This week in ESG news: European Commission’s new 2040 climate target includes carbon credits; Microsoft signs new 1 million ton+ carbon removal deal; companies, investors campaign to keep EU sustainable reporting rules intact; JPMorgan tokenizes carbon credits; Nestlé scales program to boost cocoa supply chain sustainability; EU Commission confirms anti-greenwashing law has not been withdrawn; […]
Travel and tourism’s contribution to global GDP is projected to be $16 trillion by 2034. The sector also faces complex challenges including friction between visitors and residents, the risk of global disruptions and the pressure it puts on nature. The World Economic Forum report Travel and Tourism at a Turning Point: Principles for Transformative Growth […]
Die von Invest in Visions gemanagten Fonds seien 2024 mit insgesamt 100 Mikrofinanzinstituten in 35 Ländern weiterhin breit diversifiziert gewesen. Im vergangenen Jahr sei erstmals ein Darlehen in die Philippinen vergeben worden. Zu den Ländern, die nach einer Pause wieder ins Portfolio aufgenommen worden seien, würden Kenia, Pakistan und Guatemala zählen. Der Impact Investor habe […]
Direct air capture (DAC) technology company Phlair and project developer Carbon Removal, via its subsidiary NorDAC Kollsnes AS, announced a new agreement to build Europe’s first large-scale DAC carbon removal and geological storage project in Øygarden, Norway. The plant will be located next to the Northern Lights carbon transportation and storage project in Norway, with […]
The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced today the publication of new exposure drafts, focused on proposed amendments to its sector-focused SASB sustainability reporting standards. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) was founded in 2011 with a mission to establish industry-specific ESG disclosure standards for companies, designed to enable investors to assess the […]
UBS announced that the SDG Outcomes Fund, developed by its philanthropy-focused platform UBS Optimus Foundation and impact specialist Bridges Outcomes Partnerships (BOP) has raised $100 million in commitments at its final close, reaching the initial fundraising target for the blended finance fund. The final close of the fund included an $18 million anchor commitment from […]
EEG sieht festen Quoten vor Dazu wäre eine Gesetzesänderung erforderlich. Im Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) ist festgelegt, dass die Hälfte des Photovoltaik-Ausbaus auf Gebäuden stattfinden soll, die andere Hälfte auf Freiflächen. Der Ausbau der Photovoltaik ist in den vergangenen Jahren rasant fortgeschritten. Waren 2020 in Deutschland Photovoltaik-Anlagen mit einer Leistung von 54 Gigawatt (GW) in Betrieb, so […]
Sustainable building materials provider Terra CO2 announced that it has raised $124.5 million a Series B financing round, with proceeds to be used by the company to build out its commercial facilities to produce low-cost materials for low-carbon cement. Founded in 2016, Colorado-based Terra provides high performance and environmentally sustainable solutions for the global construction […]
Insurance and investment group Allianz’s commercial insurance unit, Allianz Commercial, announced the launch of Climate Adaptation & Resilience Services (CAReS), a new platform aimed at enabling companies to identify and mitigate climate risk exposures facing their businesses. According to Allianz Commercial, the new platform comes as businesses face growing climate risk management challenges, with climate […]
The European Commission announced today a new proposed climate target, aiming to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the EU by 90% by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. The new target introduces several key proposed changes from the EU’s current goals, including the ability to utilize international carbon credits to achieve a portion of […]
Zurich-based Carbon removal solutions provider Climeworks announced today that it has raised $162 million in a new equity funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at further developing its direct air capture (DAC) technology to reduce the cost of removals, and to expand its carbon removal portfolio service. Founded in 2009 by Christoph Gebald […]
(WK-intern) – Mit einem Auftrag vom Juni punktet die Nordex Group erneut in Lettland: Das Unternehmen liefert und errichtet 21 Turbinen des Typs N163/6.X für den Windpark Pienava. Mit 147 MW ist es der bisher größte Windenergieprojekt des Landes. Pienava wurde von Eolus, einem der größten Projektentwickler von Lösungen für erneuerbare Energien in Skandinavien, entwickelt […]
Oslo-based power and heat provider Hafslund Celsio announced today a new carbon removal offtake agreement with Microsoft, with the tech giant purchasing more than 1 million tons of carbon credits over ten years, to be generated by a new carbon capture project at Norway’s largest waste-to-energy plant.
The government of Norway announced a new climate target, aiming to reduce absolute economy-wide emissions by at least 70% to 75%, on a 2019 basis, by 2035. The new decarbonization goal will form Norway’s new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. NDCs are national climate action plans presented by each country under the […]
Biofuels producer EcoCeres announced today a new multi-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) transaction with British Airways, supplying the airline with SAF produced from waste-based biomass feedstock to help meet its sustainability goals.
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