ESG / Impact News
Google Signs Deal to Power Data Centers from Advanced Nuclear Plant by 2030
Google, nuclear technology company Kairos Power, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced a new collaboration to deliver advanced nuclear energy to Google data centers in the US. To a report by the ESG today. 20.08.2025
ECB President Warns Lawmakers Against Watering Down CSRD Sustainability Reporting Requirements
Initiatives underway to reduce European sustainability reporting and due diligence reporting requirements could limit the European Central Bank’s capability to manage climate risk in the financial system, according to a letter sent by ECB President Christine Lagarde to European Parliament lawmakers. To a report by the ESG today. 19.08.2025
BlackRock Acquires Stake in Eni’s Carbon Capture Platform
Investment giant BlackRock’s infrastructure investment unit Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) announced that it has acquired a 49.99% co-control stake in Italian energy company Eni’s Eni’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) business, Eni CCUS Holding. To a report by the ESG today. 19.08.2025
Forestry is on infra-like growth path: Stafford leaders expect a dramatic rise in investor interest in timberland.
In this article, Brett Himbury, Chairman of Stafford Capital Partners, shares insights into the growing appetite for timberland and its potential to follow the same growth trajectory as infrastructure over the past 15 years. to a report by the Stafford Capital Partners.
California Climate Reporting Law Survives Court Challenge
California’s new laws laws requiring large companies to disclose their value chain greenhouse gas emissions and report on climate-related risks survived another court challenge, with a U.S. District Judge denying a motion to block enforcement of the laws on First Amendment free speech grounds. To a report by the ESG today. 18.05.2025
Logistikimmobilienmarkt im Wandel
Logistik bleibt auch 2025 eine der dynamischsten Anlageklassen am Immobilienmarkt. Zugleich aber driften die Nachfrage nach modernen, ESG-konformen Flächen und ein knappes, oft nicht mehr den Anforderungen entsprechendes Angebot immer weiter auseinander.
Die jüngsten Ereignisse im deutschen Stromnetz haben eine deutliche Warnung ausgesprochen
Am Vormittag fehlten im Netz zeitweise 1.900 Megawatt Leistung – nahezu zwei Atomkraftwerke. Wenige Stunden später lag ein Überschuss von 1.595 Megawatt vor. Solche Schwankungen stellen für Netzbetreiber eine enorme Herausforderung dar: Um einen Blackout zu vermeiden, mussten binnen Stunden zahlreiche Großanlagen gezielt abgeregelt werden. Nach einem Bericht des Windkraft Journal. 16.08.2025
SPD Fraktion NRW: Schwarz-Grün bremst Windkraft erneut aus
Schwarz-Grün bremst Windkraft erneut aus und will rechtlich zweifelhaftes Windkraftmoratorium rückwirkend verlängern. Nach einem Bericht des Windkraft Journal. 17.08.2025
Verhandlungen zum Plastikabkommen in Genf stocken, Länder verpflichten sich jedoch zur Fortsetzung der Verhandlungen
Die wiederaufgenommene fünfte Sitzung des Zwischenstaatlichen Verhandlungsausschusses (INC-5.2) brachte mehr als 2,600 Teilnehmer im UN-Palais des Nations, darunter 1,400 Länderdelegierte aus 183 Nationen und fast 1,000 Beobachter aus über 400 Organisationen. Nach einem Bericht der ESG News. 15.08.2025
FCA hebt Fortschritte und Herausforderungen im Markt für nachhaltigkeitsbezogene Kredite hervor
Laut FCA ist der britische Markt für nachhaltigkeitsbezogene Kredite (SLL) seit 2023 ausgereift und weist relevantere und ehrgeizigere Nachhaltigkeitsziele sowie eine stärkere Governance auf. Banken sind zunehmend bereit, schlecht strukturierte SLLs freizugeben, was die allgemeine Marktintegrität erhöht. Nach einem Bericht der ESG News. 15.08.2025
FoodTech Startup Prefer Raises $4.2 Million to Scale Low Carbon Coffee, Cocoa Alternatives
Singapore-based food tech start-up Prefer announced that it has raised $4.2 million in a Pre-Series A funding round, and has commercially launched its new soluble coffee and cocoa powders, aimed at replicating coffee and cocoa at a fraction of the carbon footprint and at lower cost. To a report by the ESG today. 15.08.2025
Achmea Launches New €250 Million Private Equity Impact Fund
Netherlands-based insurance and financial services company Achmea’s investment unit, Achmea Investment Management announced the launch of “Achmea IM PE Partnership Fund – Healthy People & Planet 2025,” a new private equity fund aimed at investing in key impact themes including climate, biodiversity, healthy nutrition and good health. To a report by the ESG toady. 14.08.2025
LOGISTIKIMMOBILIEN 2025: ESG UND BROWNFIELDS
Logistikimmobilien bleiben 2025 eine der dynamischsten Anlageklassen. Doch während die Nachfrage nach modernen, ESG-konformen Flächen steigt, bleibt das Angebot knapp – und oft veraltet.
U.S. to Invest $500 Million in Battery Materials, Manufacturing and Recycling
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide nearly $1 billion in funding to bolster the production and supply of U.S.-based critical minerals and materials, with more than half to be channeled towards battery materials processing, manufacturing and recycling. According to the DOE, the new planned funding programs align with President Trump’s Executive […]
Danske Bank Divests More than 85% of Fossil Fuel Companies Over Transition Plans
Copenhagen-based Danske Bank Group announced that it has divested from the vast majority of its investments in fossil fuel companies through its Danske Invest fund management unit and Danica pension and insurance business, following the implementation of a new policy that assesses companies’ low-carbon transition plans. Danske Bank introduced its new methodology for investment in […]
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