Ocean sustainability solutions-focused private equity growth firm Ocean 14 Capital (O14C) announced today that it has raised €201 million for its impact fund Ocean 14 Capital Fund I. Recent investors in the fund include global food and beverage company Nestlé, private equity investor HQ Capital and The Green Earth Impact Fund managed by Schroders and […]
Zurich-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) company Climeworks announced the start-up of Mammoth, the largest direct air capture plant in the world to date, with anticipated capability to remove up to 36,000 tons of CO2 per year from the atmosphere for permanent underground storage. The company described the milestone as part of its goal to achieve […]
The Coca Cola Company Plastic Pollution: Earlier this year in February 2024, Break Free From Plastic Movement had unveiled 2023 Global Brand Audit results, with The Coca-Cola Company once again claiming the title of top global plastic polluter – meaning its products were found polluting the most countries with the most waste.
A report from credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has predicted that the ESG sukuk market will be worth more than US$50 billion within the next two years. Key reasons for the forecast are the funding diversification goals and ESG mandates facing issuers as well as new regulatory frameworks and government initiatives around sustainability. Fitch does […]
Gefühlt hat das Thema Nachhaltigkeit bei Anlegern im Zuge von Pandemie, Inflation und Ukraine-Krieg eine Delle erhalten. Eine repräsentative Studie von AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) zeigt nun, dass die Präferenz zur nachhaltigen Geldanlage bei deutschen Privatinvestoren seit Vor-Pandemie-Zeiten zumindest auf der Stelle verharrt. So ist der Teil der Befragten mit ESG-Anteilen im Portfolio im […]
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, […]
