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Samsonite to Ramp Recycled Materials Use to Tackle Scope 3 Emissions
Luggage and travel gear company Samsonite announced today a new series of sustainability goals, including a new target to reduce Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services 52% by 2030 by significantly increasing the use of recycled materials in its products.
Allianz Trade Launches Surety Solution to Enable Clients to Invest in Cleantech, Renewables Projects
Insurance and investment group Allianz’s trade credit insurance unit Allianz Trade announced the launch of Surety Green2Green, a new solution aimed at enabling clients to engage in low-carbon technologies and renewables projects through issuance of surety bonds and guarantees securing project completion. Surety bonds support companies’ contractual obligations with customers and suppliers, protecting business partners […]
Wie grosse Rechenzentren Haushalte heizen
Unterirdisch, unsichtbar und bahnbrechend: Das Genfer Rechenzentrum von Infomaniak liegt unter dem Park eines Ökoquartiers und nutzt die gesamte Server-Abwärme, um Haushalte zu heizen. Im Video zeigen wir diese Innovation, die die Cloud-Branche revolutioniert.
Grüne Investments stagnieren – doch die Banken vermarkten sie trotzdem
Erstmals fliesst wieder mehr Geld in konventionelle als in nachhaltige Anlagen. Dennoch kippen immer mehr Banken die konventionellen Fonds ganz aus dem Sortiment.
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: EU cuts greenhouse gas emissions by more than 8% in a year; Morgan Stanley softens climate targets; CFOs see greenwashing risk from ESG reporting due to data problems, EY survey finds; new climate reporting standard for public sector released; 500 companies commit to report on nature, biodiversity; EU regulator prioritizes […]
Warum ESG-Links einen schweren Stand haben
Lange lagen sie im Trend, jetzt kühlt die Euphorie etwas ab. ESG-Links sind derzeit weniger beliebt. Das könnte auch an der Regulierung liegen.
Künstliche Intelligenz verschärft Klimakrise
Künstliche Intelligenz verbraucht extrem viel Strom. Trotz gegenteiliger Verpflichtungen der Betreiberkonzerne kommt dieser auch aus fossilen Quellen. Das beschleunigt die Klimakrise. Gleichzeitig kann KI aber auch zum Klimaschutz beitragen.
IPSASB Releases Proposed Climate-Related Reporting Standard for Public Sector
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) announced the release of SRS ED 1, a new draft climate-related disclosure standard for governments and other private sector entities, which would be the first sustainability reporting standard for the public sector. The new standard is being developed with the support of The World Bank, which called […]
EU Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions by More than 8% in 2023
Net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the EU fell by 8.3% in 2023, according to a new report released by the European Commission, marking one of the largest declines in decades, with the exception of a 9.8% COVID-19-driven drop in 2020 (which was followed by a 4.8% increase the following year), and a significant acceleration […]
Microsoft Replacing Steel, Concrete in New Datacenters with Wood to Cut Carbon Emissions
Microsoft revealed a series of initiatives aimed at reducing the embodied carbon footprint of its datacenters, including pioneering the use of wood in construction to replace steel and concrete. The new initiatives come as Microsoft looks to address the growing emissions impact of its rapidly expanding datacenter footprints. While Microsoft has set 2030 goals to […]
Nuveen, Leon Capital Invest in Real Estate Sustainability Consultancy Longevity Partners
Real estate-focused climate and sustainability consulting firm Longevity Partners announced a new strategi investment from Nuveen and Leon Capital. Founded in 2015 Longevity Partners works with real estate and infrastructure firms to achieve green building certifications, and assists them on energy audits, data reporting and management, climate resilience strategies, and the development of energy and […]
Rio Tinto Transitions U.S. Copper Mine Operations to Renewable Diesel
Mining giant Rio Tinto announced that it has completed the transition to renewable diesel fuel from conventional diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, one of the world’s top producing copper mines. Rio Tinto is one of the world’s biggest producers and processors of iron ore, copper, aluminum and […]
Investoren unterschätzen langfristige Klimarisiken im Portfolio
Überschwemmungen und Waldbrände beherrschen die Bilder in den Nachrichten, aber für Investoren sind die langfristigen Auswirkungen der Klimarisiken auf die gesamte Ökonomie maßgeblich. Ulf Füllgraf, Geschäftsführer und Gründer der Investmentboutique Alpha Centauri, beziffert im 77. Hedgework-Talk die Transitionsrisiken – also die Auswirkungen des Umbaus der Wirtschaft hin zu weniger CO2-Intensität auf die Aktienkurse – auf […]
Sustainable Heating Startup Vamo Raises €7 Million
Sustainable heating startup Vamo announced that it has raised €7 million in new capital, expanding its seed round to over €10 million (USD $10.8), after having raised €3 million in 2023, with proceeds aimed at advancing its solution enabling households to deploy heat pumps. Heat pumps are rapidly emerging as an energy efficient and climate-friendly […]
RIFT Raises €11 Million for Decarbonized Industrial Heat Solution
Netherlands-based cleantech startup RIFT announced that it had raised €11 million (USD $11.9 million) in Series A funding aimed at advancing its technology to decarbonize industrial heat.
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