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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today: Week in Review

This week in ESG news: Netflix signs 15-year forest-based carbon credit deal; Deutsche Bank retains net zero goals in new transition plan; BlackRock loses $17 billion mandate as pension fund shifts to sustainability-focused policy; ESG data M&A picks up pace with acquisitions by Position Green, One Click LCA; SBTi launches net zero standard for Power […]

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BlackRock-backed Akaysha Energy Secures $197 Million to Build Out Global Battery Storage Pipeline

BlackRock-backed Akaysha Energy Secures $197 Million to Build Out Global Battery Storage Pipeline

Australian battery energy storage systems (BESS) developer and operator Akaysha Energy announced that it has secured a A$300 million (USD$197 million) corporate debt facility. According to Akaysha Energy, the new facility will fund the development and construction of its BESS project pipeline across Australia, the U.S., Japan and Germany. To a Report by ESG Today. […]

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BlackRock, LGIM Lose $34 Billion in Mandates from Dutch Pension Fund’s Shift to Sustainability-Focused Investment Policy

BlackRock, LGIM Lose $34 Billion in Mandates from Dutch Pension Fund’s Shift to Sustainability-Focused Investment Policy

Dutch pension fund PFZW revealed significant changes in its external investment manager lineup, including pulling approximately €29 billion (USD$34 billion) in mandates from BlackRock and LGIM, as it implements a shift in its investment policy towards a more sustainability and active management focus. To a report by ESG toady. 04.09.2025

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$60 Billion Venture Capital Coalition Launches New Fund to Scale Climate Tech Startups

Uneinheitliche Standards erschweren Vergleich der Energieeffizienz von Gebäuden in Europa

Die Energieeffizienzklassen von Gewerbeimmobilien sind in Europa nur eingeschränkt vergleichbar. Darauf weist Savills in einem aktuellen Artikel im Rahmen der Impacts-Publikationsreihe hin. Als Ursache nennt das internationale Immobilienberatungsunternehmen die großen Unterschiede in den nationalen und regionalen Regelungen bei den Energieausweisen (Energy Performance Certificate bzw. EPC). Selbst zwischen EU-Ländern kann dies dazu führen, dass eine Gewerbeimmobilie, […]

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Neuberger Berman Joins Blackstone as Investor in Sustainability Software Provider Sphera

Neuberger Berman Joins Blackstone as Investor in Sustainability Software Provider Sphera

Blackstone-backed sustainability and operational risk management software platform Sphera announced today a “significant growth investment” from Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions (NBCS). Terms of the transaction were not announced, although Blackstone private equity funds will retain a majority stake in Sphera. To a report by the ESG today. 03.09.2025

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SBTi Launches Draft Net Zero Standard for the Power Sector

SBTi Launches Draft Net Zero Standard for the Power Sector

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) announced the release of its initial draft of its Power Sector Net-Zero Standard, aimed at enabling companies across the power sector, including those involved in power generation, transmission and distribution, and electricity storage, trade and retail, to set near- and long-term goals aligned with achieving net zero by 2050. […]

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Zwischen ESG-Rückzug und Proxy-Advisor-Krise: Neue Herausforderungen für deutsche Emittenten

Zwischen ESG-Rückzug und Proxy-Advisor-Krise: Neue Herausforderungen für deutsche Emittenten

Erste Regulierung der Proxy Advisory Auf Bundesstaatenebene verabschiedete Texas Ende Juni dieses Jahres ein neues Gesetz: Für in Texas ansässige Unternehmen müssen Proxy Advisors künftig offenlegen, inwieweit nichtfinanzielle Faktoren wie ESG- oder DEI-Faktoren in die Empfehlungen einbezogen wurden. Des Weiteren müssen Proxy Advisors transparent machen, inwieweit unterschiedliche Abstimmungsempfehlungen an verschiedene Kunden simultan abgegeben wurden. Nach […]

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