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Der Markt für Green und Sustainable Finance erlebt im ersten Vierteljahr einen Rückschlag bei den Emissionen. Transition Finance kann aber zulegen. Die globale Nachhaltigkeitsfinanzierung (Sustainable Finance) hat im ersten Quartal dieses Jahres einen deutlichen Rücksetzer erlebt. So ging das Primärmarktgeschäft mit Anleihen, Schuldscheindarlehen und Krediten zur Mittelaufnahme für nachhaltige Zwecke in den ersten drei Monaten […]

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the 176-member state UN agency responsible for developing global standards for shipping, announced that its members have reached an agreement to approve a new draft regulation establishing a legally binding “IMO Net-Zero Framework,” setting a mandatory fuel standard for ship to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over time, and establishing […]

Microsoft and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) project developer CO280 announced one of the largest-ever engineered CDR purchase deals to date, with Microsoft agreeing to offtake nearly 3.7 million tonnes of carbon removal over 12 years from a project that will capture and permanently store biogenic carbon emissions from a U.S. pulp and paper mill on […]

The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund is to invest US$40m in one of the largest green energy projects in Africa. It is the fund’s first investment in Egypt and will support the country’s goal for renewable energy to achieve 42% of its electricity generation mix by 2030. The fund is managed by asset manager […]

Die DN Deutsche Nachhaltigkeit AG („Deutsche Nachhaltigkeit“; ISIN: DE000A3DW408) hat als Pure Play Impact Investor einen eigenen Impact-Investment-Prozess für ihre bestehenden und zukünftigen Portfoliounternehmen eingeführt. Auf Basis dieses Prozesse werden alle Investmententscheidungen anhand relevanter ESG-Kriterien, transparenter Bewertungsmodelle und eines eigenentwickelten ESG-Score getroffen. Damit stellt die Deutsche Nachhaltigkeit sicher, dass der positive Einfluss ihrer Portfoliounternehmen auf […]

Viking Cruises announced plans to introduce the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship, capable of operating with zero emissions. The ship, the Viking Libra, is being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its Ancona shipyard, and is scheduled for delivery in late 2026.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s timberland investment advisory company Campbell Global announced that it has raised $1.5 billion at the close of its responsible forest management-focused Forest & Climate Solutions Fund II. The fund significantly exceeded its initial $1 billion fundraising target, and the firm added that it also closed several separate account mandates, bringing the […]