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UBQ Materials Returns to COP27 with Solar Impulse Foundation and Israeli Delegation, Highlighting Start-Up Nations' Strength in Climate Innovation

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Monday, November 7, 2022

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UBQ Materials, climate tech developer of advanced materials made from organic and unrecyclable waste, announced today its planned agenda for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, taking place November 6-18 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. UBQ Materials was one of ten Israeli companies selected at PLANETech World to attend the global climate event, where the targets have shifted from pledging to implementation.

Key Points: 
  • UBQ Materials was one of ten Israeli companies selected at PLANETech World to attend the global climate event, where the targets have shifted from pledging to implementation.
  • As part of The Israeli Climate Tech Delegation to COP27, UBQ Materials VP of Sustainability Rachel Barr will present at the COP27 Climate Innovation Summit, to be attended by Israel's leading Ministers and government officials.
  • Barr will also join the Solar Impulse Foundation (SIF) delegation in the Building Pavilion, presenting UBQ Materials as a SIF Efficient Solution for clean and profitable solutions for the environment.
  • SIF founder and environmentalist Bertrand Piccard will include UBQ Materials as an available solution in his address to the general assembly.

UBQ Materials Returns to COP27 with Solar Impulse Foundation and Israeli Delegation, Highlighting Start-Up Nations' Strength in Climate Innovation

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 7, 2022

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UBQ Materials, climate tech developer of advanced materials made from organic and unrecyclable waste, announced today its planned agenda for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, taking place November 6-18 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. UBQ Materials was one of ten Israeli companies selected at PLANETech World to attend the global climate event, where the targets have shifted from pledging to implementation.

Key Points: 
  • UBQ Materials was one of ten Israeli companies selected at PLANETech World to attend the global climate event, where the targets have shifted from pledging to implementation.
  • As part of The Israeli Climate Tech Delegation to COP27, UBQ Materials VP of Sustainability Rachel Barr will present at the COP27 Climate Innovation Summit, to be attended by Israel's leading Ministers and government officials.
  • Barr will also join the Solar Impulse Foundation (SIF) delegation in the Building Pavilion, presenting UBQ Materials as a SIF Efficient Solution for clean and profitable solutions for the environment.
  • SIF founder and environmentalist Bertrand Piccard will include UBQ Materials as an available solution in his address to the general assembly.

HomeBiogas Releases its First Impact & ESG Report

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

TEL AVIV, Israel , June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeBiogas (TASE: HMGS) released its 2021 Impact Report today. The report highlights HomeBiogas' Environmental, Social and Governance achievements for 2021, including upcycling 5,805 tons of food into 15,851,293 hours of cooking with clean energy while mitigating 76,725 tons of CO2-eq .    

Key Points: 
  • TEL AVIV, Israel, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeBiogas (TASE: HMGS) released its 2021 Impact Report today.
  • The report highlights HomeBiogas' Environmental, Social and Governance achievements for 2021, including upcycling 5,805 tons of food into 15,851,293 hours of cooking with clean energy while mitigating 76,725 tons of CO2-eq .
  • HomeBiogas develops biogas systems enabling households and businesses to turn their organic waste into clean energy such as gas for heating water or cooking, on-site.
  • In addition, Homebiogas has recently announced collaboration agreements with leading global customers from the hospitality and the fast food industry.

ReFED Data Reveals Private Investment into Food Waste Solutions Topped $7.8 Billion Since 2011 - Including a Record $2 Billion in 2021 Alone - But Much More is Needed to Reach National and International Reduction Goals

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

NEW YORK, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct U.S. private investment into solutions to reduce food waste reached an all-time high of $2 billion in 2021 following ten years of accelerating growth in the sector, according to new data from ReFED, the national nonprofit working to end food loss and waste across the food system. But substantially more funding is still needed to cut the 35% of food that goes unsold or uneaten each year in the United States in half by the year 2030, in accordance with national and international goals. The data come from ReFED's new Food Waste Capital Tracker, a first-of-its-kind, free resource offering a deep-dive analysis of food waste funding at both a systems level and an individual company deal basis, designed to provide investors and innovators alike with the information they need to develop their food waste funding strategies.

Key Points: 
  • (In 2016, ReFED released its first Roadmap to Reduce U.S. Food Waste report, which provided an action plan and detailed the benefits of investing in various food waste solutions.)
  • The tool currently details private investment in food waste and will be expanded to include philanthropic and public investment later this year.
  • Food Waste Funder Circle: The Food Waste Funder Circle (FWFC) is a network designed for private, public, and philanthropic funders interested in using their capital to solve food waste challenges.
  • ReFED is a national nonprofit working to end food loss and waste across the food system by advancing data-driven solutions to the problem.

HomeBiogas Is Turning Waste Into Renewable Energy At UN Refugee camps

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

HomeBiogas (TASE: HMGS) will be supplying biogas systems for the treatment of organic waste at refugee camps in Africa, after winning a recent UN tender.

Key Points: 
  • HomeBiogas (TASE: HMGS) will be supplying biogas systems for the treatment of organic waste at refugee camps in Africa, after winning a recent UN tender.
  • HomeBiogas developed innovative systems that treat organic waste on-site by converting it into renewable energy used for cooking or heating.
  • By converting organic waste into renewable energy on-site, HomeBiogas systems divert waste from landfills, the leading source of methane emissions worldwide.
  • We seek to treat waste in a sustainable way and improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people living in refugee camps around the world."

Start-Up Nation Central hosted a delegation of UN ambassadors as part of a visit to Israel led by Ambassador Gilad Erdan

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

The delegation that included ambassadors to the United Nations from Argentina, Albania, Croatia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Republic of Korea, Hungary, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, and Zambia participated in a tour hosted by Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan.

Key Points: 
  • The delegation that included ambassadors to the United Nations from Argentina, Albania, Croatia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Republic of Korea, Hungary, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, and Zambia participated in a tour hosted by Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan.
  • Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan: "One of my main goals at the United Nations has been to illustrate how Israeli innovation is helping people all over the world.
  • After spending a week in Israel, the ambassadors were able to see the innovative spirit that is infused throughout the people.
  • About Start-Up Nation Finder Start-Up Nation Finder is a free online platform for identifying and engaging Israeli tech organizations based on customers' specific interests.

HomeBiogas CEO and Organic Waste Management Thought Leader Oshik Efrati Featured on Impact Podcast with John Shegerian

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Oshik Efrati, Co-Founder and CEO of HomeBiogas , which develops, manufactures and markets biogas systems for the private and institutional market, is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian .

Key Points: 
  • Oshik Efrati, Co-Founder and CEO of HomeBiogas , which develops, manufactures and markets biogas systems for the private and institutional market, is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian .
  • HomeBiogas offers an on-site solution to organic waste management and the creation of renewable energy and its commercial system can treat up to one ton of waste per day.
  • We hope the Impact audience will enjoy our story and be inspired to create renewable energy with their organic waste.
  • It was inspiring to have Oshik on the show to share his unique career story and how he launched HomeBiogas a true Circular Economy solution for organic waste management, said Shegerian.