Lithium gilt als entscheidend für die Mobilitätswende, doch es ist knapp. Mit neuer Technik könnte das Metall für E-Auto-Batterien effizienter gefördert werden. Der Schlüssel: Geothermie.
Singapore-based real estate investment manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced the launch of its new “Return on Sustainability (RoS) framework,” aimed at quantifying the financial value of green capital expenditure. The new tool has been established at a time when expectations shift from climate pledges to demonstrable results. Featured in CLI’s latest Global Sustainability Report, the […]
EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the release of a new thematic note aimed at guiding market participants including issuers and fund managers on its expectations for sustainability-related claims, and avoiding greenwashing risks in investor communications. Marking the first in a series of thematic notes, the new publication focuses on […]
Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced the launch of the Mars Sustainability Investment Fund (MSIF), a new $250 million fund aimed at providing capital to companies developing solutions to address key industry sustainability challenges. According to Mars, the new fund will deploy capital across investment funds as well as through direct investments, […]
The European Commission announced the adoption of a series of measures aimed at simplifying the application of the EU Taxonomy, and reducing the administrative burden on companies, including dramatically reducing the number of datapoints in the taxonomy’s reporting templates, and exempting companies from assessing taxonomy alignment for non-material activities.
This week in ESG news: European Commission’s new 2040 climate target includes carbon credits; Microsoft signs new 1 million ton+ carbon removal deal; companies, investors campaign to keep EU sustainable reporting rules intact; JPMorgan tokenizes carbon credits; Nestlé scales program to boost cocoa supply chain sustainability; EU Commission confirms anti-greenwashing law has not been withdrawn; […]
Laut FMA sind österreichische Investmentfonds nach Marktturbulenzen im 1. Quartal im Minus. Die strengen neuen ESG-Regeln werden mehrheitlich akzeptiert – oder es wird umgesattelt. Die Turbulenzen an den weltweiten Finanzmärkten haben im ersten Quartal des Jahres 2025 einen Rückgang des verwalteten Vermögens der österreichischen Investmentfonds um 1,2% bzw. €2,8 Mrd. auf insgesamt €227,8 Mrd. bewirkt, […]
Neue ESG-Regeln und Rechtsunsicherheit fordern Unternehmen heraus. Verändert die Omnibus-Initiative der EU-Kommission die Anforderungen an das ESG-Reporting für Unternehmen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz?
Direct air capture (DAC) technology company Phlair and project developer Carbon Removal, via its subsidiary NorDAC Kollsnes AS, announced a new agreement to build Europe’s first large-scale DAC carbon removal and geological storage project in Øygarden, Norway. The plant will be located next to the Northern Lights carbon transportation and storage project in Norway, with […]
The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced today the publication of new exposure drafts, focused on proposed amendments to its sector-focused SASB sustainability reporting standards. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) was founded in 2011 with a mission to establish industry-specific ESG disclosure standards for companies, designed to enable investors to assess the […]
UBS announced that the SDG Outcomes Fund, developed by its philanthropy-focused platform UBS Optimus Foundation and impact specialist Bridges Outcomes Partnerships (BOP) has raised $100 million in commitments at its final close, reaching the initial fundraising target for the blended finance fund. The final close of the fund included an $18 million anchor commitment from […]
EEG sieht festen Quoten vor Dazu wäre eine Gesetzesänderung erforderlich. Im Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) ist festgelegt, dass die Hälfte des Photovoltaik-Ausbaus auf Gebäuden stattfinden soll, die andere Hälfte auf Freiflächen. Der Ausbau der Photovoltaik ist in den vergangenen Jahren rasant fortgeschritten. Waren 2020 in Deutschland Photovoltaik-Anlagen mit einer Leistung von 54 Gigawatt (GW) in Betrieb, so […]
Sustainable building materials provider Terra CO2 announced that it has raised $124.5 million a Series B financing round, with proceeds to be used by the company to build out its commercial facilities to produce low-cost materials for low-carbon cement. Founded in 2016, Colorado-based Terra provides high performance and environmentally sustainable solutions for the global construction […]
Insurance and investment group Allianz’s commercial insurance unit, Allianz Commercial, announced the launch of Climate Adaptation & Resilience Services (CAReS), a new platform aimed at enabling companies to identify and mitigate climate risk exposures facing their businesses. According to Allianz Commercial, the new platform comes as businesses face growing climate risk management challenges, with climate […]
The European Commission announced today a new proposed climate target, aiming to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the EU by 90% by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. The new target introduces several key proposed changes from the EU’s current goals, including the ability to utilize international carbon credits to achieve a portion of […]
