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Climate Fund Managers Raises Over $180 Million to Back Green Hydrogen Value Chain in Southern Africa
Climate-focused blended finance investment manager Climate Fund Managers announced that it has raised ZAR 3 billion (USD$182 million) at the first close of SA-H2, a blended finance fund focused on supporting the development construction and operation of green-hydrogen infrastructure in Southern Africa. To a Report by ESG today. 13.08.2026
Goldman Sachs Acquires Food Supply Chain Reusables Solutions Provider Tosca
Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s alternative investments platform, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, announced an agreement to acquire food supply chain-focused reusable plastic packaging and performance pooling solutions provider Tosca from private equity investor Apax Partners. To a report by ESG today. 13.08.2026
Samsung Acquires GM’s Stake in $3.5 Billion Battery Joint Venture
Battery manufacturer Samsung SDI announced that it has agreed to acquire General Motors’ entire 49.99% stake in their SynergyCells electric vehicle (EV) battery joint venture project, with plans to shift the plant from an EV battery focus to address growing demand for broader energy storage systems. To a report by ESG today. 13.08.2026
Klimaziele: SBTi 2.0 – Was der neue Net-Zero Standard für Unternehmen bedeutet
Die Science Based Targets Initiative hat ihren Net-Zero Standard überarbeitet. Unternehmen erwartet ein Mix aus neuen Pflichten, mehr Flexibilität und erweiterten Zielsetzungsoptionen. Was Sie dazu wissen müssen, erklären Manuel Gaber und David Karczmarzyk in diesem Gastbeitrag. Nach einem Report von Haufe. 13.08.2026
Viele Bäume, kaum Schatten: Was deutsche Städte beim Hitzeschutz übersehen
Viel hilft nicht immer viel: Städte pflanzen Tausende Bäume, doch oft fehlt Schatten dort, wo Menschen ihn am dringendsten brauchen. Wiesbaden und Mainz liegen direkt nebeneinander. Beim Schatten für Fußgänger unterscheiden sich die beiden Städte trotzdem erheblich: In Wiesbaden verlaufen nach einer neuen Geodatenanalyse rund 34 % des Fußwegenetzes unter Baumkronen, in Mainz sind es […]
Bis zu 96 % netto entfernt: ETH Zürich macht Zementwerk zur CO₂-Senke
Kann ein Zementwerk mehr CO₂ entfernen als ausstoßen? Forschende der ETH Zürich zeigen, wie ein integrierter Kalkkreislauf genau das ermöglichen könnte. Nach einem Report von ingenieur. 12.08.2026
Impact Investing: Wie sich Wirkung messbar machen lässt
Additivität und Intentionalität sind Schlüsselkonzepte, die dem Impact Investing zugrunde liegen. Doch wie können diese am besten in Investmentprozessen erfasst werden? Nach einem Report von e-fundresearch. 11.08.2026
Carnival Raises, Accelerates Emissions Reduction Goal
Global cruise company Carnival Corporation announced a new climate target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by 25% by 2029, on a 2019 basis, increasing and accelerating from its prior 20% by 2030 goal, after achieving it five years early. To a report by ESG today. 11.08.2026
Essar Energy Transition Secures $400 Million Financing
Essar Energy Transition has secured $400 million across two financing facilities backed by NatWest, ABN AMRO and Natixis CIB. Its receivables facility rises from $150 million to $350 million, expanding working-capital capacity and diversifying funding sources. To a report by ESG News. 10.08.2026
Isometric Expands Carbon Removal Certification to China
Isometric has signed its first three carbon removal project developers in China, covering direct air capture and biochar. China may need about 3 billion tonnes of carbon removal annually to reach net zero by 2060. Biochar alone could remove an estimated 470 million tonnes of CO2 each year if China fully used available crop residues. […]
CESC Unit to Buy ReNew Solar Assets for $510 Million
Purvah Green Power will acquire a 1.4 GW operational solar portfolio from ReNew Solar Power for $510.1 million. More than 90% of the acquired capacity is backed by long-term power purchase agreements with state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India. To a report by ESG News. 10.08.2026
Modulbau als Systemlösung: Weniger Emissionen, kürzere Bauzeiten
Die Bauwirtschaft zählt weltweit zu den ressourcenintensivsten Branchen. Sie verursacht rund 38 % der globalen CO₂-Emissionen und verbraucht etwa die Hälfte aller Rohstoffe in Europa. Gleichzeitig wächst der Wohnraumbedarf rasant. Nach einem Report von ingenieur. 10.08.2026
Revamping legacy data centers could help meet AI’s energy, load growth: Pado
Pado AI CEO Wannie Park discusses how the data center conversation has evolved and how older systems could help ease the load growth projections. To a report by esgdive. 10.08.2026
American Airlines completes first commercial flight with eSAF
The airline said the electro sustainable aviation fuel-powered flight marked “the first delivery of SAF made without biobased feedstocks to a commercial airport in the U.S.” To a report by esgdive. 07.08.2026
Ranked: The Countries With the Most Freshwater
Brazil has the world’s largest share of renewable internal freshwater resources, accounting for 13.2% of the global total. The top five countries account for 43.2% of the world’s renewable internal freshwater resources. Latin America and the Caribbean hold nearly one-third of global renewable internal freshwater resources, the largest share of any region. To a report […]
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