ENGIE North America announced an investment by CBRE Investment Management in a portfolio of battery storage assets in Texas and California, in one of the largest battery storage financing transactions to date. Energy storage forms one of the key building blocks for the rapidly expanding clean energy transition, given the intermittent generating nature of many […]
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) startup Mati Carbon announced that it has secured a new blended finance facility from J.P. Morgan, with proceeds from the financing aimed at enabling the company to scale its carbon removal business globally. The new financing follows a $50 million award to Mati Carbon as the grand prize winner of the […]
Nun zeichnet sich auf EU-Ebene eine Kehrtwende ab: Das Omnibus-Paket sieht bei der CSRD, der europaweiten Lieferkettenrichtlinie CSDDD und dem CO2-Grenzausgleichssystem CBAM deutliche Erleichterungen vor. Im April haben das EU-Parlament und der EU-Rat dem Vorschlag „Stop-the-Clock“ zur zeitlichen Verschiebung der Erstanwendung der CSRD-Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung zugestimmt. Diese Richtlinie muss bis 31.12.2025 in nationales Recht umgesetzt werden.
Impact investment management firm Triodos Investment Management and market index provider STOXX announce the launch of the iSTOXX Triodos Developed Markets Impact Index, enabling institutional investors to construct impact-aligned portfolios.
Italian energy company Eni announced today that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with alternative asset management firm Ares’ alternative credit arm for the sale of a 20% stake in Eni’s renewables, retail and EV charging company Plenitude. Eni said that the stake would be acquired at an equity value of the company between €9.8 […]
Nuclear energy technology startup Realta Fusion announced that it has raised $36 million in a Series A financing round, with proceeds aimed at bringing its modular magnetic mirror fusion energy technology closer to commercialization. Founded in 2022, Wisconsin-based Realta provides technology aimed at enabling the development of the lowest capital and least complex path to […]
Octopus Energy Group announced the launch of a new fund aimed at allowing pension funds and private wealth investors to invest in the energy transition, with access to more than 50 renewable energy projects in 15 countries, including wind, solar and large-scale battery projects. Octopus said that the new CG Octopus Energy Sustainable Growth Fund […]
Vor 25 Jahren wurde der Pictet Water Fund aus der Taufe gehoben. Anfangs von vielen als viel zu spezielles Thema belächelt, wurde daraus eine Erfolgsstory par excellence. Heute zeigt sich an diesem Beispiel, welche überdurchschnittlichen Chancen Themenfonds langfristig bieten können.
Tokyo-based climate tech company Asuene announced the acquisition of carbon management and accounting platform nZero, marking an expansion for the company into the North American and U.S. greentech and corporate sustainability markets. Founded in 2019, Asuene, with some 10,000 clients worldwide, offers a variety of services supporting companies’ net zero targets, including CO2 emissions measurement, […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the state’s 2025-2026 budget on Friday, which included more than $1 billion in climate change-focused investments, including funding to lower emissions from buildings and accelerate the rollout of electrified transportation.
Der Gebäudesektor gehört in Sachen CO2-Emissionen zu den größten Baustellen der Politik: Vor allem bei der Wärmeversorgung muss hier schleunigst modernisiert werden. Für Berlins landeseigenen Wohnungsunternehmen wird das teuer.
This week in ESG news: State Street launches dedicated sustainability stewardship service for investors; Morgan Stanley survey finds growing interest in sustainable investing – especially by younger investors; Microsoft signs another record-breaking carbon removal deal; Google backs series of new advanced nuclear projects; India launches climate finance taxonomy; EU consults on changes to sustainable finance […]
Hy2gen has raised €47m from existing shareholders in a funding round led by Hy24, through its Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund.
Impact-Strategien sollen mit nachhaltiger Wirkung investieren und einen messbaren zusätzlichen Beitrag zur Transformation liefern. Um aussagekräftig zu sein, müssten Daten im Kontext und in Bezug auf die Erwartungen oder gemeinsamen Ziele bewertet werden. Dies umfasse eine überzeugende Wirkungsdarstellung, klare Ziele und eine Begründung für die Zusätzlichkeit, statt nur die Zahlen der vergangenen “Wirkungsleistung” anhand von […]
To confront interconnected environmental and social crises, write Yale SOM’s Todd Cort, Juliane Reinecke of Oxford Said Business School, and impact investing expert Clint Bartlett ’17, we must invest in resiliency. That means that impact investors will need to factor resilience-building into their expected returns, especially in the most vulnerable parts of the world.
