ESG / Impact News
KKR, IGNIS Launch Industrial Decarbonization Platform
Alternative asset and private equity investor KKR, and Spanish renewable developer IGNIS today announced that they will launch a new Power-to-X (P2X) platform to develop primarily green hydrogen and ammonia projects, for industrial applications in hard-to-abate sectors. According to KKR and IGNIS, the new platform will develop traditional renewables, largely wind and solar, associated with […]
BlackRock, Temasek Decarbonization Fund Leads $69 Million Fundraise for Carbon Removal Startup Neustark
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions provider Neustark announced today that it has raised $69 million in an equity funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, a climate tech-focused growth equity investment partnership between BlackRock and Temasek. The company plans to use the funds to expand its team, enhance its offerings and expand geographically to meet the […]
Weltbank arbeitet mit führenden Finanzinstituten zusammen, um Klimainvestitionen anzukurbeln
Die Weltbank kooperiert mit einer Gruppe von 15 Finanzexperten, um das mit Investitionen in Klimaprojekte in Schwellenländern verbundene Risiko zu senken. Ziel dieser Initiative ist es, privates Kapital für Emissionsminderungsmaßnahmen und Klimaanpassung in diesen Regionen zu gewinnen.
Why family offices need to be realistic about impact investing
In the quest for sustainability, some family offices believe lines should be drawn between doing good deeds and ensuring strong returns.
TAG erzielt Spitzenranking im ESG-Rating von Sustainalytics
Ein wesentlicher Aspekt für gutes Wohnen ist die Schaffung lebenswerter Nachbarschaften. Die TAG Immobilien AG trägt im Rahmen ihrer Quartiersentwicklungen wesentlich dazu bei, das soziale Umfeld weiter zu verbessern. Insgesamt stehen mittlerweile 27 Begegnungsstätten für mehr als 28.000 Wohnungen bzw. rund ein Drittel der Mieterhaushalte zur Verfügung. Hierbei steht die Förderung von Kindern und Jugendlichen, […]
ATREUS STUDIE 2024: ESG-Kriterien spielen bei Restrukturierung kaum eine Rolle
Eine neue Studie der Managementberatung Atreus zeigt, dass die Relevanz von ESG-Kriterien – ungeachtet der medial oft postulierten Bedeutung – in Restrukturierungsprozessen bisher eine überraschend geringe Rolle spielt.
Revolution am Bau: Neues Material ersetzt Glas und kühlt passiv
Der Baustoff Glas hat neben vielen positiven Eigenschaften auch einige sehr gravierende Nachteile. Forschende haben jetzt ein neues Material vorgestellt, das die negativen Effekte von Glas reduziert und damit eine echte Alternative darstellt. Denn durch das neue Material kommt genügend Sonnenlicht ins Innere. Gleichzeitig sorgt es aber auch für ein angenehmes Raumklima. Das sogenannte Polymer-based […]
Container-Rechenzentren mit Abwärmenutzung
Mit den Container-Rechenzentren und Wärmerückgewinnung von HPE und Danfoss können Unternehmen ihren CO2-Ausstoß reduzieren.
Fünf Themen, die die Evolution der nachhaltigen Investmentlandschaft bestimmen
Jennifer Wu von J.P. Morgan Asset Management hat fünf Themen identifiziert, die nachhaltige Investments derzeit vor allem bestimmen. So müssten beispielsweise Klima- und Naturrisiken ihrer Ansicht nach genauer bepreist werden.
COMPANIES/ ENVIRONMENT Swiss Offers Cargo Customers Carbon Removal Through Climeworks
Swiss International Air Lines cargo division Swiss WorldCargo announced the launch of a new carbon removal offer, aimed at helping customers to reduce Scope 3 emissions by removing unavoidable emissions from the atmosphere, and to support scaling up net zero technology, through a collaboration with Direct Air Capture (DAC) carbon removal provider Climeworks. DAC technology, […]
EU Invests Over $3 Billion in Clean Energy, Industrial Decarbonization Projects
The European Commission announced today investments of nearly €3 billion (USD$3.2 billion) in clean energy projects in lower-income member states, with the new disbursements funded by revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The new disbursements were made through the EU’s Modernisation Fund. Launched in 2018, with disbursements beginning in 2021, the fund […]
Vattenfall Signs Deal for Green Cement with Cleantech Startup Cemvision
Sweden-based electricity and heat provider Vattenfall and low carbon cement startup Cemvision announced today a new agreement for the supply and development of cement with a reduced carbon footprint of as much as 95%. Building materials are a key source of global greenhouse gas emissions. Cement production, an ingredient in concrete, accounts for approximately 8% […]
ISSB Moves to Standardize Reporting on Climate Transition Plans, GHG Emissions
The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced today a series of moves aimed at harmonizing sustainability reporting requirements for companies, with a focus on areas including disclosure of corporate climate transition plans and the measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain. Under the new initiative, forming part of the ISSB’s […]
Number of Companies with 1.5°C-Aligned Climate Transition Plans Jumps 44% in a Year: CDP
The number of companies reporting through research provider and environmental disclosure system CDP disclosing that they have a 1.5°C-aligned climate transition plan in place jumped by more than 40% over the past year, and more than 60% of reporting companies indicated that they have or plan to have such a plan in place within the […]
ESG funds not costlier than non-ESG funds, data shows
Morningstar Sustainalytics has debunked the myth that ESG investments are more expensive for investors, a common assumption due to the specialised ESG data, research, and expertise involved. A new report from Morningstar Sustainalytics compared the costs of ESG funds in Europe to their conventional peers across six popular categories, and examined how these costs have […]
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