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PropTech: KUGU sichert sich 8,5 Millionen Euro für die Dekarbonisierung der Immobilienbranche

PropTech: KUGU sichert sich 8,5 Millionen Euro für die Dekarbonisierung der Immobilienbranche

Das Berliner PropTech-Unternehmen KUGU um die beiden Geschäftsführer Christopher von Gumppenberg und Niko Mikac, startet mit dem erfolgreichen Abschluss einer Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde über 8,5 Millionen Euro in das wichtige vierte Quartal. Als neue Investoren und Gesellschafter konnten Tengelmann Ventures, Gewobag ID sowie die Branchenexperten Michael Lowak (ehemaliger CEO Germany G+E GETEC Holding GmbH) und Axel Müller […]

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GenZero, Trafigura Invest Over $100 Million in Nature Restoration Carbon Removal Project in Colombia

GenZero, Trafigura Invest Over $100 Million in Nature Restoration Carbon Removal Project in Colombia

Temasek-owned decarbonization solutions-focused investment platform GenZero and global commodities trading company Trafigura announced today a commitment to invest more than $100 million in Brújula Verde, a nature-based project in Colombia anticipated to produce high-integrity carbon removal credits, by restoring land degraded by intensive agricultural activities and fires. Located in Orinoco River Basin, the Brújula Verde […]

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Wasser – ein Fall für Ihr Kapital

Wasser – ein Fall für Ihr Kapital

Auf einem Planeten, auf dem 71 % der Oberfläche von Wasser bedeckt sind, scheint es unwahrscheinlich, dass die Wassersicherheit ein Problem ist. Da jedoch nur 1 % dieses Wassers von trinkbarer Qualität und zugänglich ist1, ist die Sicherheit unserer Wasserversorgung zu einem kritischen Thema geworden.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today: Week in Review

This week in ESG news: Canada to require oil & gas industry to slash emissions; California’s climate reporting law survives legal challenge; Mizuho invests in climate solutions provider Pollination; new clean energy deals signed by H&M, Meta, Saint-Gobain; incoming EU finance Commissioner calls for sustainable investment labels, reduced SFDR reporting burden; UAE to invest $54 […]

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NatureFinance Launches Tool Enabling Investors, Banks to Assess Portfolio Nature Impact

NatureFinance Launches Tool Enabling Investors, Banks to Assess Portfolio Nature Impact

Green finance-focused not-for-profit organization NatureFinance announced today the launch of NatureAlign, a new tool designed to help financial institutions assess and progress on their alignment with nature-positive outcomes through the lens of the Biodiversity Plan (formerly the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)). The first module of NatureAlign will help private financial institutions, from asset managers […]

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Archer Lands up to $500 Million Purchase Deal for Electric Aircraft in Japan

Archer Lands up to $500 Million Purchase Deal for Electric Aircraft in Japan

Aviation electrification company Archer announced a new agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) and Sumitomo Corporation air mobility-focused joint venture Soracle, including an intended purchase of up to 100 electric aircraft for approximately $500 million. The agreement follows the launch earlier this year by JAL and Sumitomo of Soracle, aimed at establishing an electric vertical take-off […]

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Australia Regulator Pledges “Pragmatic” Approach to Enforcing New Sustainability Reporting Requirements

Australia Regulator Pledges “Pragmatic” Approach to Enforcing New Sustainability Reporting Requirements

Corporate, markets, and financial services regulator the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the release of “Regulatory Guide 000 Sustainability Reporting,” a new draft guide on Australia’s new sustainability reporting regime and on how ASIC will administer the new reporting requirements. In a media release alongside the new proposed guidance, ASIC Commissioner Kate O’Rourke […]

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Saint-Gobain, Boralex Sign 20-Year PPA Enabling Development of Three New Renewable Energy Projects in France

Saint-Gobain, Boralex Sign 20-Year PPA Enabling Development of Three New Renewable Energy Projects in France

Construction materials and services company Saint-Gobain announced today that it has signed a 20-year renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Quebec-based clean energy company Boralex, to provide wind and solar-based energy for Saint-Gobain’s industrial operations in France from three new renewable energy projects. According to the company’s the new agreement will enable two solar power […]

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Madaster erhält Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2025

Madaster erhält Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2025

Gebäuderessourcenpass wird als nachhaltigstes Produkt ausgezeichnet. Madaster, das Materialkataster zur Förderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft im Bauwesen, wurde mit dem renommierten Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2025 ausgezeichnet. In der Kategorie „Produkte“ erhielt Madaster die Auszeichnung für den Gebäuderessourcenpass, ein wegweisendes Tool zur Dokumentation und Optimierung der Ressourcennutzung in Gebäuden. Damit wurde Madaster in der jungen Unternehmensgeschichte bereits zum zweiten […]

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EU Insurance Regulator Calls for Higher Capital Requirements for Fossil Fuel Assets Due to Transition Risk

EU Insurance Regulator Calls for Higher Capital Requirements for Fossil Fuel Assets Due to Transition Risk

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), the EU’s insurance and pension-focused financial regulator, announced the release of a new report, recommending to the European Commission to implement additional capital requirements for fossil fuel assets on European insurers’ balance sheets, to address the asset’s high exposure to transition risks. The release of the new […]

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