https://thenfapost.com News, Facts and Analysis on Startup, Technology & Business Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:15:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 The NFA Post News, Facts and Analysis on Startup, Technology & Business clean https://thenfapost.com/2024/03/01/climate-change-to-enhance-economic-losses-us-philippines-to-face-heat-swiss-re-institute/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:20:30 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=348221 Chennai, NFAPost: Climate change will have a larger impact on economic losses in the future, according to Swiss Re Institute. A new analysis of 36 countries ranks the Philippines and the US as the most economically exposed countries today, where hazard intensification is likely to occur due to climate change. Swiss Re’s Group Chief Economist […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2023/06/27/lt-technology-services-thales-sign-agreement-to-take-action-for-low-carbon-future/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 11:40:18 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=280069 Bengaluru, NFAPost: During the 2023 Paris Air Show, L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), a global leading pure-play engineering services company (LTTS), signed a letter of intent with Thales, a global technology leader in the areas of defence and security, aeronautics and space, and digital identity and security, agreeing to work together to tackle climate change […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2023/06/21/avaana-capital-closes-70-million-climate-and-sustainability-fund-for-india/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:14:27 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=278062 SIDBI, SRI Fund, UKIDCF, among others participate in the fund Avaana Climate & Sustainability Fund will invest in technology-led global climate solutions built from India Mumbai, NFAPost: Avaana Capital, India’s leading climate-focused venture capital firm, has achieved a significant milestone in India’s emerging climate-tech ecosystem by securing commitments of $70 million for their first close […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2022/11/10/happiest-minds-technologies-partners-with-credquant-to-drive-esg-transformation-in-bfsi/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 23:53:59 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=214845 Bengaluru, NFAPost: Happiest Minds Technologies Limited, a ‘Born Digital. Born Agile’, Mindful IT Company, announced its partnership with CredQuant, Singapore’s leading ESG solution provider for BFSI customers, taking a leap in digitally transforming data, risk and regulatory complexity to empower clients in making sustainable investment decisions. Happiest Minds’ collaboration with CredQuant will help BFSI customers […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2022/06/08/pm-launches-life-movement-for-adoption-of-environment-conscious-lifestyle/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 03:23:45 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=183950 Global leaders applaud India for focusing on individual behaviour change towards climate change through the ‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) programme. New Delhi, NFAPost: India is going ahead with its strategy to promote an environmentally conscious lifestyle that focuses on ‘mindful and deliberate utilisation’ instead of ‘mindless and wasteful consumption’. As part of the initiative, […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2021/09/17/115626/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:42:18 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=115626 ● 73.4% Of Indians Are Still Optimistic We Will Avoid A Climate Crisis In Our Lifetime ● The survey is a part of Epson Group’s effort to bring about greater awareness and understanding about Climate Change ● India has highest Climate Reality deficit in the world as new research highlights a significant gap between perceptions […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2021/08/18/ifc-ramps-up-impact-investments-in-south-asia-to-protect-jobs-livelihoods/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 03:06:12 +0000 https://www.thenfapost.com/?p=108457 New Delhi, NFAPost: In a bid to protect the most vulnerable people and help companies maintain operations and jobs, IFC’s focused and sustained investments in South Asia continued to have strong impact in the fiscal year 2021, with support for medical facilities, vaccines and supplies, and to hard-hit micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) while […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2021/06/04/indian-railways-on-way-to-become-largest-green-railways-in-world-with-zero-carbon-emission/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:50:27 +0000 https://www.thenfapost.com/?p=87278 Railways looks at helping the environment with steps ranging from massive electrification, water & paper conservation, to saving animals from being injured on Railway tracks 39 Workshops, 7 Production Units, 8 Loco Sheds and one Stores depot have been ‘GreenCo’ certified; These include 2 Platinum, 15 Gold and 18 Silver ratings 19 Railway Stations have […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2021/04/26/visa-commits-to-environmental-sustainability-by-pledging-to-reach-net-zero-emissions-by-2040/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 01:10:42 +0000 https://d1fb8gtquz2onz.cloudfront.net/?p=74430 Visa, a leading global payments technology company, announced a new global commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040, and that the company achieved carbon neutrality across its operations in 2020. Visa also outlined plans to become a climate-positive company through new partnerships and expanded initiatives to support sustainable commerce and the transition to a low-carbon […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2021/03/26/natwest-group-join-hands-with-microsoft-to-help-biz-reduce-carbon-footprint/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 01:27:36 +0000 https://www.thenfapost.com/?p=65636 New Delhi, NFAPost: NatWest Group has teamed up with Microsoft in order to help its UK business better understand its carbon footprint and create tailored action plans to reduce its carbon emissions leveraging digital technologies. It is scheduled to be piloted later this year, and building on Microsoft’s innovative cloud, data and AI platform alongside […]]]>