Eine repräsentative Studie von Techconsult in Zusammenarbeit mit Grandcentrix zeigt die Defizite von Unternehmen bei der Umsetzung der Umwelt-, Sozial- und Unternehmensführungskriterien (ESG) auf. Obwohl sich die Firmen über die Chancen, die durch Internet of Things (IoT) bei der Umsetzung des Reporting entstehen, im Klaren sind, tappt ein Großteil der Unternehmen bei der Implementierung noch […]
Principal Asset Management has launched the Global Sustainable Food and Biodiversity Fund, aiming to provide sustainable and thematic products that meet the demands of the market. This fund is classified as an Article 9 fund under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. Aimed at institutional and retail investors globally, the fund was borne out of […]
Clean energy technology company NLine Energy announced that it has raised $11 million, with proceeds aimed at expanding its business helping commercial and industrial facilities to decarbonize in North America and internationally. Founded in 2010 with an initial focus on developing small hydropower projects, Oregon, U.S.-based NLine Energy provides technology aimed at converting wasted energy […]
Global professional services firm KPMG announced today the launch of Clear on Climate Reporting, a new digital hub aimed at helping companies provide reporting to investors and regulators on the financial implications of climate-related risks and opportunities on their businesses. According to KPMG, the new hub is being launched as companies are seeing greater climate […]
Amazon announced the launch of the Sustainability Exchange, a new platform offering free access to sustainability tools and resources used by the company to decarbonize its operations, aimed at sharing its learnings and experiences to help other companies – particularly those in its supply chain – to address their climate footprint. The launch of the […]
Amazon announced that it has set climate-related expectations for key suppliers, including decarbonization plans, and that it will prioritize working with suppliers committed to reaching net zero, as part of the company’s efforts to tackle its value chain emissions. The new requirements form part of Amazon’s initiatives to reach its goal to achieve net zero […]
The market for environmental and climate solutions, or “Green Economy” has grown substantially faster than the broader market, both in terms of revenue and valuation, and if treated as a standalone sector, has outperformed all other industries except for the technology sector over the past ten years, according to a new study released by the […]
Amazon announced today that it has achieved its goal to power its global operations with 100% renewable energy, hitting the milestone in 2023, 7 years ahead of its initial target. Amazon first announced its clean energy goal in 2019, pledging to match all of the electricity consumed across its global operations, including data centers, corporate […]
Despite often being criticised as “woke” and anti-capitalist in the US, ESG, one of Wall Street’s most controversial labels, is quietly finding a foothold in the booming private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
State-owned commercial company COFIDES will manage the fund, which will finance and invest into businesses and projects addressing social challenges across Spain. The €400m public investment in the fund will be channelled from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility as part of Spain’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, which was set up in response to […]
Real estate and infrastructure-focused ESG data provider GRESB announced the launch of its new Transition Analytics solution, a new set of emissions and activity analytics aimed at helping asset managers and owners to manage transition risk, engage their portfolio companies with detailed insights, and meet environmental commitments and reporting requirements. According to the company, Transition […]
UK’s newly appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, announced the launch of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030, a new initiative aimed at accelerating the UK transition away from fossil fuel and towards clean and locally generated energy. The government also announced the appointment of Climate Trust CEO and […]
Investment giant BlackRock unveiled its new “Climate and Decarbonization Stewardship Guidelines,” setting out separate engagement and voting policies for investors specifically focused on the low carbon transition. The launch of the new policy may help BlackRock to navigate the complex pressures facing asset managers to meet growing demand to account for climate-related risk and opportunities […]
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1PointFive, the Direct Air Capture (DAC)-focused subsidiary of energy giant Occidental (Oxy), announced today that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to deliver 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over six years, marking the largest-ever DAC-based CDR credit purchase agreement. DAC technology, listed by the IEA as a key carbon removal […]
