Connecting Sustainable Startups and Investors

As a sustainability professional, my job is to look past the “green” labels and ask uncomfortable questions. Sustainability is rarely a binary state; it is a spectrum of progress, compromise, and constant critique. In 2026, nowhere is this more apparent than in the UK’s data centre sector. While these facilities have been designated as Critical…

Sustainable Wealth Group (SWG) is pleased to announce its ongoing role in supporting GT Wings, a developer of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) for the maritime sector. Through its extensive network of sophisticated and high-net-worth investors, SWG successfully facilitated an initial £500,000 capital raise for GT Wings. These funds have assisted the company in the development…

Worldpay®, a global leader in payment technology, has established a strategic collaboration with ekko, a sustainability innovator, to help merchants advance their sustainability goals – starting with practical initiatives that resonate with consumers. Through this shared initiative, merchants can show customers the carbon footprint of their purchase and offer the option to add a small…

If you spend any time around founders, you quickly learn that the same question sits behind most conversations: What actually makes a high net worth (HNW) investor decide to back a company? We’re not talking about the polite answers you hear at conferences. We mean the real, unfiltered judgment that happens in the room when…

The 2025 inaugural Sustainable Times RISE Awards took place beneath the glittering chandeliers at the Grand De Vere Connaught Rooms in London, awarding innovators worldwide. The winner of the ‘Founder of the Year’ award, sponsored by NatWest, went to Instollar Technologies Founder Chinwe Udo-Davis. She has created a tech-enabled workforce platform which is rapidly closing…