This week in ESG news: CFA Institute drops “ESG” name from ESG investing course; battery giant hopeful Northvolt files for bankruptcy; Execs report higher revenue, lower cost from sustainability actions; U.S. politicians look to shield companies from EU sustainability laws; LEGO more than doubles use of sustainable materials; UK regulators drop plans for new DEI […]
Die geopolitische Unsicherheit verändert den Umgang mit Rüstungsinvestments: Regulatoren lockern die Regeln, Anleger entdecken den Sektor als Renditequelle. Lässt sich Rüstung nun sogar mit ESG vereinbaren? Wir haben bei verschiedenen Asset Managern nachgefragt.
Im Rahmen der ESG-Richtlinien der EU sind Banken in der Verpflichtung, ihre Kreditportfolios auf Nachhaltigkeit zu prüfen. Doch die Erfüllung dieser Pflicht stellt sie vor große Probleme.
Es wurden 733 Millionen Pfund gesammelt, deutlich mehr als das ursprüngliche Ziel von 500 Millionen Pfund. Die Portfoliokapazität erreicht 731 MW und nähert sich dem 1-GW-Ziel. Beschleunigt die Verwirklichung der Clean Power 2030-Ziele Großbritanniens durch den schnellen Ausbau der Solarkapazität.
Bislang war es für die Finanzindustrie ziemlich leicht, bei Fonds Greenwashing zu betreiben. Einfach Begriffe wie „ESG“, „Umwelt“ oder „Klima“ in den Fondsnamen packen und im Anlagekonzept ein paar Nachhaltigkeitskriterien zumindest mal erwähnen – fertig war ein Produkt, das von außen schön grün aussieht, mit echter Nachhaltigkeit aber oft nur wenig zu tun hat.
Tech giants Amazon, Google and Meta joined a group of major companies pledging to support the goal to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050. Led by global nuclear industry group World Nuclear Association, the “Large Energy Users Pledge” was also signed by Allseas, Bureau Veritas, Carbon3Energy, Clean Energy Buyers Alliance, Core Power, Dow, Fly […]
Decarbonization and water technology startup Capture6 announced that it has raised $27.5 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at advancing its projects converting water treatment brine into a carbon removal solution, while also recovering fresh water.
Business sustainability ratings and solutions provider EcoVadis announced the launch of Carbon Data Network, a new data exchange aimed at enabling companies to access reliable primary carbon data from their suppliers.
French energy giant TotalEnergies announced today a new agreement with the German power producer RWE to supply 30,000 tons of green hydrogen annually to the Leuna refinery for 15 years, beginning in 2030. The deal is in line with a commitment by TotalEnergies to decarbonize the hydrogen used in its European refineries, the company said.
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced the creation of a new entity, the Venture and Impact platform, within its Private Assets division. Launched with €800 million (USD$879 million) in assets under management, and dedicated to innovation and venture capital, the new platform combines the activities of BNPP AM’s Ecological Transition and Impact, Fintech and […]
The LEGO Group revealed significant progress in its efforts to increase the use of sustainable materials in its products, announcing that its LEGO bricks in 2024 consisted of an estimated 33% material from renewable sources, nearly tripling year-over-year. The new data was released with LEGO Group’s 2024 Sustainability Statement, outlining the company’s progress towards its […]
Solar developer NextEnergy Group’s investment management arm NextEnergy Capital announced that it has raised a total of £733 million (USD$949 million) for NextPower UK ESG, its fund dedicated to new solar and energy storage facilities.
Eine Finanzierung der Serie A in Höhe von 32 Millionen Euro wird die Entwicklung des Kernfusionsreaktors und die Kommerzialisierung von Hochtemperatur-Supraleitern (HTS) von Renaissance Fusion beschleunigen. Renaissance Fusion ist ein Vorreiter bei vereinfachten Stellarator-Reaktoren und einer firmeneigenen Flüssigmetallwandtechnologie zur Bereitstellung kompakter, wartungsarmer Fusionsenergie. Ziel des Unternehmens ist es, die HTS-Technologie für die Bereiche Energie, Speicherung […]
Green hydrogen startup Supercritical Solutions announced that it has raised £14 million (USD $18 million) in a Series A investment round, with proceeds to be used to advance its low-cost electrolyzer technology aimed at decarbonizing the hard-to-abate chemicals and fuels industries.
UK-based multinational bank Standard Chartered announced that it has issued its first-ever Social bond, raising €1 billion (USD$1.1 billion) to support sustainable development in low-income countries across emerging markets where the bank is active.
