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EU Commission Adopts Sustainability Reporting Standard for Small Companies

EU Commission Adopts Sustainability Reporting Standard for Small Companies

The European Commission announced today the adoption of the voluntary standard for SMEs (VSME), a new sustainability reporting standard aimed at enabling micro-, small- and medium-sized companies to report on ESG issues in a simplified and consistent way and to respond to requests for sustainability information from financial institutions and large companies. While the VSME […]

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KKR Invests $325 Million to Scale Clean Energy Solutions for Australian C&I Sector

KKR Invests $325 Million to Scale Clean Energy Solutions for Australian C&I Sector

Alternative asset and private equity investor KKR announced a new strategic partnership with Australian solar energy company CleanPeak Energy, committing A$500 million (USD$325 million) to accelerate the growth of CleanPeak Energy’s distributed energy platform. The investment from KKR will support the development of a pipeline of distributed solar, battery storage and micro‑grid solutions for Australia’s […]

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Neuer ETC-Bericht belegt: Wind- und solardominante Energiesysteme sind wettbewerbsfähig, zuverlässig sowie technisch und wirtschaftlich machbar.

Neuer ETC-Bericht belegt: Wind- und solardominante Energiesysteme sind wettbewerbsfähig, zuverlässig sowie technisch und wirtschaftlich machbar.

Der Bericht zeigt, dass globale Energiesysteme, die von Wind- und Solarenergie dominiert werden, zuverlässig Strom zu Kosten liefern können, die mit den Kosten der heutigen, auf fossilen Brennstoffen basierenden Energiesysteme in den meisten Teilen der Welt vergleichbar oder sogar niedriger sind.

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Macquarie Acquires Renewable Energy Asset Optimization Platform Erova

Macquarie Acquires Renewable Energy Asset Optimization Platform Erova

Australia-based global financial services group Macquarie announced an agreement to acquire Ireland-based renewable energy asset optimization company Erova Energy, citing opportunities to scale its platform to new markets. Founded in 2015 with an initial focus on energy tranding, Erova provides risk and revenue optimization solutions for renewable assets , including wind, solar, waste-to-energy and battery […]

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Google Partners with Energy Dome to Globally Deploy Advanced Clean Energy Storage Tech

Google Partners with Energy Dome to Globally Deploy Advanced Clean Energy Storage Tech

Google and energy storage startup Energy Dome announced the launch of a new long-term partnership, alongside a strategic investment by Google, aimed at deploying Energy Dome’s advanced long-term energy storage (LDES) solution globally, and addressing a key challenge enabling the use of 24/7 clean energy. Energy storage forms one of the key building blocks for […]

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NatWest Unveils Target to Provide £200 Billion in Climate, Transition Finance by 2030

NatWest Unveils Target to Provide £200 Billion in Climate, Transition Finance by 2030

UK-based financial services company NatWest Group announced the launch of a new sustainable finance target, aiming to provide £200 billion in climate and transition finance between July 2025 and the end of 2030. The new goal marks a significant increase from NatWest’s prior target, to provide £100 billion in climate and sustainable funding and financing […]

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today: Week in Review

This week in ESG news: SBTi launches its net zero target standard for banks and investors; JPMorgan, Microsoft develop new financing model to scale carbon removal projects; Deutsche Bank reports its strongest sustainable finance results in 4 years; Morgan Stanley survey finds businesses increasingly see profitability, growth opportunities from sustainability initiatives; Lloyds launches carbon and […]

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Abu Dhabi startet ersten Klimaanpassungsplan für den Umweltsektor zum Schutz natürlicher Ressourcen bis 2050

Abu Dhabi startet ersten Klimaanpassungsplan für den Umweltsektor zum Schutz natürlicher Ressourcen bis 2050

Abu Dhabis erster umweltorientierter Klimaanpassungsplan sieht 142 Maßnahmen vor, darunter 86 Projekte mit hoher Priorität für die nächsten fünf Jahre Der Plan zielt auf drei klimagefährdete Systeme ab – Grundwasser, Boden und Biodiversität –, die für die Ernährungssicherheit, die Wasserversorgung und die Gesundheit der Ökosysteme von entscheidender Bedeutung sind. Der adaptive Fahrplan wurde mit über […]

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