Clean Growth Fund

We are ecstatic to share that Clean Growth Fund has achieved certified B Corporation (B Corp)! Assessing our company’s entire social and environmental impact to ensure it meets high standards of performance, accountability, and transparency, this recognition reflects our long-standing commitment to creating a positive impact both within and outside of the fund. And we're delighted that our score significantly exceeded our sector's average. Well done to our Head of ESG, Maria Khan, for completing this on our behalf as its an incredibly rigorous process 👏 Read more: https://bit.ly/3KhrPAi #Bcorpcertified @BCorpUK

We are extremely honoured to have Robert Branagh join Clean Growth Fund's Advisory Board. Robert brings a wealth of expertise to the table with over 30 years of experience in pensions. His most recent role as CEO of the London Pensions Fund Authority, overseeing an £8bn fund and investment management business with a strong focus on climate change action and responsible investment, highlights his commitment to driving positive change. He is an advocate of generating return from real assets whilst providing impact via local and UK wide enterprises. As an experienced NED, Robert has a proven track record of leadership on boards ranging from charities to commercial organisations with turnovers of £10m - £120m, as well as government departments and ALB’s. His passion for governance, climate action, and infrastructure investing shines through in his speaking engagements and advocacy efforts. We are excited to have you involved Robert! https://lnkd.in/g_UynvAy

Great to be featured in Startups.co.uk list of top business networking events across the country this month. Our pitching slots are now full but make sure to come along to network with the wider #climatetech community from 5-7pm at Barclays Eagle Labs in Leeds. Find new partners, innovators, collaborators and meet our investment team as well as local #investors. Get your free ticket here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7kwdkrw #cleantech #ESG #venturecapital #seriesa #startup #innovation

The Clean Growth Fund Leeds Roadshow is less than 3 weeks away! We're looking forward to meeting innovative #climatetech startups across #leeds #yorkshire and #northengland. Some of those attending include: ⚗ Auxetec Limited a Deeptech #Advancedmaterials business commercialising 'auxetic' polymer technology ❇ BindEthics Ltd. producing Ecohesive, a non toxic, biodegradable glue alternative 💢 Eutechtics Decarbonising the #chemicalindustry through innovative #ecochemistry We have a few pitching spots left ▶ Apply at https://lnkd.in/e7kwdkrw The wider climate tech community can get their free 5-7pm networking drinks ticket here ▶ https://lnkd.in/e7kwdkrw Join us in driving investment, partnerships and collaboration in the region. Meet innovators, investors, local government, local industry, future partners and future customers. #netzero #greeneconomy #sustainability #decarbonisation #impactinvesting #climateinvesting

We're excited to announce Clean Growth Fund have co-led a £4m investment round in measurable.energy following our first investment in 2023. Their smart sockets help companies reduce their electricity costs and carbon emissions by up to 50%. The investment round, co-led by Vertex Holdings (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek) and existing investors Bonheur ASA/Fred. Olsen & Co., RO Group, Vectr7 Investment Partners LLP and Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.) will help measurable.energy to expand the company’s presence overseas, in particular within South East Asia. Read the full press release 👇 https://lnkd.in/eC37r-6Z #smartenergy #energyefficiency #climatetech #supplychaininnovation #sustainableinvesting #impactinvestment

Incredible results from our portfolio company Carbon Re's AI application at Heidelberg Materials Česká republika Mokra cement plant! 👏 👏 🚗 They achieved the equivalent of 1000 cars off the road per year from work with just one plant! Very excited to see this scale over multiple plants, well done team Carbon Re. #cementproduction #cement #manufacturing #industryemissions #AI #cleantech #climatetech

⏰ Have you applied to pitch yet? 50% of slots have already been filled. If you are a #cleantech #lowcarbon #startup based in Leeds, Yorkshire or across the North significantly reducing GHG emissions across #energy, #transport, #industry, #buildings, #agrifood, #waste or #water we want to hear from you! Join us at the Clean Growth Fund Roadshow in Leeds on 12 November at Barclays Eagle Labs. Meet our investors and the wider #climatetech community. Pitches take place in the daytime with a networking event afterwards. Apply ASAP and find out more https://lnkd.in/e7kwdkrw Please share with your network 🤝 #VC #venturecapital #investmentteam #climateinvesting #climatenetworking #cleantechnetworking

👀 Guess who's back?! Welcome Connor Duffy!    Connor joins Clean Growth Fund as Investment Manager having worked in climate venture capital for the last five years. He is interested in technologies and business models that can meaningfully reduce emissions and improve resource efficiency.    We're excited to have you back in the investment team Connor! 🌟

This is fantastic news for one of our portfolio companies - Futraheat. A great piece in the Guardian as Hepworth Brewery become the first in Britain to make beer using their ultra-high-temperature heat pump in place of an oil boiler! Well done to the team 👏 🍺 Find out more below. #heatpumps #industrialheat #lowcarbon #beer #brewery #climatetech

🎥 This insightful company video explains more about FA Bio's work to empower farmers through improving agricultural productivity using disruptive diagnostic tools such as soil microbes. Find out more in this short explainer piece which will hopefully get you as passionate about them as we are to have them in our portfolio 🌱 #regenerativeagriculture #sustainableagriculture #agritech #agrifood #agtech