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NYC Comptroller Calls to Drop $42 Billion Investment Mandate with BlackRock Over “Inadequate Decarbonization Plans”

NYC Comptroller Calls to Drop $42 Billion Investment Mandate with BlackRock Over “Inadequate Decarbonization Plans”

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced that he has recommended that the city’s pension funds drop a $42 billion investment mandates with BlackRock, as well as those with Fidelity and PanAgora, over the asset managers’ failure to submit decarbonization plans that were aligned with the pension system’s net zero investment goals. To report by […]

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Handel: Netto startet in Dortmund mit modularer Holzbauweise in die Zukunft

Handel: Netto startet in Dortmund mit modularer Holzbauweise in die Zukunft

Netto Marken-Discount setzt neue Maßstäbe im nachhaltigen Filialbau. In Dortmund eröffnet der Lebensmittelhändler am 2. Dezember 2025 eine Filiale, die erstmals mit vollständig vorgefertigten Holzmodulen gebaut wird – inklusive kompletter Wandaufbauten und lösbarer Verbindungen für eine spätere Wiederverwendung. Die modulare Bauweise beschleunigt den Bau und schafft die Grundlage für eine kreislauffähige Nutzung in zukünftigen Projekten. […]

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CVC Acquires European Green Energy Platform Low Carbon

CVC Acquires European Green Energy Platform Low Carbon

Private markets investment manager CVC’s infrastructure strategy CVC DIF announced the acquisition of a majority controlling stake in European renewable energy company Low Carbon, in a deal securing more than $1.4 billion in capital for Low Carbon aimed at creating a leading, pan-European Independent Power Producer (IPP). To a Report by ESG today. 02.12.2025

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Water Companies Face Scrutiny After Borrowing $13 Billion in Green Bonds Despite Rising Pollution

Water Companies Face Scrutiny After Borrowing $13 Billion in Green Bonds Despite Rising Pollution

England’s water utilities have issued £10.5 billion in green bonds since 2017, yet sector-wide environmental performance deteriorated last year. Major issuers Anglian Water (£3.5 billion) and Thames Water (£3.1 billion) recorded the highest pollution incident numbers and remain rated red by the Environment Agency. Investigators found that some green bond proceeds refinanced existing projects or […]

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Vermögensverwalter fürchten Mangel an ESG-Firmendaten

EU will die drei ESG-Kategorien für Fondsprodukte reformieren

Die europäische Kommission hat ihren lang erwarteten Entwurf zu einer Reform der Offenlegungsverordnung vorgelegt: Er sieht eine grundlegende Neustrukturierung der Nachhaltigkeitskategorien bei Fondsprodukten vor. Die bisherigen Kategorien Artikel 6, Artikel 8 und Artikel 9 werden ersetzt durch eine neue Systematik. Die drei neuen Produktgruppen heißen Sustainable, Transition und ESG-Basics. Nach einem Report von DEAL. 28.11.2025

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EU Watchdog Says Commission Failed to Follow Procedures in Cutting Sustainability Reporting Rules

EU Watchdog Says Commission Failed to Follow Procedures in Cutting Sustainability Reporting Rules

EU Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho announced that she has found a series of shortcomings in the European Commission’s process to launch its “Omnibus” initiative to simplify and reduce corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, alongside other legislative proposals, amounting to “maladministration” by the Commission. To a report by ESG toady. 28.11.2025

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