Asset managers Cazenove Capital and Aegon Asset Management each announced plans to use the new “Sustainability Focus” label introduced by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) for a series of funds, marking the latest step in the adoption of the regulator’s new sustainable investment fund labelling system.
The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), an expert group mandated by the European Commission to advise it on the development of sustainable finance policies, announced the launch of a new consultation on a series of proposed updates to the EU Taxonomy, aimed at simplifying and expanding the classification system for defining sustainable economic activities.
Cleantech startup Karman Industries announced that it has raised an additional $7.5 million in VC funding – following a $4 million pre-seed financing announced in September 2024 – for its solutions aimed at decarbonizing manufacturing by addressing emissions from industrial heat. Industrial heat is essential to manufacture nearly all goods and commodities – from chemicals […]
Renewable energy investor, developer and operator Low Carbon announced today a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with carbon removal project developer Deep Sky, enabling the company to power its first facility, Deep Sky Alpha, with 100% solar power.
Der Gebäudesektor hat seine Treibhausgas-Emissionen im vergangenen Jahr um 2 Mio. t. gesenkt. Das im Klimaschutzgesetz festgelegte Ziel wurde nach den Berechnungen des Think Tanks Agora Energiewende aber wieder verfehlt.
A group of institutional shareholders, alongside sustainable investment-focused organizations ShareAction and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), announced today the filing of a new shareholder resolution at Shell, calling on the company to provide more transparency regarding the consistency of its plans to significantly grow its production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with its […]
International asset manager Robeco announced the key focus areas for its 2025 corporate engagement activity, with a continued focus on ‘evergreen’ issues including climate, nature and human rights, an expansion of engagement on deforestation in commodity supply chains, and new themes including supply chains in transition minerals and shareholder rights.
The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), a UN-backed climate-focused multi-trillion dollar coalition of financial institutions, announced the launch of a significant restructuring, including a shift in focus towards enabling the mass mobilization of capital to support the low carbon transition, and opening participation widely even to firms not participating in its affiliated net […]
Biodiesel-Boost: Indonesiens Biodieselzuteilung steigt im Jahr 2025 auf 15.6 Millionen KL (im Vergleich zu 12.98 Millionen KL im Jahr 2024). Höherer Kraftstoffmix: Bis Februar 40 steigt die obligatorische Biodieselbeimischung auf 40 Prozent (B2025), mit einer möglichen Erhöhung auf 50 Prozent im Jahr 2026. Auswirkungen auf den Markt: Die politische Anpassung führte zunächst zu einem Rückgang […]
Investitionsklarheit: Die endgültigen Regeln befassen sich mit wichtigen Fragen und schaffen Sicherheit für Projekte mit sauberem Wasserstoff im Rahmen des Inflation Reduction Act. Emissionsstandards über den gesamten Lebenszyklus: Legt strenge Kriterien für Treibhausgasemissionen (THG) zur Qualifizierung von Wasserstoff fest, mit Gutschriftstufen basierend auf der Emissionsintensität. Branchenfeedback integriert: Die Regeln spiegeln umfangreiche Beiträge der Interessengruppen wider […]
Erweiterte Standards: JSE überarbeitet seine Leitlinien, um sie an die finalisierten IFRS S1 und S2 anzupassen und globale Nachhaltigkeitsrahmen zu integrieren. Umfang 3 Flexibilität: Übergangserleichterungen ermöglichen es Unternehmen, Scope-3-Emissionen im ersten Jahr auszuschließen. Zukunftsfähig: Priorisiert aufkommende Trends wie Digitalisierung, ESG-Kriterien und infrastrukturorientierte Märkte.
Die Umsetzung der europäischen Richtlinie für Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung verschiebt sich in Deutschland vermutlich um ein Jahr. Die Unternehmen sollten die Vorbereitungen dennoch nicht schleifen lassen. Stakeholder machen Druck.
Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, the private equity owner of UK-based chipmaker Imagination Technologies, has enlisted investment bank Lazard to explore a potential sale of the business it acquired for £550m in 2017, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Morgan Stanley has joined several of its peers in exiting the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a UN-backed coalition of banks dedicated to advancing global net zero goals through their financing activities, ESG Today has confirmed. Despite leaving the NZBA, however, Morgan Stanley said that it remains committed to its climate goals, which includes an ambition […]
Norway-based energy company Equinor announced today that it has secured a project financing package in excess of $3 billion for the Empire Wind 1 project, reaching financial close for the 80,000 acre wind project off the coast of New York. Located 24 – 48 kilometers Southeast of Long Island, Empire Wind 1 is anticipated to […]
