ESG / Impact News
Studie: Das Interesse an Impact-Investing geht weltweit zurück
Mehrjährige Studie zum Impact-Investing zeigt sinkende Attraktivität. Impact-Investoren sind weiterhin bereit, auf einen Teil der Renditen zu verzichten. Gesundheit löst Umwelt als wichtigstes Thema ab.
Cleantech Startup EVOLOH Raises $20 Million for Low Cost Clean Hydrogen Technology
Cleantech startup EVOLOH announced today that it has raised $20 million, with proceeds aimed at advancing the company’s solution enabling efficient, low-cost clean hydrogen production. Founded in 2020, California-based EVOLOH manufactures high-performance electrolyzer stacks – the core component of electrolyzers – for hydrogen production. The company’s platform, Nautilus, utilizes liquid alkaline technology designed to minimize […]
Persefoni Launches Free Emissions Measurement and Reporting Solution
Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) provider Persefoni announced today the release of Persefoni Pro, a new free, tool aimed at enabling businesses to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Launched in 2020, Persefoni’s SaaS platform enables companies and institutional investors to measure, analyze, plan, forecast, and report on their carbon footprint.
BlackRock’s Fink Says Energy Transition Remains an Investment “Mega Force” Despite Political Pushback
Investment giant BlackRock will continue to view the global transition to low carbon energy sources as one of the most powerful drivers of capital market opportunity and risk, even as the energy transition becomes “more contentious in the U.S.,” according to the firm’s Chairman and CEO Larry Fink’s annual letter to investors. While describing the […]
Wie werde ich Impact Investor?
Interview mit Sophie Kazmierczak, Mitglied des Vorstands der Bundesinitiative Impact Investing und Chief Impact and Sustainability Officer der NEXT Generation Invest AG.
ESG im Fokus: Mehr als jeder zweite Fonds mit Nachhaltigkeitsausrichtung
Die Dynamik bei Artikel-8-Fonds lässt nach, doch das Wachstum ist noch immer signifikant, so die Experten der Scope Fund Analysis GmbH. Bei Artikel-9-Fonds sei das Vermögen im Vergleich zum Vorjahr jedoch kaum gestiegen. Scope gebe einen Überblick über das nachhaltige Fondsuniversum gemäß SFDR.
ESG: CO2-Abscheidung und -Speicherung ist ein Wachstumsmarkt mit langfristigen Chancen
Die Abscheidung und Speicherung von Kohlenstoffdioxid (CCS) ist ein Wachstumsmarkt mit langfristigen Chancen, der zusätzlich von politischen Anreizen, steigender Rentabilität und wachsender Infrastruktur profitiert. Denn: Nicht alle Industrien lassen sich mithilfe von Elektrifizierung und erneuerbaren Energien dekarbonisieren. Natalia Luna, Senior Thematic Investment Analyst bei Columbia Threadneedle Investments, zeigt in ihrem Marktkommentar die langfristigen Wachstumschancen des […]
Walmart Invests in Nearly 1 GW of New Clean Energy Projects Across the U.S.
Retail giant Walmart announced today a series of new clean energy investments and purchase agreements, aimed at adding nearly 1 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity across the U.S. The new commitments follow the announcement by Walmart in January of plans to accelerate its energy transformation strategy, with an ambition to enable as much as 10 […]
LEGO Group Signs 9-Year Carbon Removal Deal with DAC Provider Climeworks
Zurich-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) company provider Climeworks announced today that it has signed a new 9-year carbon removal agreement with the LEGO Group. The new deal also includes a carbon removal agreement with KIRKBI, the Danish family office for the Kristiansen family, which owns The Lego Group. The combined agreements are valued at over […]
ESG and Impact investing in 2024
Economic pressures have had disparate effects on asset managers’ use of ESG as well as their willingness to advertise around it. Some have leaned into it as a value creation and protection tool, while others have substantially decreased their focus on or mention of it.
Gemeinsam für mehr Nachhaltigkeit: Die Lobby der anderen
Von Zukunftsfähigkeit fabulieren viele. Im „Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft“ (BNW) haben sich Hunderte Unternehmen zusammengeschlossen, die es ernst mit ihr meinen. Das bedeutet auch: Längst nicht jeder darf dabei sein.
Green Cement Startup Cemvision Raises €10 Million
Climate tech startup Cemvision announced that it has raised €10 million in a seed funding round, aimed at accelerating the company’s near-term efforts to provide high-performance, ultra-low CO2 footprint and resource-efficient, 100% circular cement.
Microsoft Signs 95,000 Ton Biochar Carbon Removal Deal with Climate Solutions Startup The Next 150
Microsoft and climate solutions provider The Next 150 announced that they have signed a 6-year offtake agreement, with Microsoft purchasing 95,000 tons of carbon removal credits generated by a new biochar production facility in Mexico.
Biden Administration Invests $6 Billion in Industrial Decarbonization Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the selection of 33 projects to be awarded up to $6 billion in funding aimed at advancing technologies to help significantly reduce emissions across hard-to-decarbonize industries across sectors including chemicals, steel, food, refining and cement, among others.
MSCI Study Reveals Heavier Net Zero Transition Opportunities Exposure for Private vs Public Climate Funds
The study found a “green rush” towards climate funds in both the private and public markets over the past few years, with more climate funds launched in private markets between 2020 and Q3 2023 than in the previous nine years combined, and with these new funds representing more than 70% of the $90.5 billion of […]
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