Der Finanzplatz Liechtenstein hat sich in seiner Strategie zur Nachhaltigkeit bekannt. Der ganzheitliche Ansatz orientiert sich dabei an den Nachhaltigkeitszielen der Vereinten Nationen. Gemeinnützige Stiftungen nehmen in diesem Kontext eine wichtige Funktion ein.
The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today an expanded collaboration aimed at optimizing how their respective sustainability reporting standards can be used together. The announcement builds on an initial collaboration agreement between the organizations launched in 2022, aimed at ensuring compatibility and interconnectedness of sustainability-related disclosures, in order to help reduce […]
The European Council announced today the approval by member states of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), marking the final step in the adoption of legislation setting mandatory obligations for large companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment across their value chains. The final adoption of the directive had […]
Energy developer Ørsted announced that it has received a $680 million investment in tax equity financing from J.P. Morgan, aimed at funding the construction of new solar and storage projects in Texas and Arizona. According to Ørsted, the investment marks one of the largest solar and storage tax equity transactions using a combined production tax […]
Trotz schwachem Neugeschäft verwalten Fonds mit Nachhaltigkeitsmerkmalen fast eine Billion Euro. Deutsche Anleger hatten zum 31. März 2024 fast eine Billion Euro in Fonds gemäß Artikel 8 und 9 der EU- Offenlegungsverordnung investiert. Publikumsfonds verwalten mit 727 Milliarden Euro rund drei Viertel des Gesamtvolumens. Das Segment der Spezialfonds mit Nachhaltigkeitsmerkmalen ist mit 250 Milliarden Euro deutlich kleiner. Es wächst allerdings sehr viel schnel- ler. Allein in den letzten zwölf Monaten betrug das Plus rund 45 Prozent. Bei Publikumsfonds waren es 12 Prozent.
Nachhaltiges investieren und ESG bleiben wichtig, zumindest in Europa und der APAC-Region. So das Ergebnis einer Umfrage von Robeco unter 300 Investoren. In Nordamerika hingegen, schließt der Rekordwert von 46 Prozent Zusagen zur Klimaneutralität aus – und das ist nicht das einzige alarmierende Ergebnis.
Global professional services firm Capgemini, and energy and automation digital solutions provider Schneider Electric, announced today a new collaboration, launching the Energy Command Center, a new energy management platform aimed at enabling organizations to monitor and manage the performance of energy assets across their operations, in order to lower energy consumption and support decarbonization goals. […]
Textile recycling startup Syre announced today that it has raised $100 million in a Series A financing round, aimed at supporting the company’s buildout. Founded earlier this year, Syre was launched by fashion and design brands company H&M Group and impact-focused venture investor Vargas, aimed at mass producing textile-to-textile recycled materials, and enabling a closed […]
IBM announced the addition of AI-powered emissions planning and forecasting capabilities to its ESG data collection, analysis and reporting platform IBM Envizi, aimed at enabling companies to streamline and enhance their sustainability planning and climate strategies. According to IBM, the new capabilities are aimed at helping companies to guide their planning to towards their emissions […]
The UK government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Authority announced today the launch of a new package of consultations, proposing expanding the ETS carbon pricing system to new sectors, including the energy from waste and waste incineration sectors, and on integrating greenhouse gas removals into the ETS. Launched in 2021 to replace the UK’s participation in […]
“ESG-Risiken sind zu groß, um sie als Investor zu ignorieren” Dass das Risikoumfeld für Unternehmen auch in Zukunft herausfordernd sein könne, darauf weise der Risikobericht des Weltwirtschaftsforums hin. Unter den Toprisiken auf Sicht der kommenden zehn Jahre dominierten einmal mehr die Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken: vier aus dem Umweltbereich mit “Extremwetter”, “Veränderung der Erdsysteme”, “Biodiversitätsverlust” und “Ressourcenknappheit”; zudem […]
Der neue Global ESG Survey der BNP Paribas zeigt: In immer mehr Bereichen und Prozessen der Geschäftstätigkeit von Asset Managern und Asset Ownern werden ESG-relevante Aspekte integriert. Thorsten Gommel berichtet, dass institutionelle Investoren immer häufiger auf das ESG-Know-how von Partnern und Dienstleistern zurückgreifen.
Biogas CO2-focused cleantech startup CryoCollect announced today that it has raised €4 million (USD$4.3 million), including investments from Engie New Ventures, the corporate venture fund of power company Engie, and GTT Strategic Ventures. Founded in 2017, Paris-based CryoCollect develops technologies for gas treatment, purification & liquefaction, for gases such as biomethane, carbon dioxide or hydrogen. […]
Tech Giants Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce announced today the launch of the Symbiosis Coalition, a new advance market commitment (AMC) collaboration aimed at supporting the development and growth of the nature-based carbon removal market, with a collective commitment to contract up to 20 million tons of nature-based carbon removal credits. According to the companies, […]
The vast majority of companies view sustainability as a value creation opportunity, with more than three quarters anticipating potential benefits ranging from higher revenues and profitability to lower cost of capital, although many also expect increased sustainability-related costs and a need for significant investment, according to a new survey released by Morgan Stanley. For the […]
