The North Yorkshire Council Pension Fund has recently committed nearly €234m to support environmentally sustainable investments. This move is part of the fund’s ongoing strategy to focus on green initiatives. The investment has been made into the Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Climate Opportunities Fund, which is a significant step towards diversifying the fund’s portfolio […]
Green hydrogen startup Hysata announced today that it has raised $111 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at advancing its electrolyzer technology and expanding production. Hydrogen is viewed as one of the key building blocks of the transition to a cleaner energy future, particularly for sectors with difficult […]
Die Radicant Bank AG und die Direct-Lending-Plattform Swisspeers lancieren gemeinsam ein SDG-Label, das speziell auf die Bedürfnisse Schweizer KMU zugeschnitten ist. Sie setzen dabei auf den «radicant SDG Impact Score», der bereits in der Vermögensverwaltung angewandt wird.
Die Entscheidung einer Stiftung, bei der Anlage des Stiftungsvermögens neben finanziellen Kriterien auch soziale, ökologische, kulturelle oder weitere nachhaltigkeitsbezogene Kriterien zu berücksichtigen, hängt von einer ganzen Reihe von Faktoren ab. Die Prüfung dieser Faktoren und die Umsetzung einer entsprechenden Strategie in der Kapitalanlage kann in fünf Schritte unterteilt werden. Im Einzelnen sind dies: die Analyse […]
Diese Auszeichnung platziert REC unter den besten 15% der bewerteten Unternehmen in der weltweiten Elektronikkomponentenindustrie. REC Group, ein weltweit führendes Unternehmen in der Solarenergie mit Produktionsstandorten für Zellen und Module in Singapur, ist stolz darauf, die renommierte EcoVadis-Silbermedaille für seine fortschrittlichen Bemühungen in den Bereichen Umwelt, Soziales und Unternehmensführung (ESG) erhalten zu haben. REC gehört […]
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced today that its beverage plant in Northern Spain aims to become the company’s first plant globally to reach net-zero emissions by 2025. According to PepsiCo, the new achievement follows investments of €27 million (USD$29 million) dedicated to innovation and sustainability projects in the plant over the past five years, […]
International banking group Standard Chartered announced today a new commitment to set a science-based target by 2025 to reduce financed methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. Rapid reduction in methane emissions is seen as one of the most effective near-term actions that can be taken to help achieve the global climate goal to […]
Sustainability advisory firm ERM announced today the launch of ERM Climate Markets, a new business aimed at helping companies investing in carbon credits to address their unabated greenhouse gas emissions and achieve decarbonization goals. The new business line comes as demand for carbon offset projects and related credits is expected to increase significantly over the […]
More than a third of companies in the S&P 500 have monetary incentives in place linked to company emissions reduction, although a lower proportion have climate-related compensation incentives for senior executives, and even fewer at the top executive ranks, according to a new study released by S&P Global. The study, which included data from the […]
Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced today the launch of “Moo’ving Dairy Forward,” a new initiative aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its dairy sourcing, backed by $47 million of investment over three years. The new initiative follows the launch by Mars last year of a series of new climate-related goals, […]
Da Regierungen und Stakeholder weltweit ihr Augenmerk verstärkt auf die Leistung in den Bereichen Umwelt, Soziales und Unternehmensführung (ESG) richten, hat die Europäische Union (EU) Vorschriften zur Verbesserung der Transparenz, Glaubwürdigkeit und Vergleichbarkeit von ESG-Ratings vorgeschlagen. Dieses regulatorische Umfeld unterstreicht die Bedeutung des Verständnisses von ESG-Ratings und ihres potenziellen Nutzens für Unternehmen.
Sustainability and climate issues are moving back into focus for senior executives globally, with more than half of CEOs reporting that sustainability is a higher priority now than it was a year ago, and decarbonization found to be the top long-term strategic priority for CEOs, according to a new survey released by global professional services […]
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and low carbon solutions provider World Energy announced today a new 5-year agreement for the purchase by BCG of sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) as part of the company’s efforts to achieve its net zero climate goals. The agreement marks BCG’s largest SAFc purchase to date, and is expected to deliver […]
Multinational pharmaceutical company Teva Pharmaceutical announced a series of new sustainability goals, including targets to achieve net zero emissions across the company’s operations and value chain by 2045 and to reach 100% renewable electricity across all Teva sites by 2035. The new goals were announced alongside the release of Teva’s 2023 Healthy Future Report, outlining […]
Adler & Allan, ein führender Anbieter von Umweltrisikominderungs- und Beratungsdiensten, gab bekannt, dass das Private-Equity-Geschäft von Goldman Sachs Alternatives eine Mehrheitsbeteiligung am Unternehmen von einer Tochtergesellschaft von Sun European Partners, LLP („Sun European“) erwerben wird den üblichen kartellrechtlichen und behördlichen Genehmigungen. Die Transaktion ist ein wichtiger Meilenstein in der Mission von Adler & Allan, die […]
