ESG / Impact News
SBIF, DENEFF, BiB und Concular bündeln Kräfte für smartere Sanierungsentscheidungen
Eine zentrale Datenbank mit objektiv messbaren Ergebnissen Das Team wird den Maßnahmenkatalog weiterentwickeln, so dass Anwendern verlässlichere Grundlagen zur Auswahl geeigneter Maßnahmen zur Verfügung stehen. „Wir brauchen in der Branche eine zentrale Datenbank, die für diverse Stakeholder und Anwendungsfälle zu objektiv messbaren Ergebnissen führt”, erklärt Diana Anastasija Radke, Vorständin von BiB.
CO2-SPEICHERUNG – „Wir verlieren ein gutes Jahr“
Bye-bye, grüner Zement? CO2-Speichern bleibt in Deutschland vorerst verboten. Die Industrie fühlt sich ausgebremst, andere wittern eine Chance.
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Google joins growing list of companies to abandon DEI goals; €6 trillion investor coalition warns against watering down EU sustainability reporting rules; IKEA accelerates program to help suppliers switch to 100% clean energy; LEGO to ramp up use of solar to power operations; Google invests over $100 million in carbon […]
OECD report highlights global disparity in wind energy support
A new OECD report finds significant disparities between government support received by Chinese and European wind turbine manufacturers. The report highlights that Government-backed support for Chinese manufacturers has regularly been higher than the support available for their European counterparts for over a decade.
EU boosts energy infrastructure with €1.25bn in grants
The European Commission has allocated nearly €1.25bn in grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The grants will support 41 cross-border energy infrastructure projects, among them three important wind energy-related projects. That’s good news for Europe’s wind industry and its wider energy transition.
EU Invests $439 Million in Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Projects to Decarbonize Transport
The European Commission announced that it will allocate €422 million (USD$439 million) to 39 alternative fuel infrastructure projects, aimed at supporting the transition to cleaner transport.
Google Invests Over $100 Million in Carbon Removal in 2024
Google revealed today that it contracted for more than $100 million in carbon removal credits in 2024, highlighting investments in a broad range of technologies, including restoration of natural carbon sinks, enhanced rock weathering (ERW), biomass capture and biochar, and direct air capture (DAC).
Cleantech Startup MacroCycle Raises $6.5 Million to “Upcycle” Plastic Waste into New Products
Circular plastics-focused cleantech startup MacroCycle Technologies announced today that it has raised $6.5 million in a seed financing round, with proceeds aimed at commercializing its low-energy and low-cost solution to “upcycle” plastic waste for re-use.
Goldman Sachs aims to raise $3bn for Climate Credit Fund
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is targeting up to $3bn for its new West Street Climate Credit Fund, a strategy designed to finance businesses driving the transition to a low-carbon economy, according to a report by Pension & Investments Online citing sources familiar with the plans.
Resale Tech Platform Archive Raises $30 Million to Reduce Environmental Impact of Retail
Cirularity tech startup Archive announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at advancing its platform that helps brands resell their merchandise.
Oxyle Raises $16 Million to Eliminate Forever Chemicals in Water
Swiss startup Oxyle announced that it has raised $16 million in a seed funding round, with proceeds to be used to grow its team and expand its solution to destroy PFAS “forever chemicals” in wastewater. PFAS are a group of chemicals that have been in use in a wide range of consumer and industrial products […]
Pharma Supply Chain Decarbonization Consortium Signs 10-Year Clean Energy Deals for Haleon, GSK, Thermo Fisher, Gilead
Pharmaceutical supply chain decarbonization initiative Energize announced today a new aggregate power purchase agreement (PPA) with renewable energy developer X-ELIO, providing healthcare companies Haleon and GSK, Gilead Sciences and Thermo Fisher Scientific with 245 GWh of renewable energy annually over 10 years.
LEGO Group Adds Nature-Based, Engineered Solutions to its Carbon Removal Portfolio
The LEGO Group announced today new partnerships with climate solutions providers Climate Impact Partners and ClimeFi, including carbon credit purchases supporting four carbon removal projects across a range of engineered and nature-based solutions. The new announcement also includes commitments from KIRKBI, the Danish family office for the Kristiansen family, which owns The Lego Group to […]
€6.6 Trillion Investor Group Warns Against Rolling Back EU Sustainability Reporting Regulations
A group of more than 200 financial services firms and organizations, including investors representing €6.6 trillion in AUM, announced the release of a new investor statement, warning the European Commission that easing its key sustainability reporting regulations in its upcoming “Omnibus package” proposal could lead to significant policy uncertainty, and risk the flow of capital […]
Europas Investoren bleiben bei ESG auf Kurs
Trotz Donald Trumps fossiler Energiepolitik und Rückschritten bei Klima-Allianzen in den USA bleiben professionelle Anleger diesseits des Atlantiks auf Nachhaltigkeitskurs. Passende Rahmenbedingungen bieten Deutschland und Europa langfristig Wettbewerbsvorteile, besagt eine aktuelle DIW-Studie.
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