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85% of Companies to Stick with Climate Reporting Plans Even if Regulations Change: Workiva Survey
For the report, Executive Benchmark on Integrated Reporting 2025, Workiva commissioned a survey of more than 1,600 C-suite executives and Vice Presidents at companies with more than $250 million in revenue across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, as well as 222 institutional investors with more than $250 million in AUM.
“Diese Diskussion bleibt nicht in den USA hängen”
ESG. Der Vermögensverwalter PGIM aus den USA gilt als einer der Vorreiter für Social Impact Investing. Einem Renditeverzicht schwört Sebastiano Ferrante, Head of Europe bei PGIM Real Estate, trotzdem ab und spricht stattdessen über die Relation von Risiko und Rendite. Und Ferrante ist überzeugt: Nach den Anfängen in den USA wird auch in Europa bald […]
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: SEC reconsiders its climate reporting rule; SBTi pushes back timeline for new Net Zero Standard; California climate reporting law passes legal hurdle; HSBC’s new Chief Sustainability Officer; Columbia launches climate finance Masters degree; NEOM plans $5 billion net zero AI data facility; Macquarie exits net zero banking group; U.S. boards […]
ACCURE Raises $16 Million to Scale AI-based Platform to Make Batteries Safer and More Reliable
Battery tech startup ACCURE Battery Intelligence announced that it has raised $16 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at scaling its predictive analytics software solution to make batteries safer, more reliable and more sustainable.
Chestnut Raises $160 Million to Scale Farm-to-Forest Carbon Removal Projects
Nature-based carbon removal startup Chestnut Carbon announced that it has raised $160 million in a Series B financing round, with proceeds to be used to scale capacity and sequester an estimated 100 million tons of carbon over the life of its Sustainable Restoration Project.
Recyclingtrommeln aus neuartigem Stahl
Geht das, den Wartungsbedarf um ganze 70 % zu reduzieren und dazu noch eine längere Lebensdauer sowie einen geringeren Stahlverbrauch in der Ausrüstung zu erzielen?
Microsoft Purchases 389 MW of Renewable Energy from New U.S. Solar Projects with EDP
Clean energy developer EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) announced the delivery of three new solar projects in Illinois and Texas totalling 400 MW, with Microsoft purchasing 389 MW of electricity and renewable energy credits (RECs) from the projects through long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs).
Arcadia Acquires Clean Energy Procurement Platform RPD Energy
Energy management platform Arcadia announced the acquisition of RPD Energy, which markets renewable electricity primarily to large commercial and industrial customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
StormFisher Hydrogen Raises $50 Million to Produce Clean Fuels for Hard to Abate Sectors
e-Fuels project developer StormFisher Hydrogen announced that it has secured a $50 million investment from Hy24’s Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund, with proceeds aimed at accelerating its pipeline of clean fuel production projects in North America.
QUO VADIS 2025: ESG wird praktischer
Bei vielen Gesprächen mit Teilnehmenden der QUO VADIS 2025 wurde deutlich, daß nur wenig so heterogen in der Branche behandelt wird, wie ESG. Während es die Engagierten gibt, die sehr konkret wissen, wie sie ihren Bestand transformieren, gibt es neben den Zögerlichen auch die Anfänger. Letztere wenden sich nur im erforderlichen Maße dem Thema zu, […]
New Acting SEC Chair Questions Need for Climate Disclosure Rule
Acting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mark Uyeda announced today that he would request that legal proceedings against the SEC’s new climate disclosure rule be postponed pending “next steps” regarding the rule, which he called “deeply flawed” and said “could inflict significant harm on the capital markets and our economy.” Uyeda was appointed […]
22 States Sue to Block New York Law Charging Oil Companies $75 Billion to Pay for Climate Adaptation
A coalition of 22 U.S. State Attorneys General, led by West Virginia AG JB McCuskey, announced the launch of a lawsuit filed in a Federal court challenging New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the investments in infrastructure needed to adapt to climate change in […]
Dreso hat jetzt auf dem großen US-Markt den Fuß in der Tür
Der internationale Projektmanager und Berater Drees & Sommer hat den US-Projektsteuerer VVA zu 100% übernommen. Geschäftspotenziale westlich des Atlantiks verspricht sich Vorstand und Partner Steffen Szeidl vor allem bei der Revitalisierung angejahrter Bürotürme, dem Datacenter-Boom und der Beratung von ansiedlungswilligen Industrieunternehmen.
Salesforce, Partners Launch Energy Ratings for AI Models
CRM solutions provider Salesforce, alongside AI community platform Hugging Face, AI developer Cohere, and Carnegie Mellon University, announced today the launch of the AI Energy Score, a new benchmarking tool aimed at enabling AI developers and users to evaluate, identify, and compare the energy consumption of AI models.
Equinor Slashes Energy Transition Investment Plans
Norway-based energy company Equinor announced a substantial reduction in its renewable energy and low carbon solutions investment and development plans, citing a need to “adapt to market conditions and further strengthen value creation for shareholders.” As part of the adjustment, announced with the release of its FY 2024 results, the company said that it will […]
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