ESG / Impact News
Impact Investing neu gedacht: Private Märkte im Fokus
1,6 Billionen US-Dollar weltweit – der Markt des Impact Investings wächst rasant. In der aktuellen Episode von Perspektiven in Private Markets diskutiert Susanne Bregy (Bundesinitiative Impact Investing) mit Alex Koriath (Cambridge Associates) über Intentionalität, messbare Wirkung und welche Renditen die Transformationsfinanzierung Anlegern bringen kann.
EU Launches Consultation on Upcoming Circular Economy Regulation
The European Commission announced the launch of a new consultation and call for evidence for its upcoming Circular Economy Act, kicking off the process towards launching new regulations aimed at accelerating the transition to a more circular economy, and targeting goals to double the EU’s circularity rate, and establish the EU as “the world leader […]
Kurzfristiger Gewinn ist nicht alles, Nachhaltigkeit zahlt sich weiter aus
Nach dem Hype folgt die Enttäuschung. Seit drei Jahren hat das Thema Nachhaltigkeit mit Gegenwind zu kämpfen. Unternehmen und Investoren sollte das aber nicht beirren, so Roman Limacher von Arete Ethik Invest.
Barclays Exits Net Zero Banking Alliance
Barclays announced that it has decided to exits the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), marking the second UK-based bank to withdraw from the UN-backed coalition dedicated to advancing global net zero goals through their financing activities, after the departure last month of HSBC. The departures of Barclays and HSBC follow the exit of all major Wall […]
EFRAG Releases Proposed Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) announced the publication of its revised Exposure Drafts of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), significantly simplifying and scaling back reporting requirements for companies under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Among the key changes from the initial ESRS, the new standards remove all voluntary disclosures, and […]
Helion Breaks Ground on First Fusion Power Plant to Supply Energy to Microsoft
Fusion energy company Helion announced that it has started working on the site of Orion, its first fusion power plant, aimed at providing carbon-free energy to offtaker Microsoft by 2028. Fusion, the process of combining two atoms to release energy, is seen as a potential source of abundant, zero-carbon power. Unlike fossil fuels, fusion does […]
Wohnen: Revolution im Wohnungsbau: ZÜBLIN und INSTATIQ setzen neues 3D-Betondruckverfahren ein
CO₂-reduzierte Bauweise und digitale Planung für nachhaltigeres Bauen / Joint Venture NELCON soll Verfahren bald großflächig anbieten.
Wie sich ESG-Investments gegenüber traditionellen Indexanlagen auszahlen
Im Jahr 2024 beliefen sich die wirtschaftlichen Kosten extremer Naturkatastrophen auf über 400 Milliarden Dollar, schrieb die Privatbank Pictet jüngst in einer Studie. Im selben Jahr übertraf in der EU erstmals die Stromerzeugung aus Solarenergie die aus Kohle, während 90 Prozent der anstehenden Energieprojekte in den USA entweder erneuerbare Energien oder Speicherlösungen sind.
BayWa r.e. verkauft spanisches 199 MW Wind- und Solarprojekt an Encavis AG
BayWa r.e. hat ein wegweisendes Erneuerbare-Energien-Projekt in Spanien mit einer Gesamtleistung von 199 MW an den führenden unabhängigen Stromerzeuger Encavis AG verkauft – eine weitere Erfolgsmeldung für das operative Projektgeschäft des Unternehmens.
Höhere Erlöse bei der Regelenergievermarktung durch KI-gestützte Prognosen
Höhere Erlöse bei der Regelenergievermarktung durch KI-gestützte Prognosen und Prozessautomatisierung in gemeinsamer Lösung vom IT-Spezialisten KISTERS und Handelsplattform FlexPowerHub.
APG to Invest $640 Million to Grow Octopus’ Australian Renewables Platform
Renewable energy fund manager Octopus Australia announced a significant new partnership with Dutch pension asset manager APG Asset Management (APG), in which the pension fund investor will commit over A$1 billion (US$640 million) to Octopus Australia’s flagship renewable energy platform OASIS. The deal will accelerate the growth of Octopus Australia’s platform and its pipeline of […]
Nuveen Raises $785 Million for Sustainable Commercial Real Estate Lending Fund
Investment manager Nuveen, and its sustainable commercial real estate financing solutions business Nuveen Green Capital (NGC), announced today that it has raised $785 million in new capital commitments to Nuveen C-PACE Lending Fund III, aimed at enabling insurance investors to finance energy efficiency and sustainability projects for commercial real estate. C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean […]
Australia Boosts Clean Energy Financing Scheme to 40 GW by 2030
The government of Australia announced a significant expansion of its Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), its key tool aimed at de-risking investments in clean energy at scale, with a new target to deliver an additional 40 GW in renewable energy and storage capacity by 2030, up from its prior 32 GW goal. The CIS program is […]
EU Commission Adopts Sustainability Reporting Standard for Small Companies
The European Commission announced today the adoption of the voluntary standard for SMEs (VSME), a new sustainability reporting standard aimed at enabling micro-, small- and medium-sized companies to report on ESG issues in a simplified and consistent way and to respond to requests for sustainability information from financial institutions and large companies. While the VSME […]
Lyten Raises $200 Million to Fund Acquisitions of Northvolt Battery Assets
Advanced materials company Lyten announced that it has raised $200 million in equity investments aimed at supporting its acquisition strategy, as the company continues to acquire assets from bankrupt EV battery company Northvolt. In addition to the capital raise, Lyten also announced the acquisition of Northvolt’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) product portfolio in Stockholm, […]
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