The government of Brazil announced today a new climate goal, targeting a 59% – 67% reduction in economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035, on a 2005 basis, and highlighted key progress in the fight against deforestation, which it said has decreased by nearly a third over the past year. The new decarbonization goal, to […]
This week in ESG news: Canada to require oil & gas industry to slash emissions; California’s climate reporting law survives legal challenge; Mizuho invests in climate solutions provider Pollination; new clean energy deals signed by H&M, Meta, Saint-Gobain; incoming EU finance Commissioner calls for sustainable investment labels, reduced SFDR reporting burden; UAE to invest $54 […]
Green finance-focused not-for-profit organization NatureFinance announced today the launch of NatureAlign, a new tool designed to help financial institutions assess and progress on their alignment with nature-positive outcomes through the lens of the Biodiversity Plan (formerly the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)). The first module of NatureAlign will help private financial institutions, from asset managers […]
Aviation electrification company Archer announced a new agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) and Sumitomo Corporation air mobility-focused joint venture Soracle, including an intended purchase of up to 100 electric aircraft for approximately $500 million. The agreement follows the launch earlier this year by JAL and Sumitomo of Soracle, aimed at establishing an electric vertical take-off […]
Construction materials and services company Saint-Gobain announced today that it has signed a 20-year renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Quebec-based clean energy company Boralex, to provide wind and solar-based energy for Saint-Gobain’s industrial operations in France from three new renewable energy projects. According to the company’s the new agreement will enable two solar power […]
Die Meag investiert für mehrere institutionelle Investoren in eine Anleihe der Hamburger Hochbahn. Mit dem Kapital will das Verkehrsunternehmen den öffentlichen Nahverkehr weiter ausbauen.
Studie von bulwiengesa zeigt enormes Potenzial für Nachverdichtung in Wohnsiedlungen der 50er und 60er Jahre.
BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company based in Vermont, announced that it has raised $318 million in Series C equity capital. The funding will enable the eight-year-old sustainable aviation company to support continued production, certification, and commercialization of its electric-powered aircraft, as well as of its charging systems and growing infrastructure network. BETA plans to […]
ZE Energy, a Paris-based developer of photovoltaic power plants and energy storage solutions, announced that it had raised €54 million (USD $57.8 million), with proceeds aimed at supporting the continued expansion of its products and services throughout Europe. Founded in 2019, ZE Energy develops, builds and operates hybrid photovoltaic power plants with energy storage, and […]
The UAE will invest up to AED200 billion (USD$54.5 billion) in order to meet its targets to significantly increase clean energy capacity and production over the next several years and to progress towards its 2050 climate goals, according to a statement by Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
Die ESG-Regulatorik ist der stärkste Antrieb für Innovationen im Immobiliensektor. Der Veränderungsdruck wirkt sich besonders beim Sanieren und Bauen und bei der Energieeffizienz aus. Das sind die zentralen Erkenntnisse einer Untersuchung des Innovationsnetzwerks Blackprint, die jetzt unter dem Titel Game Changer 2025 veröffentlicht wurden.
Investoren und Asset-Manager wünschen sich mehr Klarheit bei Artikel-8- und Artikel-9-Fonds. Obwohl sich Investoren und Asset-Manager des Zusammenhangs zwischen ESG-Faktoren und Kredit- und Liquiditätsrisiken bewusst sind, prägen bei der Umsetzung von Nachhaltigkeitsinvestitionen Zurückhaltung und Unsicherheit das Bild: Fehlende Daten und Planbarkeit machen ihnen zufolge die Dekarbonisierung des Gebäudebestands nach wie vor zur Herausforderung, zudem wünschen […]
Der Projektentwickler und Assetmanager von grünen Holzmodul-Gewerbeflächen aus der Schweiz beschleunigt Expansion in Deutschland Akquisefokus auf Grundstücke in Baden-Württemberg sowie im südlichen Hessen und Rheinland-Pfalz mit guter Verkehrsanbindung GreenPlaces Deutschland Asset Management GmbH weitet ihr Deutschlandgeschäft aus. Die Projektentwicklungs- und Asset-Management-Gesellschaft plant, ihr Wachstum auf dem deutschen Markt massiv zu beschleunigen und in den kommenden […]
Engie North America, a part of the France-based Engie Group, announced that it has signed a deal with social media giant Meta to supply it with 260 MW of renewable energy from its Sypert Branch solar project in Milam County Texas, 100% of the project’s output.
The Government of Canada announced on Monday the release of a new draft regulation aimed at setting a cap on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the oil and gas sector, and introducing a new emissions allowance trading system to cut GHG pollution in the sector by more than a third.
