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IKEA Pushes Back Zero Emissions Delivery Target

IKEA Pushes Back Zero Emissions Delivery Target

IKEA parent INGKA Group announced that is has adjusted one of its climate goals, replacing its target to reach 100% emission-free home deliveries by 2025, with a new ambition to achieve more than 90% of home deliveries made by zero-emissions vehicles by 2028, citing a variety of factors including a rapid increase in online orders, […]

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DGNB Kurzstudie unterstreicht positive Effekte von Sanierungen für den Klimaschutz

DGNB Kurzstudie unterstreicht positive Effekte von Sanierungen für den Klimaschutz

Sanierung schlägt Neubau – zumindest mit Blick auf die Klimawirkungen: Dies ist ein zentrales Ergebnis einer Kurzstudie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB). In der Analyse wurden bei 19 DGNB-zertifizierten Sanierungsprojekten die CO2-Emissionen über den Gebäudelebenszyklus untersucht. Eine Erkenntnis: Die bauwerksbezogenen Emissionen liegen bei Neubauten in der Regel so viel höher als bei Sanierungen, […]

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Studie: More than 75% of CFOs Expect to Increase or Maintain Sustainability Investment After Trump Election: BDO Survey

Studie: More than 75% of CFOs Expect to Increase or Maintain Sustainability Investment After Trump Election: BDO Survey

For the report, 2025 CFO Sustainability Outlook Survey, BDO commissioned a survey of 500 CFOs at companies with revenues ranging from under $250 million to over $3 billion across the healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, retail and technology sectors, including 81% at U.S.-only companies. The survey was conducted following the recent U.S. presidential election.

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Green Bonds: Impact Investing Report

Green Bonds: Impact Investing Report

Green bonds are financing projects all over the world that have a positive environmental impact and provide a pathway to sustainable development. But how much impact does an investor have when they invest in green bonds? In this report, we quantify the environmental impact of every $1M of investment in the VanEck Green Bond ETF […]

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Polestar Capital launches €500 million e-mobility & infrastructure fund to accelerate zero-emission logistics

Polestar Capital launches €500 million e-mobility & infrastructure fund to accelerate zero-emission logistics

The fund will extend loans to e-mobility and logistics projects, providing “essential financing that is urgently required but difficult to obtain elsewhere“. With the launch of PCEIF, the total committed capital at Polestar Capital will grow towards €1 billion, reinforcing its position as a leading asset manager bridging the funding gap for impact.

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Vema Hydrogen Raises $13 Million for Solution to Produce Clean Hydrogen Underground at Under $1/KG

Vema Hydrogen Raises $13 Million for Solution to Produce Clean Hydrogen Underground at Under $1/KG

Cleantech startup Vema Hydrogen announced that it has raised $13 million in a Seed funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting its efforts to produce low-cost carbon-free hydrogen. Hydrogen is viewed as one of the key building blocks of the transition to a cleaner energy future, particularly for sectors with difficult to abate emissions, in […]

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HSBC Pushes Back Net Zero Goals by 20 Years

HSBC Pushes Back Net Zero Goals by 20 Years

HSBC revealed today a series of major changes to its climate goals, including a decision to push back its 2030 target to achieve net zero emissions in its operations and supply chain by 20 years, citing the “slower pace of the transition across the real economy,” in areas including climate technology, energy transition, and government […]

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