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Clothes Doctor secures £1million to meet demand for its sustainable fashion care products
by: Startacus Admin ~ 25th January 2023
The Clothes Doctor mission to fight fast fashion continues as the innovative eco clothing care brand raises £1m to support further growth.
Eco-friendly clothing care business, Clothes Doctor, has secured £1million of investment to fuel growth of its business, as consumer demand increases for ways to maintain a sustainable wardrobe and prolong the life of loved fashion items. The inv...
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TreeCard - planting trees as you spend
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th December 2022
London-based fintech TreeCard has an innovative approach to climate change - helping people to plant trees with every purchase made with its wooden debit card.
We have written a lot in the past about numerous startups tackling climate change, in a variety of different ways. Whether it’s Treekly combining fighting climate change with improving our health, or Ecologi giving you a tree-plant...
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Airly secures new $5.5M funding round to fight air pollution and save lives
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th November 2022
Climate tech startup Airly announces series A funding round to support scaling and further development of its innovative air quality monitoring platform.
Air pollution is the most-pressing environmental health crisis of our time with approximately nine in 10 people around the world breathing unclean air. Helping to spotlight this existential threat, cleantech startup Airly is today a...
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51-0 - the first Climate Success platform
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st September 2022
London-based climate-tech startup 51-0 has created a platform to enable companies to reach net zero in a more efficient, effective and impactful way.
Climate change. That thing many people would like to stop hearing about, but that we can’t afford to stop hearing about until things have actually been done about it. We keep hearing about how short a time we have until climate change become...
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Skewb Climate - accelerating Climate and Social action through digital education
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th August 2022
Skewb Climate is on a mission to help utility companies engage as a force for good in their communities via their bespoke digital education tools.
Aside from knee-jerk, uneducated cries that videogames are dumbing down the population and causing violence - from the same kind of people who used to claim that Dungeons & Dragons was satanic and comic books were the cause of all violence - it&r...
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Filia - innovation in solar energy
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd August 2022
Filia is a startup that's aiming to bring solar energy to every home by integrating solar technology into the fabric of their blackout blinds.
A decade ago, solar panels were a pretty rare sight, and you wouldn’t often see them on residential properties. Fast forward through the years, and we see them popping up on many new builds as a standard feature. They can gather enough energy to he...
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5 Ways Businesses Can Be More Sustainable
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd July 2022
Want to make your business more sustainable? Fin Cope, Co-Founder of sustainable online marketplace GoEthical shares some tips to help you do just that.
“Going green” is no longer a badge of honour for a business; it is pretty much a requirement. Businesses have come to realise that implementing environmentally friendly practices also makes good business sense. The significance...
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Earthly Biochar - a practical and innovative solution to combat climate change
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd July 2022
Earthly Biochar is a Devon-based startup that's on a mission to scale biochar use in the UK, helping to improve soil health and mitigate climate change.
On the heels of the hottest weather on UK record, climate change is at the forefront of the national conversation again. Once again, we start talking about (not doing, of course) what has to be done while a shockingly large portion of the popul...
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Reducing Carbon Footprint - Studies Support Flexible Co-working as Solution
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th June 2022
Andrea Szell, Founder of Spare Desk shares some insights on how flexible co-working can benefit both the planet and the health and wellbeing of employees...
As hundreds of UK employees return to enduring their commute to work, an important question is raised - is this necessary? Already in the press, there are talks about hybrid working and the cost saving benefits to employers of having them w...
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Foodsteps - the foodtech startup with sustainability at its core.
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th June 2022
The lowdown on Foodsteps and its platform that enables restaurants, brands and retailers to track and reduce the footprint of food from farm to fork.
Food production is responsible for 26% of global emissions, and is the single biggest factor in the loss of biodiversity. In previous articles, we have mentioned, for example, the huge 90% deforestation of Madagascar to make way for fish farming.
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- Raise Spring Accelerator programme seeking applications for next cohort 30th Jan 2023 Want to build an investable, scalable tech startup? The Raise Accelerator programme is now open for applications and will help you do just that.
- Leading French Travel Co. Offers Mentoring to two UK startups on its prestigious two-month programme 23rd Jan 2023 High-potential social impact startups from the UK sought for the 9th annual Les Tremplins by Voyage Privé programme.
- Small businesses need new model for growth in recession 23rd Jan 2023 Small Business Britain’s ‘How to Grow’ report outlines how small businesses are responding to economic challenges and how they can grow during recession.
- Tech Nation responds to the DCMS Digital Growth Grant announcement 20th Jan 2023 Tech Nation shares an overview of the impact they have had on the UK's tech economy and ecosystem.