ESG / Impact News
Cleantech Startup Mission Zero Raises $28 Million to Scale DAC Carbon Removal Solution
Climate solutions startup Mission Zero announced that it has raised £21.8 million (USD$27.7 million) in a Series A financing, with proceeds to be used to help scale its Direct Air Capture (DAC) carbon removal technology. DAC technology, listed by the IEA as a key carbon removal option in the transition to a net-zero energy system, […]
Approximately 3,000 U.S. companies must comply with new EU rules, and many are not prepared. Here’s what they should know.
Many U.S. companies with substantial business in Europe are not prepared for new sustainability disclosure regulations. We are at an inflection point for companies to understand their exposure to upcoming regulations and take concrete action. The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) takes effect next year and should be top of mind. About 50,000 companies […]
Wohnen: Stadtwerke wollen Erdgas-Versorgung schon in zehn Jahren abschalten
Verbraucher übersehen Kostenfallen bei „Gasheizungen“ / Erdgaspreise steigen mit Anhebung der MwSt und CO2-Kosten. Immer noch knapp jeder zweite private Haushalt in Deutschland würde sich aktuell für den Einbau einer neuen Gasheizung entscheiden, wenn eine Sanierung ansteht. Das Problem: Die Kosten für den Energieträger Gas steigen in den nächsten Jahren voraussichtlich massiv an. Seit Anfang […]
ESG: IT-Nachhaltigkeit nicht so entscheidend für Anwender
Eine neue Studie der SAP-Tochter LeanIX zeigt, dass zwar 90 Prozent aller Firmen Programme zur Nachhaltigkeit durchführen – aber nur 40 Prozent tatsächlich gut auf die Einhaltung der neuen ESG-Vorschriften vorbereitet sind. Enterprise Architekten könnten helfen.
Windfall Bio Raises $28 Million to Scale Methane-Eating-Microbe Industrial Emissions Solution
Climate solutions startup Windfall Bio announced today that it has raised $28 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at supporting the commercialization of its solution to capture and utilize methane from emissions-intensive industries. Rapid reduction in methane emissions is seen as one of the most effective near-term actions […]
Chevron, Carbon Direct Capital Invest $45 Million in Carbon Capture Tech Firm ION Clean Energy
Carbon capture technology provider ION Clean Energy announced that it has raised $45 million from investors including energy giant Chevron’s low-carbon solutions-focused business Chevron New Energies (CNE), who led the round, and carbon management-focused investor Carbon Direct Capital. Founded in 2008, Boulder, Colorado-based ION Clean Energy provides technology aimed at reducing the overall costs of […]
Nachhaltiges Investieren für institutionelle Anlegerinnen und Anleger leicht gemacht
Nachhaltige Strategien beziehen wesentliche Überlegungen zu Umwelt, Sozialem und Unternehmensführung (ESG) in die Anlageentscheidungen mit ein, um die risikobereinigten Renditen zu verbessern und neben finanziellen Erträgen auch positive umweltbezogene oder soziale Auswirkungen zu unterstützen. Hat eine Institution ihren strategischen Anlageprozess definiert, geht es an die Implementierung und damit an die Auswahl der passenden Anlagestrategie. Damit […]
Investors Engaged on Energy Transition
Over half of investors globally believe they can significantly influence energy transition progress through their strategies, according to investment manager Nuveen’s fourth annual EQuilibrium institutional investor survey. Fifty-seven percent of the 800 surveyed institutional investors – who collectively manage US$18 trillion in assets – said they had or were seeking exposure to alternative energies including […]
Japan Issues Impact Investing Guidelines
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has finalised new guidelines on impact investing, setting out four principles for market participants to refer to when structuring and financing investment projects that have social and environmental benefits. The four key principles of impact investment are: intentionality; additionality; identification, measurement and management of impact; and innovation, transformation and acceleration. […]
Norwegian Investors Choose Voting Over Divesting
Norway’s five largest investors supported the majority of climate resolutions filed at oil and gas majors in 2023, according to research by activist group Follow This. “These Norwegian investors show the world that voting is essential to active ownership,” said Mark van Baal, Founder of Follow This. “Big Oil will only change if shareholders vote […]
InfluenceMap Links Firms to 80% of Fossil Fuel Emissions
A new report by think tank InfluenceMap has shown 57 corporate and state entities can be linked to 80% of fossil fuel and cement-based CO2 emissions between 2016 and 2022. The report uses the Carbon Majors database, which contains emissions data from 1854 through to 2022. It found nation-state producers accounted for 38% of emissions […]
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: SEC pauses its new climate disclosure rules; JPMorgan, Citi and RBC agree to disclose new climate finance metric; Deloitte survey finds sharp increase in investors implementing sustainable investment policies; Biden awards $20 billion to boost clean energy financing for low income communities; EY launches new sustainable finance hub; U.S. Steel […]
So will einer der größten Investoren vom Kampf gegen den Klimawandel profitieren
Auf den Hype um Klimainvestments folgte die Ernüchterung. Charlie Gailliot von der Beteiligungsgesellschaft KKR erklärt im Interview, wo er trotzdem attraktive Investitionschancen sieht.
Das Kapital scheut den Wasserstoff noch
Mit viel privatem Kapital soll die Wasserstoff-Infrastruktur aufgebaut werden, global wie national. Doch trotz enormer öffentlicher Vorleistungen zögern Investoren, Milliarden in Elektrolyseure und Netze zu stecken. In Deutschland einigte sich jetzt die Koalition über die Finanzierung des Kernnetzes.
EY Launches Sustainable Finance Hub to Help Financials Meet New ESG Reporting, Regulatory Requirements
Professional services firm EY announced today the launch of a new Sustainable Finance Innovation Hub, aimed at supporting financial institutions globally in meeting their ESG regulatory and reporting requirements. Based in Dublin, the new hub will add 40 specialists over the next few months, spanning the environmental, social and governance pillars of ESG, more than […]
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