ESG / Impact News
Equitable Earth Raises $14.7 Million to Advance Certification Standard for Nature-Based Carbon Projects
Carbon markets-focused standard platform Equitable Earth announced today that it has raised €12.6 million (USD$14.7 million) in a new funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at supporting the expansion of its certification programme for nature-based carbon projects. To a report by ESG today. 08.01.2026
Österreichs Holzbau auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Normal
Holzbau. In und um Wien entstehen deutlich mehr Holzbauten als hierzulande. Die Österreicher gehen unaufgeregter mit dem Baustoff um und bauen ihn in Gesamtkonzepte ein. Luft nach oben sei freilich noch, bestätigen Projektentwickler – sowohl was die Bauanteile als auch die Kosten betrifft. Nach einem Report der Immobilien Zeitung. 08.01.2026
Studie: ESG Trends 2026
Studie | Die ESG Trends 2026 zeigen: Die Reise geht weiter. Nachhaltigkeit bietet Chancen, und zwar heute, nicht erst 2050. Nach einem Report der LBBW. 08.01.2026
Reform der ESG-Abfrage: „Das kann zum Befreiungsschlag werden“
Die EU-Vorschriften zur Abfrage von Nachhaltigkeitspräferenzen der Kunden durch den Finanzvertrieb sind, auf gutdeutsch, ein Schuss in den Ofen. Das hat nun auch die EU-Kommission realisiert und strebt eine deutliche Vereinfachung an. Aus der Branche kommt überwiegend Zustimmung. Ein wichtiger Punkt indes fehlt noch. Nach einem Report von Cash. 09.01.2026
Standard Chartered Issues €1 Billion Green Bond to Finance Clean Energy, Green Building Projects
UK-based multinational bank Standard Chartered announced that it has issued its first-ever green bond, raising €1 billion to finance projects including renewable energy and green buildings in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. To a report by ESG today. 08.01.2026
Biographica Raises $9.4 Million to Design Climate-Resilient Crops with AI
London-based machine learning and genomics startup Biographica announced that it has raised £7 millon (USD$9.4 million) in a new Seed funding round, with proceeds aimed at accelerating its creation of climate-resilient, productive and nutritious crops using AI. To report by ESG toady. 08.01.2026
bp, Corteva Launch Biofuel Feedstock Platform
Energy giant bp and global agriculture technology company Corteva announced the launch of Etlas, a new 50:50 joint venture aimed at producing seed-based feedstock for biofuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD). To a report by ESG today. 07.01.2026
Acumen Raises $250 Million to Bring Clean Energy Access to Underserved Markets
Impact investor Acumen announced that it has raised $250 million in blended capital through its “Hardest-to-Reach Initiative” (H2R), aimed at expanding clean energy access across sub-Saharan Africa. To a report by ESG today. 07.01.2026
Microsoft, MISO Partner to Modernize Grid for Increased Demand from Data Centers, Electrification
Microsoft and U.S. Midwest electric power provider Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) announced the launch of a new grid modernization collaboration, using AI and cloud technology to help meet increasing energy needs driven by factors including data center growth and electrification. To a report by ESG today. 07.01.2026
HASI, Sunrun Launch $500 Million JV to Finance and Build New Solar and Storage Residential Power Plants
Climate solutions and sustainable infrastructure investment firm HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) announced that it will invest up to $500 million in a new joint venture with residential clean energy provider Sunrun, aimed at financing and developing home-based distributed energy assets across the U.S. To a reort by ESG toady. 06.01.2026
Equinor Sues to Keep Building Empire Wind After Trump Order Halting $5 Billion Renewable Energy Project
Norway-based energy company Equinor announced that it has launched a civil lawsuit in a U.S. district court, challenging an order by the Trump administration’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to halt work on Empire Wind, a large-scale $5 billion offshore wind project off the coast of New York, anticipated to power 500,000 homes with […]
Eni Spins Out Refineries Under Decarbonized Energy Strategy
Italian energy company Eni announced today the transfer of the business branch of its Refining Evolution & Transformation unit, which includes refineries and logistics businesses in Europe and the Middle East into a newly formed company, Eni Industrial Evolution S.p.A. To a report by ESG today. 05.01.2026
Wien Energie mit Rekordzuwachs bei Photovoltaik, Windkraft und Wasserkraft
(WK-intern) – Österreichs größter regionaler Energieanbieter erweiterte sein Ökostrom-Portfolio mit etwa 70 neuen Photovoltaikanlagen, einem neuen Wasserkraftwerk und der Erweiterung der Windkraft. Nach einem Report des windkraft-journal. 05.01.2026
China Releases Corporate Climate Reporting Standard
China’s Ministry of Finance, alongside several other of the country’s ministries, central bank, and regulators, announced the release of its new “Corporate Sustainable Disclosure Standard No. 1 – Climate (Trial),” a new standard, aligned with the IFRS Foundation’s climate reporting standard, aimed at enabling companies to report on climate-related risks, opportunities and impacts, and to […]
Wiener Büromarkt startet 2026 mit Rekordnachfrage und Flächenknappheit
Der Wiener Büromarkt startet mit historisch niedrigem Leerstand und steigenden Mieten ins neue Jahr. Eine umfangreiche Pipeline neuer, ESG-konformer Flächen soll die enorme Nachfrage decken. Nach einem Report von ad-hoc-news. 03.01.2026
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