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The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund is to invest US$40m in one of the largest green energy projects in Africa. It is the fund’s first investment in Egypt and will support the country’s goal for renewable energy to achieve 42% of its electricity generation mix by 2030. The fund is managed by asset manager […]

Die DN Deutsche Nachhaltigkeit AG („Deutsche Nachhaltigkeit“; ISIN: DE000A3DW408) hat als Pure Play Impact Investor einen eigenen Impact-Investment-Prozess für ihre bestehenden und zukünftigen Portfoliounternehmen eingeführt. Auf Basis dieses Prozesse werden alle Investmententscheidungen anhand relevanter ESG-Kriterien, transparenter Bewertungsmodelle und eines eigenentwickelten ESG-Score getroffen. Damit stellt die Deutsche Nachhaltigkeit sicher, dass der positive Einfluss ihrer Portfoliounternehmen auf […]

Viking Cruises announced plans to introduce the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship, capable of operating with zero emissions. The ship, the Viking Libra, is being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its Ancona shipyard, and is scheduled for delivery in late 2026.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s timberland investment advisory company Campbell Global announced that it has raised $1.5 billion at the close of its responsible forest management-focused Forest & Climate Solutions Fund II. The fund significantly exceeded its initial $1 billion fundraising target, and the firm added that it also closed several separate account mandates, bringing the […]

President Trump announced the signing of a new executive order, “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach,” aimed at shielding energy companies from a series of State laws setting fines for their contributions to greenhouse gas emissions. The executive order forms part of President Trump’s initiatives to “unleash American energy,” and to reverse the prior Biden […]

Microsoft and International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of airlines including Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL, announced that they have extended an agreement for the purchase of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), in a deal aimed at supporting Microsoft’s goal to reduce Scope 3 lifecycle emissions from business travel and air freight. […]

Energy and electrification advisory, services, and software solutions provider Schneider Electric announced a partnership with construction and manufacturing-focused sustainability platform One Click LCA to provide AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) professionals with environmental data on more than 50,000 electrical products, and enabling data-driven sustainable design decisions.