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EU Commission Harmonizes Circular Economy Rules to Reignite Plastic Recycling Market
The European Commission announced on Tuesday a set of new pilot actions aimed at creating common EU-wide rules for the plastics recycling, forming part of a series of measures to revitalize the plastics recycling sector planned to be released over the next several months. To a report by ESG today. 23.12.2024
Port of Rotterdam Issues First-Ever Carbon Capture and Storage Bond
The Port of Rotterdam has raised €50 million through the issuance of a new Carbon Capture and Storage Bond, marking the first ever corporate bond with use of proceeds to be exclusively allocated to carbon capture and storage (CCS). To a report by ESG today. 23.12.2025
Equitix Buys Stake in Energy-from-Waste Platform Viridor from KKR
Infrastructure investor Equitix announced the acquisition of a substantial minority stake in UK-based energy-from-waste operator Viridor Group from KKR, building on its current 35% stake in the company. To a report by ESG today. 22.12.2025
Guest Post: COP30 Moved Adaptation Goals to 2035. The Financial Risks Arrive Sooner.
COP30’s decision to shift the global adaptation finance target, tripling it to $120 billion annually but delaying delivery from 2030 to 2035, was presented as a pragmatic compromise. The target sets the level of global public finance intended to help countries invest in physical resilience, and yet that adjustment quietly changes the backdrop against which […]
Studies: Two-thirds of ESG Funds Change Names Following New EU Sustainable Fund Naming Rules: ESMA Study
Approximately two thirds of funds with ESG terms in their names changed their names, with many dropping ESG terms or using terms with less stringent requirements, and half updated their investment policies, following new guidelines for funds using ESG or sustainability-related terms in their name released last year by EU markets regulator the European Securities […]
SKF Decarbonizes Six Factories Globally
Swedish engineering and manufacturing company SKF announced that it has achieved decarbonized status at six new factories, bringing its total number of decarbonized factories to 9 across its global footprint. To a Report by ESG today. 22.12.2025
EU-Kommission gibt grünes Licht für Lkw-Schnellladenetz
Die EU-Kommission gibt grünes Licht für die staatliche Unterstützung des Aufbaus von Lkw-Schnellladeinfrastruktur an unbewirtschafteten Rastanlagen entlang der Bundesautobahnen. Nach einem Report von windkraft-journal. 18.12.2025
Regionalplan Köln: Flächen für den wirtschaftlichen Betrieb von Windenergieanlagen
Der Landesverband Erneuerbare Energien NRW geht weiterhin davon aus, dass es im neuen Regionalplan für den Regierungsbezirk Köln angesichts von Höhenbegrenzungen zu wenige geeignete Flächen für den wirtschaftlichen Betrieb von Windenergieanlagen gibt. Nach einem Report von
EB Energy Transition Europe erwirbt großskaligen Batteriespeicher in Deutschland
· Stärkung der Netzstabilität und Integration erneuerbarer Energien durch Utility-Scale-Speichertechnologie · Angestrebte planbare Erträge durch siebenjährigen Tolling-Vertrag mit Investment-Grade-Versorger · Attraktives Infrastrukturinvestment für institutionelle Anleger mit Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit und stabile Ausschüttungen Nach einem Report von windmesse. 21.12.2025
EU Council Adopts Revised EUDR, Marking Final Step in Delay of Supply Chain Deforestation Law
Member states in the European Council announced on Thursday that they have formally adopted amendments to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), marking the last major legislative step to introduce a new 1 year delay and simplifications to the new law requiring companies to ensure that products imported to or exported from EU markets no longer […]
Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy in 2026
The Government of Canada announced the appointment of the Canadian Climate Institute to lead the development of a new sustainable investment taxonomy, with plans for the initial categorization system to identify green and transition investments to be released by the end of 2026. To a report by esgtoday. 19.12.2025
STOXX Acquires Sustainable Investment Solutions Provider ECPI
ISS STOXX’s benchmark and custom index solutions unit STOXX announced today an agreement to acquire sustainability-focused index and data provider ECPI from investment management solutions company Confluence. To a Report by ESG today. 18.12.2025
B2U Storage Solutions launches second-life EV battery energy storage fund
Three of B2U’s operational sites are in California, and the fourth is in Texas, where the other projects in the fund, due to come online in 2026, are. To a report by evinfrastructurenews. 18.12.2025
Microsoft Signs Enhanced Rock Weathering Carbon Removal Deal with InPlanet
Climate tech startup InPlanet announced today a new carbon credit purchase agreement with Microsoft, for the delivery of more than 28,500 tonnes of CO2 removal between 2026 and 2028, generated through Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) projects in Brazil. To a report by ESG today. 18.12.2025
DHL Signs Emissions Reduction Rights Deal with Air France KLM Cargo
Logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight business DHL Global Forwarding announced a new agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP), expanding their collaboration to the use of emissions reduction rights to help DHL decarbonize air freight and meet its sustainability goals. To a report by ESG today. 18.12.2025
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