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- Under the terms of the partnership, HSBC aims to provide financing to companies selected by Google to join its Google Cloud Ready-Sustainability programme.
- These companies undergo a validation process.
- The partnership has already resulted in a venture debt financing package from HSBC delivered to GCR-Sustainability-validated company LevelTen Energy.
- This is part of HSBC’s ambition to deploy $1bn of financing to early-stage climate tech companies.
- This initiative is a significant step towards supporting the growth of climate tech vendors and developing solutions for global climate change.
Question:
Q.1 Who has HSBC partnered with to finance climate technology firms?a. Microsoft Azure
b. Amazon Web Services
c. Google Cloud
d. IBM Cloud