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Die Finanzaufsicht BaFin stimmt einem No-Action-Letter der Europäischen Bankenaufsichtsbehörde (EBA) zu, mit dem die EBA vor allem kleine Institute entlastet. Die EBA gewährt darin einen Aufschub bei bestimmten ESG-Offenlegungspflichten. Die BaFin hat dazu am 24. September 2025 eine Aufsichtsmitteilung veröffentlicht. Sie stimmt darin Inhalt und Ausrichtung des EBA-Dokuments ausdrücklich zu und berücksichtigt es in ihrer […]

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, announced that it has made a minority investment in BlackRock portfolio company Vanguard Renewables, and a partnership to turn food waste from IKEA stores into renewable fuel. To a report by ESG today. 23.09.2025

Italian energy company Eni announced today that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) worth more than $1 billion with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), to offtake energy from CFS’ first commercial fusion plant, which is anticipated to come online in Chesterfield County, Virginia in the early 2030s. To a report by ESG today. 22.09.2025

The European Council released a “statement of intent” committing to set a 2035 emissions reduction target for the EU prior to the COP30 international climate conference in November, shortly after lawmakers acknowledged that they will miss the end of September deadline to submit its goal at the conference, as required by the Paris Agreement, as […]

This week in ESG news: EPA to scrap requirements to report GHG emissions; survey finds half of corporate buyers plan to drop unsustainable suppliers; SEC ordered by court to decide fate of its climate reporting rules; Mars launches program to accelerate renewable energy deployment in its supply chain; Microsoft buys $6 billion of renewables-powered computing […]

Macquarie Asset Management today announced that it has raised more than $3 billion in fund and co-investment commitments for its Macquarie Green Energy Transition Solutions (MGETS) strategy, its first energy transition-focused fund aimed at investing in opportunities beyond renewables. 19.09.2025

Mercedes-Benz and energy park developer UKA announced today that they have received permission to start installation of a wind farm at the Mercedes-Benz test track in Papenburg, northern Germany. At a planned 140 MW, the new project will be one of the most powerful onshore wind farms in Germany, covering approximately 20% of Mercedes-Benz’s annual […]

Decarbonization-focused investment firm Galvanize announced today the launch of its new Credit and Capital Solutions strategy, aimed at providing flexible financing solutions to back companies and projects across the energy transition value chain, and established with a $1.3 billion investment program from a leading institutional investor. To a Report by ESG today. 19.09.2025

Global airline alliance oneworld and a group of airlines announced the launch of the oneworld BEV Fund, a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)-focused venture fund aimed at scaling the availability and lowering the cost jet fuels that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions impact of aviation. To a report by ESG today. 18.09.2025

The government of Australia announced a new climate target, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 62% to 70% by 2035, on a 2005 basis. With the release of its new target, Australia also unveiled plans for more than $8 billion (USD$5.3 billion) in new climate-related investments, targeting areas including industrial decarbonization, clean electricity, low-carbon […]