ESG / Impact News
A Closer Look at How and Where Net-Zero Commitments Are Falling Short
Investors are coming to realize that net-zero commitments and targets don’t necessarily result in effective action. Without committed investment dollars, clear transitions plans and solid governance policies, these commitments will not result in the magnitude of emissions reductions needed to meet global net-zero ambitions by 2050. Success will require not only a commitment to align […]
How ESG will impact the property market in 2024
According to the latest Trends Radar report by Cushman & Wakefield, the Polish commercial property market will be significantly impacted by increasing ESG regulatory pressure in 2024. Investors will be required to implement practical sustainable solutions for their property portfolios due to the EU reporting standards and the revised EPBD coming into effect. The rising […]
PATRIZIA erreicht Finanzierungsvolumen von über 500 Millionen Euro für sozialen und bezahlbaren Wohnraum
Impact-Investing-Strategie PATRIZIA Sustainable Communities hat mit Kapital von zehn institutionellen Anlegern in vier soziale und bezahlbare Wohnprojekte in Großbritannien und Irland investiert. Unterbringung von mehr als 7.500 Personen und damit Bekämpfung von sozialer Vereinsamung in über 25 europäischen Städten. PATRIZIA Sustainable Communities Strategie ist wichtiger Bestandteil der Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie von PATRIZIA mit Impact Investing als zentraler […]
Study Reviews APAC Investment Funds’ Climate Risks
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a new research memorandum assessing the exposure of Asia-Pacific (APAC) investment funds to climate-related risks. HKMA analysed funds’ climate risk exposure by using both the historical and forward-looking metrics of companies held in their portfolios. Exposure to climate-related risks were likely to have an impact on wider […]
Calvert Brings Three Article 8 Funds to Market
Calvert Research and Management, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), has unveiled three funds categorised as Article 8 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The MS INVF Calvert Global Equity, Global High-Yield Bond and US Equity funds are actively managed and will incorporate a sustainability-related risks and opportunities assessment into their investment approach.
IIGCC Publishes Scope 3 Emissions Paper
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), an industry network, has released its discussion paper on Scope 3 emissions. Scope 3 covers all emissions emerging from a company’s supply chain, including upstream production and downstream customer activity. The paper outlines investor perspectives on the importance and complexity of investee companies’ emissions in the context […]
TwentyFour Transitions Fund to Article 9
TwentyFour Asset Management, the fixed income subsidiary of Swiss investment management group Vontobel, has upgraded one of its funds to Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The group said it had taken a deliberately conservative approach under SFDR guidelines, and that the upgrade stood in contrast to the wave of fund […]
Can business be sustainable?
Detrimental business The question of who bears responsibility for causing harm is a matter of attribution in a society that is detrimental to nature and a significant portion of its members. If the system is detrimental in itself, it is not the system that is guilty, but some parts of it, or their interaction. In […]
10 Millionen Euro für Impact-Startup: Mit diesem Pitchdeck hat’s geklappt
Ceezer verspricht die Sache mit den CO2-Zertifikaten für Unternehmen einfacher zu machen. Für die Series-A konnte das Startup HV Capital, Norrsken VC und Picus Capital gewinnen.
Robeco: Ist ESG für ein Anlageportfolio mehr Hype als Hilfe?
Ein halbes Jahrhundert wissenschaftlicher Forschung hat gezeigt, dass Unternehmen, die ESG-Grundsätze umsetzen, überwiegend eine bessere Qualität und Finanzkraft aufweisen.
Drei Fragen und Antworten: Wie auch Sie die ESG-Berichtspflichten bändigen
Environment, Social und Governance – etliche Unternehmen müssen jetzt ihre Nachhaltigkeit erfassen. Wir zeigen, wen es betrifft und welche Tools sich lohnen.
Artikel-9-Fonds verzeichnen erstmalig Milliardenabflüsse
Währenddessen verzeichnen auch Artikel-8-Fonds im vierten Quartal die höchsten Mittelabzüge jemals. Das Investoreninteresse nach nachhaltigen Anlageprodukten nimmt weiterhin ab. Artikel-8-Fonds haben im vierten Quartal 2023 die höchsten Mittelabzüge jemals verzeichnet, wie aus aktuellen Daten von Morningstar hervorgeht. Auch Artikel-9-Fonds, welche sich in den vergangenen Monaten weitaus besser schlagen konnten, verzeichneten für das vierte Quartal erstmalig […]
Q4’23 paints a “bleak picture” for Article 8 and Article 9 funds
According to the Morningstar’s research: “The EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requires asset managers to provide more information on the sustainability risks and impact of their investment products sold in the EU, with the level of disclosure depending on the sustainability objective of the products.”Article 8 funds, lacking a commitment to sustainable investments, experienced […]
Bankenaufsichtsbehörde will härtere ESG-Vorschriften für die Institute
Vor allem die großen Geldinstitute sollen in die Pflicht genommen werden. Was nicht heißt, dass die kleineren sich zurücklehnen können.
BlackRock Invests $500 Million in Clean Energy Developer Recurrent Energy
Solar energy and energy storage developer Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., announced today a $500 million commitment from BlackRock, with proceeds from the investment aimed at growing the company’s global renewable energy platform. BlackRock’s $500 million preferred equity investment commitment, convertible into common equity, represents 20% of the outstanding fully diluted shares […]
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