ESG / Impact News
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Amazon sets decarbonization expectations for suppliers, achieves 100% renewable energy; EU regulator ESMA tells companies to get data systems in place for sustainability reporting; Microsoft purchases 500,000 tons of carbon removals from Oxy; KPMG launches climate reporting hub; Bain appoints new sustainability practice leader; BlackRock unveils new voting policy for […]
Impact entrepreneurship: Start-ups for societal good
A legendary creature looms large in the start-up world. In this milieu, the status of unicorn – young, successful, and worth over a billion US dollars – is viewed as the ne plus ultra. But another creature is currently shaking up the scene: the zebra. This is the name for companies that do not only […]
Amazons Sustainability Exchange bietet kostenlose Dekarbonisierungstools und verpflichtet Lieferanten zur Einhaltung der Klimaziele
Free Access: Amazons Sustainability Exchange bietet kostenlos firmeneigene Dekarbonisierungstools an. Schwerpunkte: Sieben Schlüsselbereiche, darunter CO2-freie Energie und Abfallkreislaufwirtschaft, werden abgedeckt. Lieferantenverpflichtung: Lieferanten müssen Dekarbonisierungspläne vorlegen, um ihre Geschäftsbeziehung mit Amazon fortsetzen zu können.
KPMG startet Clear On Climate Reporting Hub
KPMG startet Clear on Climate Reporting Hub für Unternehmenstransparenz Der Klimawandel führt dazu, dass die Finanzberichterstattung von Interessengruppen wie Regulierungsbehörden, Investoren und der Öffentlichkeit zunehmend genauer unter die Lupe genommen wird. Sie fordern Klarheit darüber, wie Unternehmen klimabezogene Themen wie Netto-Null-Verpflichtungen melden.
GCC green investment market could unlock $2trn
Governments in the GCC have been urged to use the capital markets to accelerate investment in sustainable projects. By tapping into investment opportunities across the region through the use of sustainable investment funds and other green financial products, as much as US$2 trillion in GDP contribution could be raised by 2030. This is the recommendation […]
Geld für eine bessere Zukunft: Banken setzen auf grüne Geschäftsmodelle
Die nachhaltige Transformation der Wirtschaft erfordert viel Geld. Deshalb werden grüne Finanzierungen bei Unternehmen zunehmend beliebter. Wie tragen Banken dazu bei, den nachhaltigen Wandel zu gestalten und wie können Unternehmen davon profitieren?
Canada to Invest up to $1 Billion in Oil Sands Carbon Capture Projects
Canada’s government-backed Canada Growth Fund (CGF) announced the creation of a new strategic partnership with oil and gas producer Strathcona Resources agreement to jointly invest up to C$2 billion (USD$730 million) for the development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) infrastructure on Strathcona’s Saskatchewan and Alberta oil sands facilities. CGF commenced operations in 2023, capitalized […]
Nestlé Unveils New Climate Resilient, Lower Carbon Footprint Coffee Variety
Global food and beverage company Nestlé announced today that it has developed Star 4, a new high-yielding Arabica coffee variety aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change on the coffee supply chain, and enabling lower greenhouse gas emissions attributes from coffee farming. According to Nestlé, the new coffee variety is being launched as climate […]
ClimeCo Launches New Tool to Match Companies with Nature-Based Solutions Projects
Sustainability solutions company ClimeCo announced today the launch of NatureLink, a new tool aimed at matching organizations with fully vetted, high-quality nature-based solution (NBS) projects alinged with their specific goals, budgets and priorities. Nature-based solutions, according to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), are “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified […]
Nur 63 Prozent der deutschen Unternehmen sind über ESG informiert
Eine repräsentative Studie von Techconsult in Zusammenarbeit mit Grandcentrix zeigt die Defizite von Unternehmen bei der Umsetzung der Umwelt-, Sozial- und Unternehmensführungskriterien (ESG) auf. Obwohl sich die Firmen über die Chancen, die durch Internet of Things (IoT) bei der Umsetzung des Reporting entstehen, im Klaren sind, tappt ein Großteil der Unternehmen bei der Implementierung noch […]
Principal AM launches Article 9 food and biodiversity fund
Principal Asset Management has launched the Global Sustainable Food and Biodiversity Fund, aiming to provide sustainable and thematic products that meet the demands of the market. This fund is classified as an Article 9 fund under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. Aimed at institutional and retail investors globally, the fund was borne out of […]
Eiffel Investment Group raises €200m for new European impact debt fund
The fund will provide unitranche funding to French and European SMEs, while encouraging the companies they finance to take account of environmental and social concerns.
NLine Energy Raises $11 Million to Drive Expansion of Industrial Clean Energy Tech
Clean energy technology company NLine Energy announced that it has raised $11 million, with proceeds aimed at expanding its business helping commercial and industrial facilities to decarbonize in North America and internationally. Founded in 2010 with an initial focus on developing small hydropower projects, Oregon, U.S.-based NLine Energy provides technology aimed at converting wasted energy […]
KPMG Launches New Climate Reporting Resources Hub
Global professional services firm KPMG announced today the launch of Clear on Climate Reporting, a new digital hub aimed at helping companies provide reporting to investors and regulators on the financial implications of climate-related risks and opportunities on their businesses. According to KPMG, the new hub is being launched as companies are seeing greater climate […]
Amazon Launches Free Climate Solutions Platform to Help Decarbonize Supply Chain
Amazon announced the launch of the Sustainability Exchange, a new platform offering free access to sustainability tools and resources used by the company to decarbonize its operations, aimed at sharing its learnings and experiences to help other companies – particularly those in its supply chain – to address their climate footprint. The launch of the […]
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