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Fünf Themen, die die Evolution der nachhaltigen Investmentlandschaft bestimmen
Jennifer Wu von J.P. Morgan Asset Management hat fünf Themen identifiziert, die nachhaltige Investments derzeit vor allem bestimmen. So müssten beispielsweise Klima- und Naturrisiken ihrer Ansicht nach genauer bepreist werden.
COMPANIES/ ENVIRONMENT Swiss Offers Cargo Customers Carbon Removal Through Climeworks
Swiss International Air Lines cargo division Swiss WorldCargo announced the launch of a new carbon removal offer, aimed at helping customers to reduce Scope 3 emissions by removing unavoidable emissions from the atmosphere, and to support scaling up net zero technology, through a collaboration with Direct Air Capture (DAC) carbon removal provider Climeworks. DAC technology, […]
EU Invests Over $3 Billion in Clean Energy, Industrial Decarbonization Projects
The European Commission announced today investments of nearly €3 billion (USD$3.2 billion) in clean energy projects in lower-income member states, with the new disbursements funded by revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The new disbursements were made through the EU’s Modernisation Fund. Launched in 2018, with disbursements beginning in 2021, the fund […]
Vattenfall Signs Deal for Green Cement with Cleantech Startup Cemvision
Sweden-based electricity and heat provider Vattenfall and low carbon cement startup Cemvision announced today a new agreement for the supply and development of cement with a reduced carbon footprint of as much as 95%. Building materials are a key source of global greenhouse gas emissions. Cement production, an ingredient in concrete, accounts for approximately 8% […]
ISSB Moves to Standardize Reporting on Climate Transition Plans, GHG Emissions
The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced today a series of moves aimed at harmonizing sustainability reporting requirements for companies, with a focus on areas including disclosure of corporate climate transition plans and the measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain. Under the new initiative, forming part of the ISSB’s […]
Number of Companies with 1.5°C-Aligned Climate Transition Plans Jumps 44% in a Year: CDP
The number of companies reporting through research provider and environmental disclosure system CDP disclosing that they have a 1.5°C-aligned climate transition plan in place jumped by more than 40% over the past year, and more than 60% of reporting companies indicated that they have or plan to have such a plan in place within the […]
ESG funds not costlier than non-ESG funds, data shows
Morningstar Sustainalytics has debunked the myth that ESG investments are more expensive for investors, a common assumption due to the specialised ESG data, research, and expertise involved. A new report from Morningstar Sustainalytics compared the costs of ESG funds in Europe to their conventional peers across six popular categories, and examined how these costs have […]
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Microsoft signs largest-ever carbon removal purchase deal; EU Council agrees on rules to fight greenwashing product claims; Bloomberg launches new CSRD sustainability data solution; H&M partners with industrial decarbonization startup to tackle supply chain emissions; Workiva launches carbon data management and reporting solution; EU adopts Nature Restoration Law; PwC study […]
PepsiCo verdoppelt Präsenz im Bereich regenerative Landwirtschaft auf über 1.8 Hektar: PepsiCo ESG-Bericht 2023
PepsiCo hat seinen Fortschrittsbericht 2023 zu den Ergebnissen in den Bereichen Umwelt, Soziales und Unternehmensführung (ESG) veröffentlicht. Die ESG Reporting Suite 2023 umfasst die ESG-Zusammenfassung, ESG-Themen von AZ und für ESG-Daten-Hubund liefert ein detailliertes Update zu pep+, unserem globalen Transformationsprogramm, das die langfristige Unternehmensleistung und den Unternehmenswert steigern soll.
Analyse: Grüne Geldanlagen: Warum der Kampf gegen Greenwashing so schwierig ist
Viele Menschen wollen ihre Geldanlage mit einem guten Gewissen verbinden. Doch nicht alle Fonds mit „ESG“ oder „nachhaltig“ im Namen lösen dieses Versprechen auch ein. Bislang gibt es aber nur wenig Sanktionen wegen Greenwashing.
Mit diesen Tipps gelingt ESG-Reporting effizient
Die EU-Richtlinie zur nichtfinanziellen Berichterstattung verpflichtet Unternehmen, transparent über ihre ESG-Aktivitäten zu berichten. Was fällt unter diese Richtlinie, welche Herausforderungen sind damit verbunden und wie können Unternehmen das Thema effizient angehen?
EU Launches First “Net-Zero Academy” to Train 100,000 Workers for Climate Tech Value Chain
The European Commission announced today the launch of the European Solar Academy, the first in a series of planned new Net-Zero Academies providing workers with skills needed for the net zero technologies value train. The new academy aims to train 100,000 workers in the solar photovoltaic value chain over the next three years, addressing a […]
Microsoft Purchases Carbon Credits Helping U.S. Farmers Adopt Sustainable Agriculture Practices
Sustainable agriculture and biological solutions provider Indigo Ag and Microsoft announced a new carbon removal purchase agreement, with Indigo delivering 40,000 tons of carbon credits to Microsoft generated through the promotion of regenerative agriculture practices by U.S. farmers. Regenerative agriculture practices are aimed at addressing the environmental impact of the sector, and include techniques to […]
EFRAG, TNFD Release Guide Mapping Connections with CSRD and TNFD Nature-related Reporting
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) announced the publication of the TNFD-ESRS Correspondence Mapping, aimed at helping companies disclosing nature and biodiversity-related information understand the commonalities between the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the TNFD’s disclosure recommendations. Tony Goldner, Executive Director of TNFD, said: