German power producer RWE announced that it has signed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Microsoft for the purchase of renewable energy from two new Texas-based onshore wind farms, with a combined capacity of 446 MW. The two new renewable energy projects include RWE Peyton Creek II and the Lane City project. Peyton Creek […]
This week in ESG news: 80% of companies see sustainability as revenue and profit driver, Morgan Stanley survey finds; EU passes environmental, human rights sustainability due diligence law; Holcim to build €500 million net zero cement plant; tech giants launch carbon removal buyers coalition; Bloomberg survey finds most lawyers don’t expect SEC climate disclosure rule […]
Die Teilnehmer am Forum der «Finanz und Wirtschaft» debattierten über Zertifikate zur Kompensation von CO₂-Emissionen und über die Wirkung sowie das Rendite-Risiko-Profil nachhaltiger Anlagen.
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Bitkom veröffentlicht Leitfaden zu „Building Information Modelling“ (BIM)
Der Finanzplatz Liechtenstein hat sich in seiner Strategie zur Nachhaltigkeit bekannt. Der ganzheitliche Ansatz orientiert sich dabei an den Nachhaltigkeitszielen der Vereinten Nationen. Gemeinnützige Stiftungen nehmen in diesem Kontext eine wichtige Funktion ein.
The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today an expanded collaboration aimed at optimizing how their respective sustainability reporting standards can be used together. The announcement builds on an initial collaboration agreement between the organizations launched in 2022, aimed at ensuring compatibility and interconnectedness of sustainability-related disclosures, in order to help reduce […]
The European Council announced today the approval by member states of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), marking the final step in the adoption of legislation setting mandatory obligations for large companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment across their value chains. The final adoption of the directive had […]
Energy developer Ørsted announced that it has received a $680 million investment in tax equity financing from J.P. Morgan, aimed at funding the construction of new solar and storage projects in Texas and Arizona. According to Ørsted, the investment marks one of the largest solar and storage tax equity transactions using a combined production tax […]
Trotz schwachem Neugeschäft verwalten Fonds mit Nachhaltigkeitsmerkmalen fast eine Billion Euro. Deutsche Anleger hatten zum 31. März 2024 fast eine Billion Euro in Fonds gemäß Artikel 8 und 9 der EU- Offenlegungsverordnung investiert. Publikumsfonds verwalten mit 727 Milliarden Euro rund drei Viertel des Gesamtvolumens. Das Segment der Spezialfonds mit Nachhaltigkeitsmerkmalen ist mit 250 Milliarden Euro deutlich kleiner. Es wächst allerdings sehr viel schnel- ler. Allein in den letzten zwölf Monaten betrug das Plus rund 45 Prozent. Bei Publikumsfonds waren es 12 Prozent.
Nachhaltiges investieren und ESG bleiben wichtig, zumindest in Europa und der APAC-Region. So das Ergebnis einer Umfrage von Robeco unter 300 Investoren. In Nordamerika hingegen, schließt der Rekordwert von 46 Prozent Zusagen zur Klimaneutralität aus – und das ist nicht das einzige alarmierende Ergebnis.
Global professional services firm Capgemini, and energy and automation digital solutions provider Schneider Electric, announced today a new collaboration, launching the Energy Command Center, a new energy management platform aimed at enabling organizations to monitor and manage the performance of energy assets across their operations, in order to lower energy consumption and support decarbonization goals. […]
Textile recycling startup Syre announced today that it has raised $100 million in a Series A financing round, aimed at supporting the company’s buildout. Founded earlier this year, Syre was launched by fashion and design brands company H&M Group and impact-focused venture investor Vargas, aimed at mass producing textile-to-textile recycled materials, and enabling a closed […]
IBM announced the addition of AI-powered emissions planning and forecasting capabilities to its ESG data collection, analysis and reporting platform IBM Envizi, aimed at enabling companies to streamline and enhance their sustainability planning and climate strategies. According to IBM, the new capabilities are aimed at helping companies to guide their planning to towards their emissions […]
The UK government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Authority announced today the launch of a new package of consultations, proposing expanding the ETS carbon pricing system to new sectors, including the energy from waste and waste incineration sectors, and on integrating greenhouse gas removals into the ETS. Launched in 2021 to replace the UK’s participation in […]
