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Eurazeo Raises Over €700 Million for Transition Infrastructure Strategy, Beating Initial Target by 40%

Eurazeo Raises Over €700 Million for Transition Infrastructure Strategy, Beating Initial Target by 40%

17. Juli 2024 | , ,

Investment management firm Eurazeo announced today that its inaugural transition infrastructure program raised €706 million (USD$770 million) in commitments at its final close, beating the strategy’s initial €500 million target by more than 40%, and only 20 months after first closing. The commitments include €663 million for the Eurazeo Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF), classified as […]

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IBM, JLL Launch ESG Data Management and Reporting Solution for Commercial Real Estate

IBM, JLL Launch ESG Data Management and Reporting Solution for Commercial Real Estate

16. Juli 2024 | ,

Tech giant IBM and real estate and investment management-focused professional services provider JLL announced the launch of an ESG data management and reporting solution targeted at the commercial real estate (CRE) sector. According to IBM and JLL, the new solution comes as corporate lease demand is shifting based on ESG requirements, with anticipated demand for […]

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Majority of M&A Dealmakers Would Pay Premium for High ESG Maturity Companies: KPMG Survey

Majority of M&A Dealmakers Would Pay Premium for High ESG Maturity Companies: KPMG Survey

16. Juli 2024 | , ,

ESG due diligence is becoming increasingly important and commonplace in the M&A process, with its link to monetary value as the primary driver, with most M&A dealmakers willing to pay a premium for targets with high ESG maturity, and over half reporting encountering ESG-related deal-stoppers, according to a new survey released by global professional services […]

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SHEIN Launches €200 Million Textile Circularity Fund

SHEIN Launches €200 Million Textile Circularity Fund

15. Juli 2024 | , ,

Global fashion online retailer SHEIN announced the launch of a new Circularity Fund, with the company providing an initial investment of €200 million, aimed at supporting startups in Europe and the UK focused on textile-to-textile circularity solutions. The new fund comes as the fashion industry, and the fast-fashion sector in particular, face increasing pressure to […]

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States to Drive Mandatory Climate Reporting Forward in U.S. in Absence of SEC Rules: Sustainable Fitch

States to Drive Mandatory Climate Reporting Forward in U.S. in Absence of SEC Rules: Sustainable Fitch

15. Juli 2024 |

New laws and regulations at the state and federal levels in the U.S. are anticipated to create mandatory requirements for thousands of companies to provide climate-related reporting, in areas including value chain emissions and climate-related risks, even in the potential absence of climate reporting rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a […]

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Climate Tech Startup 44.01 Raises $37 Million to Scale Solution to Turn CO2 into Rock

Climate Tech Startup 44.01 Raises $37 Million to Scale Solution to Turn CO2 into Rock

15. Juli 2024 | ,

Carbon sequestration technology startup 44.01 announced today that it has raised $37 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at developing and commercializing its technology, and enabling its international expansion. Founded in Oman in 2020, 44.01 provides solutions to eliminate CO2 captured from the air or from hard-to-abate industrial processes by turning […]

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Schneider Electric Launches New Sustainability Data Management and Reporting Solutions

Schneider Electric Launches New Sustainability Data Management and Reporting Solutions

15. Juli 2024 |

Energy and automation digital solutions provider Schneider Electric announced a series of enhancements to its EcoStruxure Resource Advisor energy and sustainability data and reporting platform, with the launch of a suite of new solutions aimed at enabling companies to address new and upcoming sustainability reporting regulatory requirements. According to Schnieder Electric, the updated platform comes […]

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Die Rolle des Facility Managers beim Erreichen der Klimaziele

Die Rolle des Facility Managers beim Erreichen der Klimaziele

15. Juli 2024 | , ,

Die Studie zeigt, dass die Notwendigkeit zur Dekarbonisierung von Gebäuden und ihrem Betrieb weltweit anerkannt wird. Dennoch gibt es deutliche regionale Unterschiede: In Europa werden 69 Prozent der Befragten aufgefordert Maßnahmen zur Dekarbonisierung umzusetzen, in Asien 66 Prozent und in Nordamerika nur 57 Prozent. Die Motivation für die Dekarbonisierung reicht von Eigeninitiative über rechtliche und […]

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EnAW-Zielvereinbarungen: Unternehmen sparen CO₂-Verbrauch von fast einer Million Menschen ein

EnAW-Zielvereinbarungen: Unternehmen sparen CO₂-Verbrauch von fast einer Million Menschen ein

15. Juli 2024 | ,

Im Jahr 2023 haben 4764 Mitgliedsunternehmen der Energie-Agentur der Wirtschaft (EnAW) durch gezielte Massnahmen im Vergleich zu 2013 820’000 Tonnen CO2 eingespart. Dies sind rund 27’000 Tonnen mehr als im Vorjahr und entspricht dem jährlichen CO2-Verbrauch von 900’000 Personen – also beinahe die Einwohnerinnern und Einwohner der Kantone Genf und Luzern zusammen. Das Instrument der […]

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today: Week in Review

14. Juli 2024 |

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 […]

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Amazons Sustainability Exchange bietet kostenlose Dekarbonisierungstools und verpflichtet Lieferanten zur Einhaltung der Klimaziele

Amazons Sustainability Exchange bietet kostenlose Dekarbonisierungstools und verpflichtet Lieferanten zur Einhaltung der Klimaziele

14. Juli 2024 |

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.

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KPMG startet Clear On Climate Reporting Hub

KPMG startet Clear On Climate Reporting Hub

14. Juli 2024 |

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.

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