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Accenture Acquires IQT Group to Target Net Zero Infrastructure Opportunities

Accenture Acquires IQT Group to Target Net Zero Infrastructure Opportunities

18. Dezember 2024 | , , ,

Global professional services firm Accenture announced today an agreement to acquire Italian engineering services provider IQT Group, in a move aimed at strengthening Accenture’s capabilities for net zero infrastructure projects. IQT Group, based in Rovigo, Italy, focuses on designing and supervising net-zero infrastructure projects for electricity generation and transmission. The company works closely with utility […]

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EFRAG Releases Sustainability Reporting Standard for Small Companies

EFRAG Releases Sustainability Reporting Standard for Small Companies

18. Dezember 2024 |

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) announced the release of its voluntary sustainability reporting standard for non-listed SMEs (VSME), aimed at enabling micro-, small- and medium-sized companies to report on ESG issues in a simplified and consistent way. EFRAG, a private association majority financed by the EU, was mandated by the European Commission in […]

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UK Advisory Committee Calls for Adoption of IFRS Sustainability Reporting Standards

UK Advisory Committee Calls for Adoption of IFRS Sustainability Reporting Standards

18. Dezember 2024 | ,

The government-mandated UK Sustainability Disclosure Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) announced today the publication of its recommendations to endorse the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) climate- and sustainability-related reporting standards for use by companies in the UK. The recommendations, published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), follow the release last year by the former […]

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Nanoramic Raises $44 Million for Technology to Build More Sustainable Batteries

Nanoramic Raises $44 Million for Technology to Build More Sustainable Batteries

18. Dezember 2024 | , ,

Boston-based Nanoramic, which develops advanced sustainable battery technology, announced that it had secured $44 million in financing. The company plans on using the funds to further efforts to commercialize its technology to improve lithium-ion batteries across a broad range of industries and applications. Founded in 2009 out of MIT, Nanoramic works with some of the […]

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DP World Launches Carbon Inset Program to Help Importers Cut Value Chain Emissions

DP World Launches Carbon Inset Program to Help Importers Cut Value Chain Emissions

18. Dezember 2024 | ,

Multinational logistics firm DP World announced the launch of a new trial carbon reduction program at its UK logistics hubs, aimed at helping cargo importers cut their emissions. Unlike traditional carbon offset credits, which compensate for emissions through external projects like tree planting, inset credits reflect a tangible reduction in emissions achieved directly within a […]

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Obsoleszenz-Risiko für Büroimmobilien in Europa nimmt bis 2030 weiter zu – deutsche Märkte vergleichsweise gut aufgestellt

Obsoleszenz-Risiko für Büroimmobilien in Europa nimmt bis 2030 weiter zu – deutsche Märkte vergleichsweise gut aufgestellt

18. Dezember 2024 | ,

Der zunehmende Druck durch ESG-Regulierung, veränderte Arbeitsplatzstrategien, geringeren Büroflächenbedarf der Nutzer und wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen führen dazu, dass Büroflächen in Europa zunehmend von Obsoleszenz, sprich: Überalterung, bedroht sind und Gefahr laufen, nicht mehr marktgängig zu sein und somit unvermietbar zu werden. Eine neue Analyse von Cushman & Wakefield zeigt, dass allein in 16 europäischen Schlüsselstädten bis […]

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Toyota Leads $28 Million Investment in EV Charging Software Startup WeaveGrid

Toyota Leads $28 Million Investment in EV Charging Software Startup WeaveGrid

16. Dezember 2024 | ,

EV charging software platform provider WeaveGrid announced that it has raised $28 million in a funding round led by Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, with proceeds aimed at supporting the expansion of WeaveGrid’s platform, capabilities and relationships with automakers and utilities. Founded in 2018 by CEO Apoorv Bhargava and President John Taggart, California-based WeaveGrid provides […]

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California Lawmakers Threaten Regulator over Delayed Enforcement of Climate Reporting Law

California Lawmakers Threaten Regulator over Delayed Enforcement of Climate Reporting Law

16. Dezember 2024 |

California State Senators Scott Wiener and Henry Stern, authors of recently-passed legislation requiring large companies to disclose their value chain emissions and report on climate-related financial risks, have sent a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), threatening the regulator with legislative oversight hearings over its plans to delay enforcement of the new climate […]

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SAP Launches Solution Enabling Companies to Track, Report Carbon Footprint of Products and Services

SAP Launches Solution Enabling Companies to Track, Report Carbon Footprint of Products and Services

16. Dezember 2024 |

Leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company SAP announced today the general availability of SAP Green Ledger, a new carbon accounting solution aimed at enabling companies to track and report the carbon footprint of their products, services and business units. Initially unveiled in 2023, and forming part of SAP Sustainability solutions, the new solution provides […]

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Invesco Launches New Climate ETF with Record-Breaking $2.4 Billion Investment

Invesco Launches New Climate ETF with Record-Breaking $2.4 Billion Investment

15. Dezember 2024 | , ,

Global asset manager Invesco announced the launch of the Invesco MSCI North America Climate ETF (KLMN), a new exchange traded fund aimed at helping investors to reduce exposure to greenhouse gas emissions and gain exposure to companies with science-based emissions reduction targets. The new ETF is being launched with a $2.4 billion investment by Finnish […]

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today: Week in Review

15. Dezember 2024 |

This week in ESG news: California regulator gives companies an extra year to prepare for climate reporting obligations; Goldman Sachs exits net zero banking initiative; Switzerland to require companies to disclose net zero plans; Google enters $20 billion partnership to build data centers next to clean energy sources; Hong Kong mandates IFRS-aligned sustainability reporting; GRI […]

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