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EU Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions by More than 8% in 2023

EU Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions by More than 8% in 2023

Net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the EU fell by 8.3% in 2023, according to a new report released by the European Commission, marking one of the largest declines in decades, with the exception of a 9.8% COVID-19-driven drop in 2020 (which was followed by a 4.8% increase the following year), and a significant acceleration […]

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Microsoft Replacing Steel, Concrete in New Datacenters with Wood to Cut Carbon Emissions

Microsoft Replacing Steel, Concrete in New Datacenters with Wood to Cut Carbon Emissions

Microsoft revealed a series of initiatives aimed at reducing the embodied carbon footprint of its datacenters, including pioneering the use of wood in construction to replace steel and concrete. The new initiatives come as Microsoft looks to address the growing emissions impact of its rapidly expanding datacenter footprints. While Microsoft has set 2030 goals to […]

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Investoren unterschätzen langfristige Klimarisiken im Portfolio

Investoren unterschätzen langfristige Klimarisiken im Portfolio

Überschwemmungen und Waldbrände beherrschen die Bilder in den Nachrichten, aber für Investoren sind die langfristigen Auswirkungen der Klimarisiken auf die gesamte Ökonomie maßgeblich. Ulf Füllgraf, Geschäftsführer und Gründer der Investmentboutique Alpha Centauri, beziffert im 77. Hedgework-Talk die Transitionsrisiken – also die Auswirkungen des Umbaus der Wirtschaft hin zu weniger CO2-Intensität auf die Aktienkurse – auf […]

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Private Impact Investments: Schweiz weltweit unter den Top 3 Finanzplätzen

Private Impact Investments: Schweiz weltweit unter den Top 3 Finanzplätzen

Eine neue Studie zeigt die wachsende Bedeutung von Impact Investments auf dem Schweizer Finanzplatz. Inzwischen beläuft sich deren Volumen laut Mitteilung auf 180 Milliarden Franken oder über 10 Prozent des gesamten Universums für nachhaltige Anlagen. Mit Blick auf Investments in privaten Märkten in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern, liegt der Schweizer Finanzplatz global unter den Top 3.

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Bureau Veritas Acquires Aligned Incentives to Bolster Scope 3, Product Carbon Footprint Capabilities

Bureau Veritas Acquires Aligned Incentives to Bolster Scope 3, Product Carbon Footprint Capabilities

France-based testing, inspection and certification services provider Bureau Veritas announced the acquisition of AI-powered sustainability planning solutions provider Aligned Incentives, with the move aimed at enhancing its sustainability metrics capabilities in areas including Scope 3 emissions analysis and product life cycle assessment (LCA).

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Guest Post – Avoided Emissions: Unlikely Heroes

Guest Post – Avoided Emissions: Unlikely Heroes

ICE’s research on identifying and quantifying potential Avoided Emissions has highlighted how climate opportunities can be found in unlikely sectors and companies outside of the obvious candidates. Our approach, highlighted in a Whitepaper by ICE and EcoFin Investors, aims to help investors not only manage climate risks, but also identify investment opportunities (See Making an […]

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Morgan Stanley Softens Climate Targets

Morgan Stanley Softens Climate Targets

Morgan Stanley revealed the introduction of a new range-based approach to its financed emissions reduction targets, introducing a new lower band to reflect the fact that the global economy and policy is not currently on track to with the ambition to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, which was the basis […]

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today: Week in Review

This week in ESG news: EU carbon pricing scheme funds over $5 billion of decarbonization projects; MSCI appoints new head of climate and ESG business; Hong Kong banks told to disclose climate risks, target net zero lending; SEC charges WisdomTree for not following sustainability criteria in ESG funds; Morgan Stanley signs DAC carbon removal agreement; […]

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