Impact News

Nun zeichnet sich auf EU-Ebene eine Kehrtwende ab: Das Omnibus-Paket sieht bei der CSRD, der europaweiten Lieferkettenrichtlinie CSDDD und dem CO2-Grenzausgleichssystem CBAM deutliche Erleichterungen vor. Im April haben das EU-Parlament und der EU-Rat dem Vorschlag „Stop-the-Clock“ zur zeitlichen Verschiebung der Erstanwendung der CSRD-Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung zugestimmt. Diese Richtlinie muss bis 31.12.2025 in nationales Recht umgesetzt werden.

Impact investment management firm Triodos Investment Management and market index provider STOXX announce the launch of the iSTOXX Triodos Developed Markets Impact Index, enabling institutional investors to construct impact-aligned portfolios.

Italian energy company Eni announced today that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with alternative asset management firm Ares’ alternative credit arm for the sale of a 20% stake in Eni’s renewables, retail and EV charging company Plenitude. Eni said that the stake would be acquired at an equity value of the company between €9.8 […]

Nuclear energy technology startup Realta Fusion announced that it has raised $36 million in a Series A financing round, with proceeds aimed at bringing its modular magnetic mirror fusion energy technology closer to commercialization. Founded in 2022, Wisconsin-based Realta provides technology aimed at enabling the development of the lowest capital and least complex path to […]

Octopus Energy Group announced the launch of a new fund aimed at allowing pension funds and private wealth investors to invest in the energy transition, with access to more than 50 renewable energy projects in 15 countries, including wind, solar and large-scale battery projects. Octopus said that the new CG Octopus Energy Sustainable Growth Fund […]

Vor 25 Jahren wurde der Pictet Water Fund aus der Taufe gehoben. Anfangs von vielen als viel zu spezielles Thema belächelt, wurde daraus eine Erfolgsstory par excellence. Heute zeigt sich an diesem Beispiel, welche überdurchschnittlichen Chancen Themenfonds langfristig bieten können.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the state’s 2025-2026 budget on Friday, which included more than $1 billion in climate change-focused investments, including funding to lower emissions from buildings and accelerate the rollout of electrified transportation.

This week in ESG news: State Street launches dedicated sustainability stewardship service for investors; Morgan Stanley survey finds growing interest in sustainable investing – especially by younger investors; Microsoft signs another record-breaking carbon removal deal; Google backs series of new advanced nuclear projects; India launches climate finance taxonomy; EU consults on changes to sustainable finance […]

Microsoft announced a new multi-year offtake agreement with forest investment and management firm EFM, providing access to up to 3 million nature-based carbon removal credits from EFM’s investment platform. Launched in 2004, Portland, Oregon-based EFM is a real estate asset manager focused on investing in natural climate solutions across the Americas. EFM’s approach includes using […]

Financial technology and data services provider and exchange operator Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced the launch of its new ICE Global Climate Risk Solution, aimed at providing investors with a view of physical climate risks of their portfolios, based on geospatial data. According to ICE, the new solution marks an expansion of its geospatial platform to […]