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Standard Chartered Earns Nearly $1 Billion in Sustainable Finance Income
International banking group Standard Chartered announced that it achieved $982 million income generation from sustainable finance in 2024, growing by 36% year-over year. Announced with the release of the bank’s 2024 annual report, the growth in sustainable finance income brings Standard Chartered within reach of its goal to reach $1 billion in annual income from […]
Studie: More than 75% of CFOs Expect to Increase or Maintain Sustainability Investment After Trump Election: BDO Survey
For the report, 2025 CFO Sustainability Outlook Survey, BDO commissioned a survey of 500 CFOs at companies with revenues ranging from under $250 million to over $3 billion across the healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, retail and technology sectors, including 81% at U.S.-only companies. The survey was conducted following the recent U.S. presidential election.
Aengevelt sieht wachsende Nachfrage nach Grundstücken für Energiespeicher
2024 wurden in Deutschland rd. 432 Terrawattstunden (TWh) Strom erzeugt. Davon entfiel mit rd. 59 % der größte Anteil auf erneuerbare Energien. Damit ist die Energiewende in Deutschland auf einem guten Weg.
Green Bonds: Impact Investing Report
Green bonds are financing projects all over the world that have a positive environmental impact and provide a pathway to sustainable development. But how much impact does an investor have when they invest in green bonds? In this report, we quantify the environmental impact of every $1M of investment in the VanEck Green Bond ETF […]
Brüssel will Lieferketten-Vorgaben erheblich lockern
Die EU-Kommission möchte einem Entwurf zufolge die Regeln für Lieferketten und Nachhaltigkeitsberichte weitreichend korrigieren. Sorgfaltspflichten sollen enger definiert werden. Firmen unter 1000 Beschäftigten sollen Nachhaltigkeitserklärungen erlassen werden.
Polestar Capital launches €500 million e-mobility & infrastructure fund to accelerate zero-emission logistics
The fund will extend loans to e-mobility and logistics projects, providing “essential financing that is urgently required but difficult to obtain elsewhere“. With the launch of PCEIF, the total committed capital at Polestar Capital will grow towards €1 billion, reinforcing its position as a leading asset manager bridging the funding gap for impact.
Das sind die Preisträger des Sustainable Performance Award 2024
Beim Galaabend zum diesjährigen Sustainable Performance Award in Wiesbaden kamen die Wegbereiter der nachhaltigen Finanzwelt zusammen, um die „Besten der Besten“ unter den ESG-Fonds zu würdigen. Die von Provita initiierte Preisverleihung stellte dabei eindrucksvoll unter Beweis, dass nachhaltiges Investment längst im Mainstream angekommen ist – mehr als 2.500 analysierte Fonds in 86 Kategorien sprechen eine […]
ESG-Investments: Diese grünen ETFs schlagen den MSCI World über 5 Jahre
Der Trend zu grünen Investments scheint vorbei, doch die Performance spricht teils eine andere Sprache: Diese ESG-ETFs schlagen den Weltmarktindex deutlich.
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 […]
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