Die DWS sieht sich mit Blick auf die Debatte, ob Nachhaltigkeitsfonds Investments in Waffenhersteller erlaubt werden sollen, zu einer Klarstellung gezwungen. “Wir öffnen unsere Fonds, die ESG oder vergleichbare Begriffe im Namen tragen und den ‘DWS ESG Investment Standard’-Filter anwenden, NICHT für Investitionen in Rüstungswerte”, teilt der Asset Manager auf seiner Website mit.
Die Omnibus-Initiative der EU entlastet Unternehmen bei Nachhaltigkeitsberichten. Das Problem für Asset Manager: ESG-Daten fehlen für mittelgroße Firmen. Diese Lücke bietet jedoch Chancen. Kevin Naumann von KPMG klärt auf.
Chemical recycling startup DePoly has raised $23 million with proceeds to be used to support the scaling of its technology to tackle hard-to-recycle plastics. Founded in 2020 by co-founders CEO Samantha Anderson, CTO Bardiya Valizadeh, and CSO Christopher Ireland, DePoly offers a solution to break down plastic and textile waste for use as building blocks […]
New York-based alternative investment firm Stonepeak announced that it acquired a 46.3% stake in a U.S. solar and storage portfolio from Spanish energy company Respol for $340 million. The portfolio include 777 MW of operating solar and storage facilities in New Mexico and Texas, and the transaction values the portfolio at approximately $795 million, including […]
London-based sustainable infrastructure investment firm Pioneer Point Partners announced that it has raised over €1.1 billion (USD$1.2 billion) for its second sustainable institutional fund, Pioneer Infrastructure Partners II. The firm noted strong demand for the sustainable infrastructure-focused fund, with fundraising reached only twelve months following launch, and significantly exceeding its initial €800 million target. The […]
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced that it has decided to drop its target to mobilize $500 billion in sustainable finance, and has held off on providing some climate finance-related disclosures, following changes to greenwashing regulations in Canada.
UAE-backed climate investment platform ALTÉRRA and Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) announced a co-investment of $100 million into Indian clean energy company Evren, aimed at accelerating the development of the company’s 11 GW renewable energy pipeline.
Eine Studie zeigt, welche Versicherer mit dem Thema Nachhaltigkeit in der digitalen Öffentlichkeit besonders positiv wahrgenommen werden. Die Methodik ist allerdings fragwürdig.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today the launch of LEED v5, updating its flagship LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building system for rating with a sustainability-focused building standard. According to the USGBC, the new LEED system was developed with input from thousands of green building professionals, with the organization holding […]
EU banking supervisor The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced the release of a new ESG dashboard, containing key indicators enabling benchmarking and monitoring of climate-related risks in the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) banking sector. Based on information disclosed by banks as part of their Pillar 3 ESG disclosures, the new dashboard covers climate […]
Die Steuergesetze sind hierzulande besonders Verbrenner-freundlich, zeigt eine Auswertung. Frankreich, ebenfalls ein Land mit starker Autoindustrie, macht es viel besser.
Die Europäische Union ist immer noch stark von Öl- und Erdgasimporten abhängig. Mehr Wind- und Solarparks sichern politische Unabhängigkeit, doch dieser Wandel hat mächtige Gegner.
Die neue Esma-Richtlinie führt zu massiven Umbenennungen bei Fonds. Besonders ETFs sind betroffen, während das Volumen nachhaltiger Produkte um 20 Prozent schrumpft.
This week in ESG news: Goldman Sachs shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposals; Canada hits pause on corporate climate reporting requirements; Apple slashes product manufacturing emissions; LEGO Group opens its most sustainable factory; Musk-backed competition awards $100 million to climate removal startups; Microsoft signs large-scale deal to remove carbon by reforesting mine lands; EcoVadis launches workforce […]
In Regensburg kommen 6,1 Elektroautos und Plug-in-Hybride auf einen öffentlichen Ladepunkt – In Schwabach und dem Landkreis Wunsiedel sind es rechnerisch etwas mehr als 40. So weit klafft der Versorgungsgrad in Bayern auf Ebene der Zulassungsbezirke aktuell auseinander, wie eine Auswertung von Daten des Kraftfahrt-Bundesamtes und der Bundesnetzagentur durch die dpa zeigt.
