VC-Investoren haben ein Handbuch zum Thema Impact Investing veröffentlicht. Darin steht, wie sie Impact beziffern und wie der Fondserfolg davon abhängt.
Viele Ladesäulen in Deutschland sind derzeit kaum ausgelastet. Nur rund 17 Prozent öffentlich zugänglicher Ladepunkte sind zeitgleich belegt, viele werden einem Medienbericht zufolge überhaupt nicht genutzt.
Weil große US-Asset Manager unter politischem Druck Nachhaltigkeitsinitiativen den Rücken kehren, reagieren Investoren weltweit mit Konsequenz: Pensionsfonds aus Großbritannien, Dänemark und New York ziehen Gelder in Milliardenhöhe ab – oder drohen unverhohlen damit.
United Airlines announced an investment in JetZero, a developer of a blended wing body (BWB) aircraft anticipated to improve fuel efficiency by up to 50% relative to current aircraft models. The investment includes conditional purchase agreement to order up to 100 airplanes, based on JetZero achieving development milestones including flight of a full-scale demonstrator in […]
Clean iron producer Electra announced that it has raised $186 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at supporting the path to commercializing its technology to decarbonize iron and steelmaking. In addition to financial investors, the round included several strategic investors from across the mining, steel, and consumer sectors, […]
Carbon capture technology startup RepAir announced that it has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds to be used to commercialize the company’s electromechanical solution designed to remove atmospheric and industrial emissions at low cost at scale.
Renewable energy technology startup Exowatt announced that it has raised $70 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the development and production of its modular solar energy system, which can supply power 24 hours a day. Founded in 2023, Miami-based Exowatt develops solar power systems for energy-intensive applications like data […]
Competition-based impact platform XPRIZE announced today the winners of its $100 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, aimed at addressing climate change by catalyzing gigaton-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions. Launched in 2021, the competition was funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation. The competition was joined by more than 1,300 teams from over 88 […]
European low-cost airline Wizz Air announced today the launch of “Flying Towards Net Zero,” its new roadmap outlining its plan to achieve its goal to reach net zero by 2050. The new plan envisions emissions reductions of nearly 90% by the airline, with the bulk to be achieved through the use of sustainable aviation fuel […]
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced that he was increasing demands on asset managers for the city’s pension system – collectively the fourth largest public pension plan in the U.S. – to align their investments with the city’s climate goals, including requirements to submit strong net zero action plans, and to set expectations for […]
Trotz politischer Unsicherheiten und abnehmendem ESG-Momentum bleibt die Klimatransition laut Adrien Dumas (Mandarine Gestion) ein zentraler Investmenttrend. Der Manager des Global Transition Fonds setzt auf aktive Steuerung, thematische Breite und klare ESG-Ausschlüsse – inklusive Verzicht auf Rüstungsinvestments.
The New York State Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest public pension plans in the U.S., announced the allocation of $2.4 billion to its Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) Program through investments in three climate-focused investment funds. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli also announced that the fund completed its annual review of thermal […]
The number of companies achieving an “A” score in at least one category in research provider and environmental disclosure system CDP’s annual assessment jumped by 30% in 2024, but still represented only 2% of disclosing companies, CDP reported. CDP runs a global environmental disclosure system, enabling investors and other stakeholders to measure and track organization’s […]
Global investment manager Franklin Templeton announced the launch of the Franklin S&P 500 Screened UCITS ETF and the Franklin S&P World Screened UCITS ETF, two new exchange traded funds targeted at European investors, aimed at providing enhanced ESG and reduced carbon footprint features while closely tracking the performance of their U.S. and global equity benchmarks. […]
Battery storage startup Base Power announced that it has raised $200 million in Series B funding round to scale its distributed energy storage solution aimed at addressing grid instability challenges and higher energy cost issues from increasing electrification. Energy storage forms one of the key building blocks for the rapidly expanding clean energy transition, given […]
