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LEGO Group Nearly Triples Renewable Materials in Bricks in 2024
The LEGO Group revealed significant progress in its efforts to increase the use of sustainable materials in its products, announcing that its LEGO bricks in 2024 consisted of an estimated 33% material from renewable sources, nearly tripling year-over-year. The new data was released with LEGO Group’s 2024 Sustainability Statement, outlining the company’s progress towards its […]
NextEnergy Raises $950 Million for Newbuild Solar Fund
Solar developer NextEnergy Group’s investment management arm NextEnergy Capital announced that it has raised a total of £733 million (USD$949 million) for NextPower UK ESG, its fund dedicated to new solar and energy storage facilities.
Renaissance Fusion sichert sich 32 Millionen Euro in Serie A zur Beschleunigung von Innovationen im Bereich saubere Energie
Eine Finanzierung der Serie A in Höhe von 32 Millionen Euro wird die Entwicklung des Kernfusionsreaktors und die Kommerzialisierung von Hochtemperatur-Supraleitern (HTS) von Renaissance Fusion beschleunigen. Renaissance Fusion ist ein Vorreiter bei vereinfachten Stellarator-Reaktoren und einer firmeneigenen Flüssigmetallwandtechnologie zur Bereitstellung kompakter, wartungsarmer Fusionsenergie. Ziel des Unternehmens ist es, die HTS-Technologie für die Bereiche Energie, Speicherung […]
Supercritical Raises $18 Million to Scale Low-Cost Green Hydrogen Solution
Green hydrogen startup Supercritical Solutions announced that it has raised £14 million (USD $18 million) in a Series A investment round, with proceeds to be used to advance its low-cost electrolyzer technology aimed at decarbonizing the hard-to-abate chemicals and fuels industries.
Standard Chartered Issues $1 Billion Social Bond to Fund Sustainable Development in Emerging Markets
UK-based multinational bank Standard Chartered announced that it has issued its first-ever Social bond, raising €1 billion (USD$1.1 billion) to support sustainable development in low-income countries across emerging markets where the bank is active.
Google to Provide Advertisers with Carbon Footprint Data for Ads
Google announced the launch of its new Carbon Footprint for Google Advertising reports, aimed at enabling advertisers to measure and manage the carbon emissions of their advertising activities.
UK Plans Levy on Jet Fuel Producers to Fund Revenue Certainty Mechanism for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Development
The UK Government’s Department for Transport announced the launch of a new consultation on an initiative aimed at supporting producers of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through the establishment of a “revenue certainty mechanism” (RCM) to be funded by jet-fuel suppliers.
Renaissance Fusion Raises $33 Million to Advance Low Cost, Low Carbon Fusion Energy
Nuclear technology startup Renaissance Fusion announced that it has raised €32 million (USD$33.2 million) in a series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at scaling and commercializing its fusion technology to produce low-cost, low-carbon energy.
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Wells Fargo drops net zero goals; Japan releases first sustainability reporting standards; Microsoft signs 30-year carbon removal deal; EU gives automakers more flexibility on emissions rules; Standard Chartered to engage with high-emission clients; SMBC exits net zero banking group; Mars introduces new sustainable packaging; U.S. rejects UN Sustainable Development Goals; […]
Integrating Climate Adaptation into Physical Risk Models
Key takeaways from the research include: Physical risks have tangible impacts on real assets. Under a medium-high climate change scenario (SSP3-7.0), the projected cumulative exposure to climate physical risks could reach US$559bn, or 28% of the total real estate asset value of the index, by 2050. Regardless of the climate scenario used, the warming that […]
Marokko genehmigt 32.5 Milliarden Dollar für grüne Wasserstoffprojekte zur Reduzierung industrieller Emissionen
Marokko gibt grünes Licht für Projekte im Wert von 32.5 Milliarden US-Dollar für grünen Wasserstoff, um die Ammoniak-, Stahl- und Kraftstoffproduktion voranzutreiben. Globale Energieriesen wie Ortus, Acciona und Acwa Power werden die Initiative anführen. Das Land möchte seinen Anteil an erneuerbarer Energie bis 52 auf 2030 Prozent steigern und sich als wichtiger Wasserstofflieferant der EU […]
Liverpool FC to Offset Climate Footprint of Products Through Carbon Removal Credits
Liverpool Football Club (LFC) and 1PointFive, the Direct Air Capture (DAC)-focused subsidiary of energy giant Occidental (Oxy) announced a new collaboration to launch products for the team’s fans that have had their carbon footprint addresses through the purchase of DAC-based carbon credits. According to LFC, the new collaboration marks a significant step towards its efforts […]
U.S. Rejects UN Sustainable Development Goals
The U.S. under the Trump administration stated that it “rejects and denounces” the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), the key global goals adopted by nations unanimously in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, aimed at tackling global environmental and social challenges.
Studie zeigt Umweltfolgen von Big Tech-Rechenzentren, auch in Lateinamerika
Untersuchungen des konzernkritischen Kollektivs ETC Group zeigen, dass die Umweltauswirkungen der riesigen Rechenzentren der Big Tech-Unternehmen die weltweite Klimakrise weiter verschärfen könnten. Rohstoffabbau, Elektroschrott und die Vertreibung von Gemeinden sind einige der Phänomene, die im neuen Bericht “Hinter den Wolken” untersucht werden.
Immer mehr Gegenwind für ESG-Maßnahmen?
Sollten Bestandhalter noch in ESG-Maßnahmen investieren? Was muss die neue Bundesregierung unbedingt ändern. Und wie geht es mit Büroimmobilien weiter? 3 Fragen an Berater Martin Eberhardt.
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