This week in ESG news: U.S. boards lose focus on ESG, say it’s not the same as sustainability; Microsoft to restart Three-Mile Island nuclear plant to decarbonize data centers; IFRS launches guide for voluntary application of ISSB sustainability reporting standards; Brookfield raises $2.4 billion for emerging markets climate transition fund; LEGO Group increases use of […]
Clean fuel startup Utility Global announced that it has raised $53 million as part of a growth equity Series C funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the commercialization of its technology to process industrial gases into clean fuels to help decarbonize hard-to-abate industries, such as steel, without the use of electricity.
Automation. Sonnenschutz, Kühldecken, Klimaanlagen: Um Gebäude und ihre Nutzer gegen die Folgen des Klimawandels zu schützen, gibt es eine Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten. Neben dem Komfort gilt es dabei, auch den Energieverbrauch und den CO2-Ausstoß im Blick zu halten. Vernetzte Gebäude können dabei eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Doch die Umsetzung entsprechender Konzepte scheitert oft an der […]
Northern Lights, a joint venture between energy giants TotalEnergies, Shell and Equinor, announced the completion of the world’s first commercial CO2 transportation and storage project in Norway, which is now ready to receive and store captured CO2 from hard-to-abate European industries.
The European Commission announced today the launch of a consultation on a new proposed EU Flight Emissions Label (FEL), an initiative which aims to provide passengers with information about their flight’s carbon footprint.
Over two thirds of asset owners report that ESG has become more material to their investment process, as a greater share of assets is being invested in strategies that take ESG factors into account and asset owners increasingly set up dedicated ESG teams, according to a new survey released by investment research firm Morningstar.
Ayrton Energy, which is developing advanced methods for the transport of liquid hydrogen, has secured a $6.8 million seed round investment to advance its liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology. The company said that it will leverage the financing to scale its proprietary technology, double the size of its team, and expand operations into energy […]
Panattoni legt einen paneuropäischen Fonds auf, der in nachhaltige Logistikimmobilien investieren wird. Der Entwickler will bis 2026 Eigenkapital in Höhe von 300 Mio. Euro aufbringen. Eines der Zielländer ist Deutschland.
Das Wiener ClimateTech ScaleUp greenpass sicherte sich in einer Late Seed Extension Runde in Q2 2024 frisches Kapital für die weitere Skalierung seiner innovativen Lösungen für klimasichere Immobilien und lebenswerte Städte. Greenpass bietet einen One-Stop-Shop für erfolgreiche Klimawandelanpassung und Dekarbonisierung in der Immobilienwirtschaft. Damit können gleichzeitig die steigenden ESG- und Nachhaltigkeitsvorgaben, wie die CSRD und […]
Sublime Systems, which specializes in producing low-carbon cement, announced today a new partnership with building materials giants CRH and Holcim, including a $75 million equity investment and a binding offtake reservation, aimed at supporting the near-term development and operations of Sublime’s first commercial manufacturing facility in Holyoke, Mass.
TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest energy companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Air France-KLM for the delivery of an additional 1.5 million tons, or nearly 1.9 billion liters, of sustainable aviation fuel over a 10-year period until 2035.
The LEGO Group revealed progress in its efforts to shift its products towards using more sustainable materials, announcing that it has seen an 83% increase in renewable content in its bricks in the first six months of 2024, with 30% of the resin used by the company sourced under a “mass balance” approach, translating to […]
The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) announced the publication of new exposure drafts with proposed sustainability-related and climate-related reporting standards for companies, fully aligned with the standards issued by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
Brookfield Asset Management has raised $2.4bn for its Catalytic Transition Fund (CTF), a climate-focused fund backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aimed at scaling climate finance in emerging markets, according to a report by Reuters.
Brookfield Asset Management announced today that it has raised $2.4 billion for its Catalytic Transition Fund (CTF), aimed at driving clean energy investments in underserved emerging economies, only three months after the fund’s official launch in June 2024.
