ESG / Impact News
Canada Pushes Back Requirement for Banks, Insurance Companies to Report Financed Emissions by 3 Years
Canada’s financial regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), announced a new update to its climate-related financial disclosure expectations for banks and insurance companies, including a significant delay to the requirement for firms to disclose the emissions originating in their loan books and underwriting activities, which had been set to begin next […]
METYCLE Raises $15 Million to Modernize Metal Recycling
Startup METYCLE announced that it has raised €14.4 million (USD$14.8 million) in a Series A funding round to expand its platform for the sale and purchase of recycled and scrap metal, which aims to bring more efficiency to the global market, making it easier to recycle more metal and to reduce carbon emissions.
Bloomberg Launches New Solution to Help Investors Assess Portfolio Climate Risks and Opportunities
Business and financial markets information service provider Bloomberg announced the launch of MARS Climate, a new solution aimed at enabling buy-side and sell-side financial firms to quantify and manage climate risks and opportunities across portfolios. The new solution forms part of Bloomberg’s Multi-Asset Risk Management (MARS) suite.
Canada Pushes Back Requirement for Banks, Insurance Companies to Report Financed Emissions by 3 Years
Canada’s financial regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), announced a new update to its climate-related financial disclosure expectations for banks and insurance companies, including a significant delay to the requirement for firms to disclose the emissions originating in their loan books and underwriting activities, which had been set to begin next […]
Neue ESG-Pflichten für Immobilieneigentümer – Was sich 2025 ändert
Die neuen ESG-Regulierungen, die ab dem 1. Januar 2025 in Kraft getreten sind, haben erhebliche Auswirkungen auf Immobilieneigentümer.
MSCI, Swiss Re Partner to Help Financial Sector Assess and Manage Climate Risk
Investment data and research provider MSCI and Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions announced the launch of a new collaboration, aimed at enabling financial sector companies to assess, manage and mitigate their physical climate risk.
Büro: Baustart für modernen Forschungscampus in Berlin-Adlershof
Nachhaltiger Neubau Die BAM strebt mit dem Campus die Optimierung der Arbeitsumgebung für ihre Mitarbeitenden an. Die neu geschaffenen Räumlichkeiten sollen die Innovation und Kreativität fördern und somit die Qualität und Effizienz ihrer Forschungstätigkeiten steigern. Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte spielen während des Baus und dem späteren Betrieb eine wichtige Rolle: Bepflanzte Innenhöfe und begrünte Dächer des Neubaus tragen […]
Vema Hydrogen Raises $13 Million for Solution to Produce Clean Hydrogen Underground at Under $1/KG
Cleantech startup Vema Hydrogen announced that it has raised $13 million in a Seed funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting its efforts to produce low-cost carbon-free hydrogen. Hydrogen is viewed as one of the key building blocks of the transition to a cleaner energy future, particularly for sectors with difficult to abate emissions, in […]
KKR Backs Energy Service Provider EGC to Decarbonize Real Estate
Alternative asset and private equity investor KKR announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with German energy service provider EGC, aimed at driving decarbonization in the real estate sector. Buildings are a key source of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and also one of the hardest to replace, given their long-term nature. According […]
Terra CO2 Raises $82 Million to Scale Low Carbon Cement Technology
Sustainable building materials startup Terra CO2 announced that it has raised $82 million in commitments in a Series B financing round, with proceeds aimed at accelerating the commercial deployment of its low carbon cement solution.
HSBC Pushes Back Net Zero Goals by 20 Years
HSBC revealed today a series of major changes to its climate goals, including a decision to push back its 2030 target to achieve net zero emissions in its operations and supply chain by 20 years, citing the “slower pace of the transition across the real economy,” in areas including climate technology, energy transition, and government […]
EU Lawmakers Agree to New Rules Requiring Fashion Brands to Pay to Recycle Clothes
Lawmakers in the European Parliament and Council announced that they have reached a provisional agreement on a series of new measures aimed at preventing and reducing waste in the textile and food sectors, including rules that would require fashion brands to pay for the collection and recycling of their products, with fees based on the […]
Wagniskapitalinvestitionen mit Schwerpunkt auf Klimatechnologien verlieren an Schwung
Diskurs über klimapolitische Ambitionen hat Auswirkungen auf Markt für Wagniskapital. Junge Unternehmen mit Fokus auf Cybersicherheit, künstliche Intelligenz und Verteidigung gewinnen an Aufmerksamkeit. Früheres Wachstumssegment Online-Handel wirkt gesättigt.
Die Impact-Szene braucht internationale Vernetzung
Wenige Themen wurden in der Finanzszene 2024 so heiß diskutiert wie Impact Investing. Nachhaltigkeit fördern und dabei eine auskömmliche Rendite zu erzielen, ist längst zum Credo für viele große institutionelle Investoren geworden – schließlich boomt der Markt für Impact Investing seit Jahren. Um die globalen sozialen Herausforderungen und die Klimakrise gemeinsam zu bewältigen, ist eine […]
Studie: 85 % der Unternehmen werden trotz politischer Veränderungen weiterhin Klimadaten veröffentlichen, so eine Workiva-Studie
97% der Führungskräfte sind davon überzeugt, dass die Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung innerhalb von zwei Jahren einen Geschäftsvorteil bringen wird. 85% der Unternehmen planen, ungeachtet etwaiger politischer Veränderungen mit der Offenlegung von Klimadaten fortzufahren. 93% der institutionellen Anleger investieren eher in Unternehmen mit integrierter finanzieller und nichtfinanzieller Berichterstattung.
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