The UK Space Agency has announced £9 million in funding for satellite instruments to monitor climate, its largest investment into an early-stage technology programme. The investment will support 12 projects delivered by the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI), monitoring the Earth’s atmosphere and taking measurements of critical emissions including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen […]
This week in ESG news: LEGO Group ties bonuses for all employees to climate goals; EU issues final rules for funds using ‘sustainability,’ ‘ESG’ names; Microsoft signs reforestation-based carbon removal megadeal; Deloitte survey finds Gen Zs and millennials increasingly consider sustainability in consumption and employment decisions; ERM & Workiva partner on sustainability reporting solutions; EU […]
Carbon accounting software provider Normative announced that it has launched a new suite of features on its enterprise carbon platform, aimed at enabling businesses to set and plan emissions reduction strategies, and to integrate supplier emissions data and forecasts into supply chain decarbonization plans. According to Normative, the new features aim to address the need […]
Abu Dhabi company expects green hydrogen to become a cheaper, in-demand future fuel. Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar is hoping to beat a 2030 green hydrogen target in a boom fuelled by new technology and the race to cut emissions, The National has been told. Faye Al Hersh, Masdar’s head of business development for […]
Currently, only 9 per cent of plastic is recycled but better ways to sort waste could lead to improvements. While awareness of the environmental problems caused by plastic waste is growing, there is no sign that the amount being produced globally is decreasing – in fact, quite the opposite is true. About 2.3 million tonnes […]
Boston Consulting Group announced a new agreement to purchase sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) for fuel made using renewable energy and CO2, with carbon transformation-focused cleantech company Twelve. According to the companies, the new agreement will run from 2026 to 2029, and is expected to deliver more than 4,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions reductions.
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology and production company LanzaJet announced today a $20 million investment from airport operator Groupe ADP, aimed at supporting the deployment of LanzaJet’s SAF process globally. Launched in 2020 by carbon recycling technology company LanzaTech, Illinois-based LanzaJet has developed “Alcohol-to-Jet” technology enabling the creation of SAF and renewable diesel from waste-based […]
Wine and spirits producer Pernod Ricard announced today a series of new near- and long-term climate-related goals, including targets to cut direct emissions by more than half by 2030, and by 90% by 2050, as well as commitments to reduce emissions across the value chain, including forest, land and agriculture-related (FLAG) emissions. The company also […]
Tokyo-based banking and financial services company Mizuho Financial Group announced today a new goal to provide JPY 2 trillion (USD$13 billion) in financing for the production and supply of hydrogen and related technologies by 2030. According to the company, the new goal reflects a growth in funding needs for the hydrogen sector, a key component […]
Beteiligungen an nachhaltigen KMUs in der DACH-Region & Skandinavien im Fokus. Das Private-Equity-Unternehmen FSN Capital hat das Fundraising für einen neuen Fonds erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Institutionelle Anleger haben mehr als 400 Mio. EUR für Investments in besonders ESG-orientierte KMUs zugesagt. Damit wurde die ursprünglich gesetzte Zielmarke für den neuen Compass Fund übertroffen. Die Kapitalzusagen stammen von […]
Mercedes-Benz announced today a new agreement with metals recycling company TSR Recycling GmbHto launch a new “urban recycling” pilot program aimed at substantially advancing the automaker’s circularity strategy by enabling the company to increase the use of secondary materials in its vehicle fleet. According to Mercedes-Benz, the new partnership will support the company’s Ambition 2039 […]
Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) und das Europäische Patentamt (EPA) haben heute ihren jüngsten gemeinsamen Bericht über innovative Cleantech-Unternehmen in Europa veröffentlicht. Er zeigt, woran die Firmen arbeiten und welche Unterstützung sie brauchen, um ihre Entwicklungen auf den Markt zu bringen.
There has been a 19% increase in the asset value of European sustainability funds over the last 12 months; they now stand at over €5.5 trillion, according to a report by the law firm Maples Group. According to the analysis based on a review of over 26,000 funds across the two largest fund domiciles in […]
The LEGO Group announced that it will begin tying a portion of bonuses for all salaried employees to emissions reduction goals starting this year, as part of the company’s strategy to meet its climate targets. The announcement follows the launch by the LEGO Group last year of a series of climate-related commitments, including a pledge […]
The government of Australia announced today a series of large-scale investments aimed at boosting the country’s clean energy sector, including plans to invest A$8 billion (USD$5.3 billion) in hydrogen production and technology over the next 10 years. The new investments were announced with the release of the government’s 2024-2025 budget, which also allocated over A$3 […]
