ESG / Impact News
Jan-Marco Luczak erteilt EH40 als Gesetzesstandard eine Absage
Kein Neubaustandard schärfer als EH55, verspricht Unions-Bauexperte Jan-Marco Luczak. Entscheidend ist aus seiner Sicht ein Schwenk hin zum CO2-Ausstoß als Zielgröße – sowohl bei der Neufassung des Heizungsgesetzes als auch bei der künftigen Förderpolitik.
Viessmann-Gruppe kauft Unternehmen für isolierte Rohrsysteme auf
Das Kerngeschäft mit Wärmepumpen hat Viessmann im vergangenen Jahr verkauft – jetzt will das Unternehmen in neue Märkte investieren. Dafür hat die Viessmann-Gruppe das bayrische Unternehmen Isoplus gekauft, das Rohre mit Dämmung ausstattet.
Lufthansa Group: Herausragende ESG-Ratings als Schlüssel zur CO2-Reduktion
Die Lufthansa Group überzeugt mit führenden ESG-Ratings und klaren CO2-Reduktionszielen, setzt Maßstäbe in Nachhaltigkeit und Governance.
Sind Nachhaltigkeitsziele eine schöne Utopie von gestern? Keineswegs!
In Politik und Wirtschaft bläst den Nachhaltigkeitszielen derzeit ein steifer Wind entgegen – und es gibt ja auch Dinge zu verbessern. Aber ohne die Ziele werden wir unsere epochalen Aufgaben nicht meistern.
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: New sustainability leaders appointed at Starbucks, SAP; IFRS releases guide for reporting on sustainability risks and opportunities; EU, UK advance laws to regulate ESG ratings providers; Mercedes-Benz sharpens sustainability strategy on key focus areas; Deloitte releases CSRD sustainability reporting solutions; EU bans products made using forced labor; HSBC, BlackRock buy […]
Croatia’s Mezzanine Partner launches €100mn “dark green” energy fund
The investment firm Mezzanine Partner has announced the launch of the €100mn Energy Adria Fund, the first “dark green” energy fund in Croatia. The fund is set to support renewable energy projects across the region, with a focus on solar and wind energy.
ESG Risikomanagement und wie sich Synergien als ESG-Chancen nutzen lassen
ESG erhöht die Anforderungen, schafft Transparenz und setzt Rahmenbedingungen bei gleichzeitig steigenden Kosten. Die Anforderungen werden immer wichtiger. Die Erfassung der Daten und die Umsetzung der Anforderungen sind aufwendig. Doch es gibt Interdependenzen und Potenzial für ein aktives Risikomanagement. Das Nutzen von Synergien in den Themen, Methoden und der Operationalisierung sorgt für eine kosteneffizientere Einhaltung […]
COP29: Climate action, methane pledge, agricultural innovation
For instance, Gerben Hieminga, senior sector economist at at Dutch financial institution ING, and Coco Zhang, ESG research at ING shared that they are not convinced that COP29 will deliver any monumental milestones in climate policy – but think it’ll set the stage for more progress at COP30.
HSBC Buys Biomass-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Deal with Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres
HSBC Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific and biofuels platform EcoCeres announced a new initiative aimed at helping to decarbonize air travel by supporting the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Hong Kong. Under the new initiative, HSBC will purchase 3,400 tonnes of SAF produced by EcoCeres, for use by Cathay Pacific on flights departing from […]
Societe Generale Targets €500 Billion of Sustainable Finance by 2030
Paris-based financial services group Societe Generale announced today that it has achieved a series of its sustainable finance goals ahead of schedule – including its goal to facilitate €300 billion of financing for environmental and social activities between 2020 and 2025 – and unveiled a new sustainable finance target of €500 billion from 2024 to […]
Mercedes-Benz Sharpens Sustainability Focus on 6 Key ESG Areas
Mercedes-Benz announced an update to its sustainability strategy, with the company shifting to focus on a set of six key strategic environment, social and corporate governance topics assessed to have a significant impact on the company’s stakeholders and society. The new focus areas, presented at the company’s 17th Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Dialogue, include Decarbonisation, Resource Use […]
EU Lawmakers Approve Regulation to Establish Carbon Removal Certification System
The European Council announced that it has given final approval for the establishment of the first EU-level certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products, creating a voluntary framework aimed at craeing a certification system to quantify, monitor and verify carbon removals, and to counter greenwashing. The adoption of the […]
EU Regulators Call on Banks, Investors to Integrate Climate Risks Following “Fit-For-55” Stress Test
The EU’s financial regulators announced the release of the results of the “Fit-For-55” climate stress test, examining the resilience of banks, investment funds and the pension and insurance sectors to the transition to a low carbon economy. The stress test found that while transition risks alone are unlikely to threaten financial stability, the sector could […]
Guest Post – COP29 Signals Turning Point: Lessons from History for Carbon Market Regulation
The Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) is emerging as an essential tool in combatting climate change, providing a way for companies and individuals to offset their carbon emissions. However, today’s VCM operates in a largely unregulated space, riddled with uncertainty, lack of transparency, and questions around the quality and reliability of carbon credits. This makes the […]
Iceberg Data Lab Launches Tool Enabling Investors to Assess Portfolio Deforestation Impact
Environmental data provider Iceberg Data Lab (IDL) announced the launch of a new tool, aimed at enabling investors to measure their deforestation impact of companies, or the surface of forest which is destroyed by their activity each year. The tool currently covers 3,500 listed companies in the world, producing seven sensitive raw materials – beef […]
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