ESG News

This week in ESG news: Amazon sets decarbonization expectations for suppliers, achieves 100% renewable energy; EU regulator ESMA tells companies to get data systems in place for sustainability reporting; Microsoft purchases 500,000 tons of carbon removals from Oxy; KPMG launches climate reporting hub; Bain appoints new sustainability practice leader; BlackRock unveils new voting policy for […]

Free Access: Amazons Sustainability Exchange bietet kostenlos firmeneigene Dekarbonisierungstools an. Schwerpunkte: Sieben Schlüsselbereiche, darunter CO2-freie Energie und Abfallkreislaufwirtschaft, werden abgedeckt. Lieferantenverpflichtung: Lieferanten müssen Dekarbonisierungspläne vorlegen, um ihre Geschäftsbeziehung mit Amazon fortsetzen zu können.

KPMG startet Clear on Climate Reporting Hub für Unternehmenstransparenz Der Klimawandel führt dazu, dass die Finanzberichterstattung von Interessengruppen wie Regulierungsbehörden, Investoren und der Öffentlichkeit zunehmend genauer unter die Lupe genommen wird. Sie fordern Klarheit darüber, wie Unternehmen klimabezogene Themen wie Netto-Null-Verpflichtungen melden.

Governments in the GCC have been urged to use the capital markets to accelerate investment in sustainable projects. By tapping into investment opportunities across the region through the use of sustainable investment funds and other green financial products, as much as US$2 trillion in GDP contribution could be raised by 2030. This is the recommendation […]

Die nachhaltige Transformation der Wirtschaft erfordert viel Geld. Deshalb werden grüne Finanzierungen bei Unternehmen zunehmend beliebter. Wie tragen Banken dazu bei, den nachhaltigen Wandel zu gestalten und wie können Unternehmen davon profitieren?

Canada’s government-backed Canada Growth Fund (CGF) announced the creation of a new strategic partnership with oil and gas producer Strathcona Resources agreement to jointly invest up to C$2 billion (USD$730 million) for the development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) infrastructure on Strathcona’s Saskatchewan and Alberta oil sands facilities. CGF commenced operations in 2023, capitalized […]

Principal Asset Management has launched the Global Sustainable Food and Biodiversity Fund, aiming to provide sustainable and thematic products that meet the demands of the market. This fund is classified as an Article 9 fund under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. Aimed at institutional and retail investors globally, the fund was borne out of […]