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Mirova Raises $233 Million for Environmental Solutions Impact Private Equity Fund

Mirova Raises $233 Million for Environmental Solutions Impact Private Equity Fund

Sustainability-focused investment manager Mirova announced today that it has raised €211 million (USD$233 million) for Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital (MEAC), the firm’s first impact private equity fund. Mirova launched the pan-European private equity fund in September 2021, aiming to invest in companies providing sustainable innovative solutions and technologies contributing to the environmental transition. The fund […]

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dpn-Investorenbefragung 2024 – Trends im Asset Management

dpn-Investorenbefragung 2024 – Trends im Asset Management

Die dpn-Redaktion hat erstmals in Kooperation mit dem Research-Team von F.A.Z. BUSINESS MEDIA eine Befragung zum Asset Servicing unter institutionellen Investoren durchgeführt. 52 institutionelle Investoren haben an der Befragung teilgenommen. Trends und Entwicklungen beeinflussen das Asset Management und das Pension Management permanent. So prägen ESG und Nachhaltigkeit die Industrie seit Jahren.

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Sustainable Steering & Reporting – Handlungsrichtlinien für Unternehmen

Sustainable Steering & Reporting – Handlungsrichtlinien für Unternehmen

Nachhaltigkeit wird aufgrund von Investoreninteressen und gesetzlichen Vorgaben zunehmend relevanter. Gesetzlich sind Unternehmen in der EU, basierend auf Richtlinien wie der Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD, gültig seit 05. Januar 2023) und den European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS, gültig seit 01. Januar 2024) verpflichtet, über ihre Nachhaltigkeitsbemühungen zu berichten. Dadurch sind Unternehmen spätestens seit Einführung […]

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Zeag-Studie 2024: ESG-Strategien stärken den Unternehmenserfolg im Mittelstand

Zeag-Studie 2024: ESG-Strategien stärken den Unternehmenserfolg im Mittelstand

Eine merklich ökologisch orientierte Führung steigert die Mitarbeitendenzufriedenheit und Unternehmensleistung zu je 20 und 21 Prozent. Diese Erkenntnis stammt aus der diesjährigen repräsentative Trendstudie des Zentrums für Arbeitgeberattraktivität, Zeag GmbH, in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der Universität St. Gallen zum Status quo im Mittelstand und darüber hinaus.

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Micro-Nuclear Power Plant Startup Last Energy Raises $40 Million to Decarbonize Heavy Industry and Data Centers

Micro-Nuclear Power Plant Startup Last Energy Raises $40 Million to Decarbonize Heavy Industry and Data Centers

Micro-nuclear power plant developer Last Energy announced that it has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round closed earlier this year, with proceeds to be used to support the deployment of its first microreactor plant. Founded in 2019, Washington, D.C.-based Last Energy develops small, 20 MWe nuclear power plants, aimed at bringing nuclear […]

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SEB Launches Global Fund Investing Only in Sustainable Companies

SEB Launches Global Fund Investing Only in Sustainable Companies

Northern European financial services company SEB announced the launch of the SEB Global Sustainable Companies Fund, a new index-linked global fund investing only in companies that are classified as “sustainable,” while aiming to generate a return and risk profile in line with its underlying benchmark. Classified as Article 9 under the EU’s SFDR regulation, the […]

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Microsoft Signs 20-Year Solar Energy Purchase Agreement in Singapore with EDP Renewables

Microsoft Signs 20-Year Solar Energy Purchase Agreement in Singapore with EDP Renewables

Renewable energy producer EDP Renewables (EDPR) announced a new 20-year agreement with Microsoft through which the tech giant will purchase 100% of the renewable energy exported to the grid through EDPR’s SolarNova 8, the largest solar project in Singapore. Launched in 2014, Singapore’s SolarNova program is a government-led program aimed at accelerating the deployment of […]

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TotalEnergies Invests $100 Million in Forest-Based Carbon Reduction Projects

TotalEnergies Invests $100 Million in Forest-Based Carbon Reduction Projects

France-based energy giant TotalEnergies announced a new agreement with climate solutions provider Anew Climate and U.S. forestry-focused carbon removal platform Aurora Sustainable Lands to invest $100 million in forestry operations to preserve caron sinks, and help support the energy company’s achievement of its climate goals. The investment will support Improved Forest Management practices across a […]

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Kein Mangel an Alternativen?

Kein Mangel an Alternativen?

Die Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung investiert stark in alternative Anlageformen. Dabei hat Finanzchef Hannes Banzhaf Wirkung und Diversifikation im Blick – und sieht inzwischen auch für kleinere Stiftungen ausreichend Investitionsmöglichkeiten. Das schlägt sich in der Portfoliostruktur nieder: Alternative Anlagen machen rund ein Drittel des Anlagekapitals aus, wobei der Impact-Aspekt sich hier besonders auf die Blöcke Erneuerbare Energien/Infrastruktur (13 […]

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Majority of large-cap companies fail to quantify impacts of their decarbonisation efforts

Majority of large-cap companies fail to quantify impacts of their decarbonisation efforts

Several sectors also rely on controversial decarbonisation levers according to the Clarity AI study. High-emitting companies with carbon reduction targets largely fail to quantify the impacts of their decarbonisation measures, a study from Clarity AI has revealed. Despite the CDP finding that the number of companies disclosing their transition plans has risen by 44% in […]

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SIX introduces marker to help identify businesses aligning with 1.5°C target

SIX introduces marker to help identify businesses aligning with 1.5°C target

Companies must provide SIX with confirmation from an approved reviewer to earn the marker. Companies listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange can now apply for verification that they are aligning their business models and future plans with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Data and infrastructure provider SIX, which serves Spanish and Swiss markets, has launched […]

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