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Elon Musk-Backed XPRIZE Awards $100 Million to Carbon Removal Solutions Providers

Elon Musk-Backed XPRIZE Awards $100 Million to Carbon Removal Solutions Providers

Competition-based impact platform XPRIZE announced today the winners of its $100 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, aimed at addressing climate change by catalyzing gigaton-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions. Launched in 2021, the competition was funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation. The competition was joined by more than 1,300 teams from over 88 […]

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New York State Pension Fund Commits $2.4 Billion to Climate Investment Strategies

New York State Pension Fund Commits $2.4 Billion to Climate Investment Strategies

The New York State Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest public pension plans in the U.S., announced the allocation of $2.4 billion to its Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) Program through investments in three climate-focused investment funds. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli also announced that the fund completed its annual review of thermal […]

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CDP Reports 30% Jump in Companies Achieving Top Environmental Disclosure Scores

CDP Reports 30% Jump in Companies Achieving Top Environmental Disclosure Scores

The number of companies achieving an “A” score in at least one category in research provider and environmental disclosure system CDP’s annual assessment jumped by 30% in 2024, but still represented only 2% of disclosing companies, CDP reported. CDP runs a global environmental disclosure system, enabling investors and other stakeholders to measure and track organization’s […]

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Franklin Templeton Launches Enhanced ESG, Reduced Carbon Footprint S&P 500 and World ETFs

Franklin Templeton Launches Enhanced ESG, Reduced Carbon Footprint S&P 500 and World ETFs

Global investment manager Franklin Templeton announced the launch of the Franklin S&P 500 Screened UCITS ETF and the Franklin S&P World Screened UCITS ETF, two new exchange traded funds targeted at European investors, aimed at providing enhanced ESG and reduced carbon footprint features while closely tracking the performance of their U.S. and global equity benchmarks. […]

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Energy Storage Startup Base Power Raises $200 Million

Energy Storage Startup Base Power Raises $200 Million

Battery storage startup Base Power announced that it has raised $200 million in Series B funding round to scale its distributed energy storage solution aimed at addressing grid instability challenges and higher energy cost issues from increasing electrification. Energy storage forms one of the key building blocks for the rapidly expanding clean energy transition, given […]

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today: Week in Review

This week in ESG news: SEC approves U.S.’ first sustainability-focused stock exchange; Microsoft signs record-breaking carbon removal deals; Net Zero Banking alliance drops 1.5°C commitment; U.S. walks out on international shipping decarbonization agreement; GM’s new Chief Sustainability Officer; EU selects first industries for product ecodesign requirements; Trump halts work on massive New York renewable energy […]

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Studie offenbart Transparenzdefizite bei nachhaltigen Fonds

Studie offenbart Transparenzdefizite bei nachhaltigen Fonds

Kurz und bündig: Impact bleibt Ausnahme: Nur wenige der untersuchten Fonds verfolgen tatsächlich messbare ökologische oder soziale Ziele – echte Impact- oder Transition-Strategien sind rar. Transparenzdefizit erschwert Eigeninitiative: Privatanleger stoßen beim Versuch, eigenständig ein nachhaltiges Portfolio zusammenzustellen, schnell an Grenzen. Regulatorische Standards allein reichen nicht: Trotz EU-Taxonomie und neuer ESMA-Vorgaben fehlen klare Definitionen, Vergleichbarkeit und […]

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Is the industry ready to be net-zero carbon in the next 5 years?

Is the industry ready to be net-zero carbon in the next 5 years?

A new era for supply chain sustainability? The primary driver of sustainability efforts is the desire for a positive environmental impact, rather than regulatory compliance. Logistics operators, retailers, and manufacturers are increasingly aware of sustainability requirements. There’s a noticeable decline in companies citing a lack of resources, skills, or leadership support as obstacles to implementing […]

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