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68% of Large U.S. Companies Now Have Dedicated Sustainability Reporting Budgets: EcoOnline Survey

68% of Large U.S. Companies Now Have Dedicated Sustainability Reporting Budgets: EcoOnline Survey

Over two thirds of large companies in the U.S. have put in place dedicated budgets for sustainability reporting, and nearly all plan to increase spending on sustainability and compliance reporting, and would advance their sustainability efforts even in the absence of climate and sustainability regulations, viewing sustainability as a company value driver, according to a […]

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today: Week in Review

This week in ESG news: Microsoft launches new multi-framework ESG reporting solution; Goldman Sachs exits Climate Action 100+ as political pressure builds; World Bank issues bond with interest linked to reforestation-based carbon removals; GM signs its largest-yet renewable energy deal; Texas expands its divestment list of financial companies “boycotting” energy companies; Canada invests $100 million […]

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Neue Regelungen für Fondsnamen mit Nachhaltigkeitsbezug

Neue Regelungen für Fondsnamen mit Nachhaltigkeitsbezug

BaFin veröffentlicht Aufsichtsmitteilung betreffend die ESMA-Leitlinien Auf einen Blick: EU einheitliche Voraussetzungen der ESMA-Leitlinien werden unmittelbar durch BaFin angewendet. Bedingungen zur Verwendung von nachhaltigkeitsbezogenen Begriffen in Fondsnamen. Flexiblere Regelungen für sog. Transitionsfonds.

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Spiritus plant wegweisendes Projekt zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung: „Orchard One“ erhält Unterstützung von Aramco

Spiritus plant wegweisendes Projekt zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung: „Orchard One“ erhält Unterstützung von Aramco

Hoffnungsschimmer im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel „Orchard One“ ist nicht nur aufgrund seiner Größe bemerkenswert, sondern auch, weil es eines der ersten DAC-Projekte dieser Größenordnung ist, das in die Genehmigungsphase eintritt. Der Erfolg dieses Projekts könnte eine Signalwirkung haben und weitere Projekte dieser Art anzustoßen. Damit würde die Vision einer kohlenstoffneutralen Welt ein Stück näher […]

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Wasserstoff aus Lingen: Start der Produktion durch RWE und Sunfire ein Meilenstein für die grüne Zukunft

Wasserstoff aus Lingen: Start der Produktion durch RWE und Sunfire ein Meilenstein für die grüne Zukunft

RWE setzt bei diesem ambitionierten Projekt auf starke Partner. Das Dresdner Unternehmen Sunfire liefert mit seinem 10-MW-Druck-Alkali-Elektrolyseur eine zentrale Komponente der Anlage. Dieser Elektrolyseur ermöglicht die effiziente Produktion von grünem Wasserstoff unter industriellen Bedingungen und generiert wertvolle Erkenntnisse für den Einsatz dieser Technologie in zukünftigen Großanlagen.

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What’s the environmental impact of critical minerals?

What’s the environmental impact of critical minerals?

Materials like lithium and cobalt are key for green technologies. But there are concerns about supply and ethical extraction. Read our take on critical minerals. Our verdict at a glance There are enough critical minerals for a green future, but how we access them needs to change. For one, extraction must respect human rights and […]

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Canada Growth Fund Invests $100 Million in Carbon Capture Solutions Provider Svante

Canada Growth Fund Invests $100 Million in Carbon Capture Solutions Provider Svante

Carbon capture and removal technology provider Svante announced an investment of up to USD$100 million from Canada’s government-backed Canada Growth Fund (CGF), with proceeds aimed at supporting the development of projects to address emissions in hard-to-abate industries in Canada and the U.S. CGF commenced operations in 2023, capitalized with $15 billion for deployment over five […]

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GM Signs its Largest Renewable Energy Deal

GM Signs its Largest Renewable Energy Deal

Automotive giant GM announced today that it has signed a 15-year renewable energy purchase agreement with NorthStar Clean Energy, a unit of CMS Energy, to fuel three GM assembly plants. The announcement marks GM’s largest power purchase deal yet and an important milestone in the company’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2040, according to […]

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World Bank Issues $225 Million Bond with Interest Tied to Carbon Removals from Amazon Reforestation

World Bank Issues $225 Million Bond with Interest Tied to Carbon Removals from Amazon Reforestation

The World Bank announced that it has priced a $225 million bond, with financial returns to investors linked to the generation of carbon removal units (CRUs) from reforestation projects in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The transaction marks the first bond to link financial returns to the removal of carbon from the atmosphere – compared with prior […]

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Alaska Airlines Invests in Sustainable Aircraft Developer JetZero

Alaska Airlines Invests in Sustainable Aircraft Developer JetZero

Alaska Airlines announced today that it invested in sustainable aircraft developer JetZero, including the company’s first options for future aircraft orders. Founded in 2021, JetZero is developing the first commercial blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft that it said will provide up to 50% less fuel burn and lower emissions. The company said that its design, which […]

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