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EU Lawmakers Agree to New Rules Requiring Fashion Brands to Pay to Recycle Clothes
Lawmakers in the European Parliament and Council announced that they have reached a provisional agreement on a series of new measures aimed at preventing and reducing waste in the textile and food sectors, including rules that would require fashion brands to pay for the collection and recycling of their products, with fees based on the […]
Wagniskapitalinvestitionen mit Schwerpunkt auf Klimatechnologien verlieren an Schwung
Diskurs über klimapolitische Ambitionen hat Auswirkungen auf Markt für Wagniskapital. Junge Unternehmen mit Fokus auf Cybersicherheit, künstliche Intelligenz und Verteidigung gewinnen an Aufmerksamkeit. Früheres Wachstumssegment Online-Handel wirkt gesättigt.
Die Impact-Szene braucht internationale Vernetzung
Wenige Themen wurden in der Finanzszene 2024 so heiß diskutiert wie Impact Investing. Nachhaltigkeit fördern und dabei eine auskömmliche Rendite zu erzielen, ist längst zum Credo für viele große institutionelle Investoren geworden – schließlich boomt der Markt für Impact Investing seit Jahren. Um die globalen sozialen Herausforderungen und die Klimakrise gemeinsam zu bewältigen, ist eine […]
Studie: 85 % der Unternehmen werden trotz politischer Veränderungen weiterhin Klimadaten veröffentlichen, so eine Workiva-Studie
97% der Führungskräfte sind davon überzeugt, dass die Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung innerhalb von zwei Jahren einen Geschäftsvorteil bringen wird. 85% der Unternehmen planen, ungeachtet etwaiger politischer Veränderungen mit der Offenlegung von Klimadaten fortzufahren. 93% der institutionellen Anleger investieren eher in Unternehmen mit integrierter finanzieller und nichtfinanzieller Berichterstattung.
ESG-Investments: Diese grünen ETFs schlagen den MSCI World über 5 Jahre
Der Trend zu grünen Investments scheint vorbei, doch die Performance spricht teils eine andere Sprache: Diese ESG-ETFs schlagen den Weltmarktindex deutlich.
ESG-Risiken im Fokus
Neue EBA-Regeln verschärfen die Anforderungen an das Risikomanagement von Banken. Dabei rückt auch das Thema Biodiversität in den Vordergrund.
Twelve Raises $83 Million to Transform Captured CO2 into Clean Fuels
Carbon transformation-focused cleantech company Twelve announced that it has raised $83 million in additional Series C funding, with proceeds aimed at supporting its projects to use captured CO2 to produce critical materials and fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In September, the company announced that it had raised $645 million of capital in a […]
TotalEnergies, Air Liquide Sign Deal to Decarbonize Refineries with Green Hydrogen
Energy company TotalEnergies announced a new agreement with said that it has signed an agreement with industrial gases and services supplier Air Liquide, aimed at helping to decarbonize TotalEnergies’ refineries in Northern Europe with green hydrogen. The deal provides for the establishment of two projects, located in the Netherlands, that will produce and deliver some […]
Mast Reforestation Raises $25 Million to Avoid Carbon Emissions After Wildfires
Post-wildfire restoration company Mast Reforestation announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at scaling its expansion into Biomass Carbon Removal & Storage (BiCRS). Founded in 2016, Seattle-based Mast manages and finances reforestation projects after forests are destroyed in fires or other events, and the company has […]
Climate Tech Startup Spark Raises $2.4 Million for Solution to Produce Low Cost Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Climate tech startup Spark e-Fuels announced that it has raised €2.3 million ($2.4 million) in a pre-seed funding round, with proceeds aimed at advancing its solution to produce clean fuels to decarbonize aviation and other hard-to-abate industries with renewable energy.
ICAO Launches Platform to Connect Aviation Decarbonization Projects with Investors and Financing
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced the launch of ICAO Finvest Hub, a new platform aimed at securing funding for aviation sustainability projects, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, clean energy infrastructure and decarbonization initiatives, by connecting projects with investors worldwide.
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.
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