If it succeeds, the implications for the real estate and construction industries are so enormous that investors have poured $55 million into the startup before it has made a single dollar.

If you own a home, Sealed has a heat pump to sell you. The Manhattan-based startup, which helps homeowners replace their oil- and gas-gulping heating systems via an unusual financing model, has secured an additional $29.5 million in a new deal led by property-tech investor