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IBM Adds AI-Powered Emissions Planning and Forecasting Capabilities to ESG Data Platform

IBM Adds AI-Powered Emissions Planning and Forecasting Capabilities to ESG Data Platform

24. Mai 2024 |

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 […]

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UK Proposes Expanding Emissions Trading Scheme to New Sectors, Carbon Removals

UK Proposes Expanding Emissions Trading Scheme to New Sectors, Carbon Removals

24. Mai 2024 |

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 […]

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Droht die ESG-Debatte zu entgleiten?

Droht die ESG-Debatte zu entgleiten?

23. Mai 2024 |

“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 […]

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ESG zieht immer mehr in die Prozesse institutioneller Investoren ein

ESG zieht immer mehr in die Prozesse institutioneller Investoren ein

23. Mai 2024 |

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.

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Cleantech Startup CryoCollect Raises €4 Million for Biogas Carbon Capture Solution

Cleantech Startup CryoCollect Raises €4 Million for Biogas Carbon Capture Solution

22. Mai 2024 | ,

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. […]

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Tech Giants Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce Launch 20 Million Ton Nature-Based Carbon Removal Buyers Coalition

Tech Giants Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce Launch 20 Million Ton Nature-Based Carbon Removal Buyers Coalition

22. Mai 2024 | ,

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, […]

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Studie: 80% of Companies See Sustainability as a Potential Revenue, Profitability Driver: Morgan Stanley Survey

Studie: 80% of Companies See Sustainability as a Potential Revenue, Profitability Driver: Morgan Stanley Survey

22. Mai 2024 |

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 […]

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Climate-Focused VC ETF Partners Raises $310 Million for Sustainability Solutions Venture Fund

Climate-Focused VC ETF Partners Raises $310 Million for Sustainability Solutions Venture Fund

21. Mai 2024 | , ,

European sustainable venture capital firm ETF Partners announced today that it has raised €285 million (USD$310 million) at the completion of fundraising for its fourth fund. Founded in 2006, London, England-based ETF Partners invests in technology companies, supporting entrepreneurs and innovations addressing the global challenges presented by the climate crisis and enabling significant environmental impact.

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BNP Paribas Launches New Paris-Aligned Climate ETF

BNP Paribas Launches New Paris-Aligned Climate ETF

21. Mai 2024 | ,

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced today the launch of the BNP Paribas Easy MSCI ACWI SRI S-Series PAB 5% Capped UCITS ETF, a new exchange traded fund aimed at providing investors with developed and emerging markets exposure to companies with high ESG standards and with low and improving greenhouse gas emissions. Launched as […]

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Holcim to Build €500 Million Plant to Produce Net Zero Cement

Holcim to Build €500 Million Plant to Produce Net Zero Cement

21. Mai 2024 | ,

Building materials company Holcim announced that it has broken ground on its new GO4ZERO plant in Belgium, engineered to produce net zero cement, and supporting European decarbonization goals. Planned investment in the new plant is expected to reach over €500 million, with the facility engineered to produce 2 million tons of net zero cement annually […]

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Deutsche Bank, EIB Launch Discounted Mortgage Program to Finance Climate-Friendly Homes

Deutsche Bank, EIB Launch Discounted Mortgage Program to Finance Climate-Friendly Homes

21. Mai 2024 | ,

Deutsche Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group announced a new agreement to provide discounted mortgages aimed at promoting the construction of new climate-friendly homes and energy-efficiency modernizations of existing housing in Germany. Under the new program, the EIB Group will guarantee a €150 million mezzanine tranche in a consumer loan securitization with Deutsche […]

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Honda to Invest $64 Billion on Electrification Strategy by 2030

Honda to Invest $64 Billion on Electrification Strategy by 2030

20. Mai 2024 | ,

Honda announced that it will significantly boost its investments to pursue its electrification strategy, outlining plans to invest 10 trillion yen (USD$64 billion) over the 10-year period through 2030, with a focus on launching new EV models and to build an integrated battery-focused electric vehicle value chain in its key markets. The new investment plans […]

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UK Space Agency invests £9m to monitor climate change

UK Space Agency invests £9m to monitor climate change

20. Mai 2024 | ,

The UK Space Agency has announced £9 million in funding for satellite instruments to monitor climate, its largest investment into an early-stage technology programme. The investment will support 12 projects delivered by the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI), monitoring the Earth’s atmosphere and taking measurements of critical emissions including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen […]

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