ESG / Impact News
Northvolt Sells Battery Materials Site, Reduces Workforce in Tough EV Market
Battery manufacturer Northvolt announced today plans to scale back its workforce and exit a battery materials production site, following challenges the company is facing in ramping up its ambitious gigafactory buildout plans, and citing a “challenging macroeconomic environment.” The announcements form the initial outcomes from Northvolt’s strategic review, launched by the company in July. Founded […]
Zunehmende Extremwetterlagen in Deutschland bedrohen Immobilienwerte
JLL-Analyse untersucht Folgen des Klimawandels für Entwickler, Eigentümer und Nutzer. Die Klimarisiken in deutschen Städten nehmen spürbar zu: Starkregen, Hagel, Überschwemmungen, Hitze, Trockenheit und Waldbrände sind keine Ausnahmeerscheinung mehr, sondern treten bundesweit mittlerweile regelmäßig auf – bei steigender Intensität. Das bekommen nicht nur Menschen zu spüren, so hat es auch Auswirkungen auf Immobilien. In der […]
Exponentieller Kostenanstieg: Wie ESG-Reporting europäische Konzerne belastet
Große Unternehmen erwägen, Europa zu verlassen. Der Grund sind ausufernde Vorschriften zur Nachhaltigkeit. Warum die USA für sie attraktiver sind.
FCA Delays Implementation of SDR Sustainable Fund Labeling Rules to April 2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, announced today that it was pushing out requirements for asset managers to comply with some of the new “naming and marketing rules” for sustainability-related investment products to April 2025, to give more time for firms to meet […]
ADB Targets $100 Billion in Climate Finance by 2030
The Asian Development Bank announced the approval of a new roadmap aimed at helping the bank scale up support for key challenges facing Asia and the Pacific, including a new commitment to reach more than $100 billion in cumulative climate finance from 2019 to 2030, and for climate finance to reach 50% of its total […]
Australia Passes Law to Begin Mandatory Climate Reporting in 2025
Australia’s House of Representatives voted today to pass the Treasury Laws Amendment bill, including new introduce mandatory climate-related reporting requirements for large and medium sized companies, including disclosures on climate-related risks and opportunities, and on greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain, starting as soon as 2025 for the largest companies.
McKinsey: Spain and Portugal can Lead Green EU Energy
McKinsey says that Spain and Portugal can lead the transition to green energy through incentive schemes, stable regulation and substantial grid deployment. The shift to renewable energy is central to reducing emissions in line with Paris Agreement commitments. The International Energy Agency says that energy-related emissions rose by 1.1% in 2023 to reach a record […]
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Microsoft launches new supplier decarbonization team for cloud and AI; competition for clean energy from data centers forces megaton carbon capture project out of state; EcoVadis acquires human rights analytics provider; ESMA report finds transition funds outpacing sustainability funds; Australia senate passes climate disclosure law; new sustainable investing products from […]
Investmentfirmen ziehen sich von ESG-Projekten zurück: Trendwende im Kampf um Nachhaltigkeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit
In den vergangenen Jahren hat der Druck von Investoren sichtbare Veränderungen bei großen US-amerikanischen Unternehmen bewirkt. Verpflichtungen, Ungleichheit zu bekämpfen und vielfältige Belegschaften zu unterstützen, sind mittlerweile Standard. Etwa 80 Prozent dieser Unternehmen veröffentlichen ihre CO2-Emissionen und versuchen aktiv, Verpackungen und andere Abfälle zu reduzieren. Große Vermögensverwalter wie BlackRock und Vanguard sprachen offen über die […]
Mirova schließt ersten Private-Equity-Fonds für Öko-Transformation
Die französische Gesellschaft kann für ihren ersten Private-Equity-Fonds für ökologische Transformation, dem „Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital“. rund 211 Millionen Euro einsammeln.
Impact im Großen und im Kleinen
Beruflich hat Tobias Huzarski einen Fonds mit Fokus auf Erneuerbare Energien konzipiert, privat engagiert er sich in Change Clubs. Im Podcast berichtet der Head of Impact Investment der Commerz Real über Veränderungsmöglichkeiten im großen wie im kleinen Maßstab.
Sustainable Materials Producer 6K Raises $82 Million
Sustainable engineered materials producer 6K announced today that it has raised $82 million at the first close of its Series E funding round, with proceeds aimed at enabling the company to scale up production. 6K said that it expects a second close of the Series E round later this year. Founded in 2014, Massachusetts-based 6K […]
BMW to Launch Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle in Partnership with Toyota
BMW Group announced today that it plans to launch its first-ever series production hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in 2028. BMW has set a goal to reduce CO2 emissions per vehicle over the full lifecycle – including supply chain, production and product use – by at least 40% by 2030, and to transition to […]
Cleantech Startup Reonic Raises $14 Million for Solutions to Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment
Cleantech software startup Reonic announced today that it has raised €13 million (USD$14.4 million) in a Series A financing round, with proceeds aimed at supporting its offerings to help installers deploy sustainable energy solutions across Europe. Founded in 2021 by Tristan Menzinger, Lars-Manuel Schneider, and Udo Sill, Germany-based Reonic provides solutions aimed at helping SME […]
Investment Flows into Transition-Focused Funds Doubles Green Funds: ESMA
Sustainability-focused investor interest appears to have undergone a significant shift towards investments in companies enabling a ‘brown to green’ transition, as opposed to focusing primarily on already-green investments, with net inflows into transition focused funds in the EU nearly doubling those into environmental funds over the past 2 years, according to a new report by […]
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