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Blue Yonder Acquires Pledge to Enhance Supply Chain Carbon Reporting Capabilities

Blue Yonder Acquires Pledge to Enhance Supply Chain Carbon Reporting Capabilities

Digital supply chain solutions provider Blue Yonder announced the acquisition of the business of logistics-focused climate data tech startup Pledge Earth Technologies, with the transaction aimed at enhancing Blue Yonder’s capabilities to help customers assess and reduce supply chain emissions. Founded in 2021, UK-based Pledge provides solutions enabling enterprises to calculate and report emissions across […]

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BoE Raises Climate Risk Management Expectations for Banks, Insurers

BoE Raises Climate Risk Management Expectations for Banks, Insurers

The Bank of England (BoE) announced today a series of proposals strengthening its expectations for banks’ and insurers’ management of climate-related risks, after finding that while improvements in this area have been made over the past few years, “progress is uneven and more needs to be done.” The new proposals would update the BoE’s initial […]

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Bauwens und Düsseldorfer Wohnungsgenossenschaft feiern Richtfest für NRWs größtes Holz-Hybrid-Wohnquartier

Bauwens und Düsseldorfer Wohnungsgenossenschaft feiern Richtfest für NRWs größtes Holz-Hybrid-Wohnquartier

Mit einem feierlichen Richtfest markieren Bauwens und die Düsseldorfer Wohnungsgenossenschaft einen wichtigen Baufortschritt im Düsseldorfer Stadtteil Düsseltal: Das ‚Arche-Noah-Quartier‘, NRWs größtes Holz-Hybrid-Wohnquartier, nimmt sichtbar Gestalt an. Auf rund 11.000 m² entstehen in der Lacombletstraße insgesamt 139 moderne Zwei- bis Fünf-Zimmer-Wohnungen – verteilt auf vier Gebäuderiegel. Der vierte Baukörper wird zusätzlich eine dreigruppige Kindertagesstätte beherbergen. Die […]

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DWS stellt klar: Wo ESG draufsteht, sind keine Waffen drin

DWS stellt klar: Wo ESG draufsteht, sind keine Waffen drin

Die DWS sieht sich mit Blick auf die Debatte, ob Nachhaltigkeitsfonds Investments in Waffenhersteller erlaubt werden sollen, zu einer Klarstellung gezwungen. “Wir öffnen unsere Fonds, die ESG oder vergleichbare Begriffe im Namen tragen und den ‘DWS ESG Investment Standard’-Filter anwenden, NICHT für Investitionen in Rüstungswerte”, teilt der Asset Manager auf seiner Website mit.

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DePoly Raises $23 Million to Turn Hard-to-Recycle Plastics into New Raw Materials

DePoly Raises $23 Million to Turn Hard-to-Recycle Plastics into New Raw Materials

Chemical recycling startup DePoly has raised $23 million with proceeds to be used to support the scaling of its technology to tackle hard-to-recycle plastics. Founded in 2020 by co-founders CEO Samantha Anderson, CTO Bardiya Valizadeh, and CSO Christopher Ireland, DePoly offers a solution to break down plastic and textile waste for use as building blocks […]

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Stonepeak Acquires $340 Million Stake in U.S. Solar & Storage Portfolio from Repsol

Stonepeak Acquires $340 Million Stake in U.S. Solar & Storage Portfolio from Repsol

New York-based alternative investment firm Stonepeak announced that it acquired a 46.3% stake in a U.S. solar and storage portfolio from Spanish energy company Respol for $340 million. The portfolio include 777 MW of operating solar and storage facilities in New Mexico and Texas, and the transaction values the portfolio at approximately $795 million, including […]

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Pioneer Raises $1.2 Billion for Article 9 Sustainable Infrastructure Fund

Pioneer Raises $1.2 Billion for Article 9 Sustainable Infrastructure Fund

London-based sustainable infrastructure investment firm Pioneer Point Partners announced that it has raised over €1.1 billion (USD$1.2 billion) for its second sustainable institutional fund, Pioneer Infrastructure Partners II. The firm noted strong demand for the sustainable infrastructure-focused fund, with fundraising reached only twelve months following launch, and significantly exceeding its initial €800 million target. The […]

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USGBC Launches New Sustainable Buildings LEED Rating System

USGBC Launches New Sustainable Buildings LEED Rating System

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today the launch of LEED v5, updating its flagship LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building system for rating with a sustainability-focused building standard. According to the USGBC, the new LEED system was developed with input from thousands of green building professionals, with the organization holding […]

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