Microsoft and International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of airlines including Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL, announced that they have extended an agreement for the purchase of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), in a deal aimed at supporting Microsoft’s goal to reduce Scope 3 lifecycle emissions from business travel and air freight. […]
Industrial decarbonization project developer Zero Industrial announced that it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds to be used to accelerate its development of thermal energy storage projects to replace fossil fuels with electricity.
Energy and electrification advisory, services, and software solutions provider Schneider Electric announced a partnership with construction and manufacturing-focused sustainability platform One Click LCA to provide AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) professionals with environmental data on more than 50,000 electrical products, and enabling data-driven sustainable design decisions.
Wenn Regenwasser auf Gestein trifft, wird automatisch CO2 aus der Atmosphäre gespeichert. Forschende wollen diesen Prozess in großem Umfang nutzen und beschleunigen.
Für 2024 ergibt sich dabei allein für die acht Vorstandsmitglieder eine Summe von 11,8 Millionen Euro. Ein Jahr zuvor addierten sich die Bonuszahlungen für das Team um Mercedes-Chef Ola Källenius noch auf fast 16 Millionen Euro. Ursächlich für den Rückgang sind wegbrechende Gewinne ebenso wie eine schwächere Performance bei der Umsetzung der sogenannten Transformationsziele.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in carbon-intensive sectors covered by the EU’s Emissions Trading System fell by 5% year-over-year in 2024, reaching approximately a 50% reduction since the ETS was established in 2005, according to a new report released by the European Commission. Established in 2005, the ETS puts a price on carbon emissions for key […]
Die Baselbieter Energieversorgerin EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland) und das Unternehmen Libattion AG feierten mit der Eröffnung der neuen Fabrikanlage am 4. April 2025 in Biberist einen weiteren Meilenstein in ihrer Partnerschaft.
This week in ESG news: EU Commission asks to fast-track development of new sustainability reporting standards; DWS fined $27 million for greenwashing; Unilever acquires sustainable personal care brand Wild; KPMG finds most senior execs have incentive pay ties to ESG goals; EU Parliament agrees to delay sustainability reporting requirements; ISS launches new sustainability bond ratings; […]
Denmark-based energy and decarbonization infrastructure investor AIP Management announced a $500 million investment in U.S.-based renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions provider Silicon Ranch. Founded in 2011, Nashville, Tennessee-based Silicon Ranch is one of the largest independent power producers (IPP) in the U.S., with a solar and battery storage system portfolio encompassing 3.6 GW […]
Mit der am 21. Mai in Kraft tretenden EU-Fondsnamensleitlinie werden einheitliche Mindestkriterien für Fonds mit nachhaltigkeitsbezogenen Namensbestandteilen definiert. Der Anteil an nachhaltigen Investitionen („Sustainable Investments“) spielt hierbei eine wichtige Rolle. Wie unterschiedlich ESG-Ratinganbieter den Anteil nachhaltiger Investitionen erheben und berechnen, war allerdings bislang wenig untersucht.
Das Europäische Parlament hat dafür gestimmt, die Anwendung der Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) für große Unternehmen um zwei Jahre zu verschieben. Der Vermittlerverband Votum macht sich nun dafür stark, auch die Nachhaltigkeitspräferenzabfrage in dieser Zeit auszusetzen.
In den USA ist spätestens seit dem Amtsantritt von Donald Trump eine deutliche Abkehr von ESG zu beobachten. Eine sorgfältige Bestandsaufnahme in Unternehmen ist angeraten.
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) startup Terradot announced a new agreement with Microsoft for the purchase of 12,000 tons of carbon removal between 2026 – 2029 from its new ERW projects in Brazil, and helping to fund research into the impact of ERW carbon removal.
Asset managers Mirova, Robeco, and Edmond de Rothschild AM and sustainability-focused consulting firms I Care by BearingPoint and BCG’s Quantis announced today the launch of the Avoided Emissions Platform (AEP), a new tool aimed at enabling investors and companies to assess and compare the decarbonization impact of different climate solutions.
More than 80% of large EU-based companies are now integrating sustainability considerations in the compensation packages for senior executives, nearly twice the rate of their U.S. counterparts, according to a new report released by professional services firm KPMG. The report also found that U.S. companies lag their global peers on tying sustainability factors in compensation […]
