ESG / Impact News
Impact Bridge launches €50m private debt fund
The new fund is focused on emerging markets and made its first two investments into social enterprise One Acre Fund and into a blue bond issued by the International Bank of Ecuador.
Impact Expansion reaches hard cap with first impact fund
Impact Expansion has raised €150m for Impact Expansion Fund I and announced the fund’s first investment in Belgium into sustainable energy solutions provider BeliVert.
Studie: Asset Manager wollen raus aus der Transaktionsstarre
Die Transaktionsstarre bleibt für einen Großteil der Immobilien-Asset-Manager (77 Prozent) eine der größten Herausforderungen ihrer Tätigkeit. Dennoch planen sie für die kommenden Monate mehrheitlich Käufe (69 Prozent) und Verkäufe (68 Prozent) von Immobilien. Lediglich 22 Prozent wollen noch wenigstens bis 2025 abwarten, bevor sie am Transaktionsmarkt aktiv werden. Herausfordernd bleiben weiterhin auch die Umsetzung von […]
Impact Investing: In Europa Gutes tun!
Wohneigentum gehört zu Europas Brennpunkten, wobei manche Orte dem aktuellen Property Index von Deloitte zufolge stärker betroffen sind als andere. Der Bericht berechnet die Erschwinglichkeit von Wohneigentum anhand der Jahresbruttoeinkommen, die je nach Standort für eine neue Standardwohnung mit durchschnittlich 70 Quadratmetern aufgewendet werden müssen.
Amprion erzielt Spitzenbewertung bei ESG-Ratings von Sustainable Fitch
Weitere Verbesserungen des ESG-Ratings bestätigen erfolgreiche Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie von Amprion ESG-Ratings von „2“ in allen drei Kategorien „Entity“, „Instrument“ und „Framework“ bestätigt ESG-Entity-Bewertung von 70 auf 76 gesteigert
UNCAGED Innovations Raises $5.6 Million for Sustainable Leather Alternative Technology
Biomaterials company UNCAGED Innovations announced that it has raised $5.6 million in a Seed investment round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the company’s commercial launch of its grain-based sustainable leather and allow it to expand its team, including its manufacturing team. Founded in New York in 2020 by CEO Stephanie Downs and CTO Dr. Xiaokun […]
Iberdrola Acquires Decarbonization Solutions Provider Balantia
Global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola announced today the acquisition of decarbonization solution provider Balantia, purchasing the 80% stake in the company that it did not already control, alongside plans to co-launch a new platform to help companies accelerate their emissions reduction initiatives. Founded in 2011, Spain-based Balantia’s technology helps companies create a decarbonization plan […]
LEGO Group Announces New Emissions Reduction and Reporting Requirements for Suppliers
The LEGO Group announced today the launch of a new Supplier Sustainability Programme, aimed at increasing its collaboration with suppliers on reaching its climate goals, and outlining a new set of actions and requirements for suppliers, including setting and reporting on emissions reduction targets. According to the company, the new program forms a key part […]
American Airlines Signs Deal for 100 Hydrogen-Powered Engines from ZeroAvia
American Airlines announced that it has entered into a conditional purchase agreement with hydrogen-electric aviation solutions startup ZeroAvia for 100 engines that can power regional jet aircraft with zero inflight emissions save for water vapor. Additionally, American Airlines announced that it has increased its investment in ZeroAvia through participation in its Series C financing round, […]
Google Asks Large Suppliers to Commit to 100% Renewable Energy as Emissions Continue to Rise
Google announced that it has implemented a new program, Google Renewable Energy Addendum, asking its largest hardware manufacturing suppliers to commit to achieving a 100% renewable energy match by 2029, marking one of the company’s initiatives to address its carbon footprint, which continues to increase, driven by its value chain and data center growth. The […]
Evolv legt Solar Debt Fonds nach Artikel 8 SFDR auf
Der auf nachhaltige Investitionen in Immobilien und Infrastrukturprojekte fokussierte institutionelle Investmentmanager Evolv Asset Management erweitert seine Produktpalette. Das Zielvolumen des Evolv Solar Debt Fonds beläuft sich auf 300 Millionen Euro.
Climate Tech Startup Aether Fuels Raises $34 Million to Develop Clean Fuels for Aviation and Shipping
Climate tech startup Aether Fuels announced that it has raised $34 million in a Series A financing round, with procceds aimed at accelerating the scale-up of the company’s sustainable fuel technology for the aviation and ocean shipping industries. Established in 2022 as a spin-out of Temasek’s deep-tech early stage investment platform Xora Innovation, Aether provides […]
VC Investor Seaya Raises €300 Million for New Climate Tech Startup Fund
Spanish VC firm Seaya announced today that it has raised €300 million (USD$ 321 million) at the close of Andromeda climate tech fund at €300 million (USD$321 million), aimed at investing in impact-driven growth companies specializing in energy transition, decarbonization, sustainable food value chain, and circular economy. Seaya is one of few female-founded venture capital […]
Only 22% of CFOs Are Ready for Climate Reporting and Assurance Requirements: Accenture Survey
Only around one in five of finance executives at large companies believe that they are well prepared to meet upcoming requirements to report and seek external assurance on climate-related risks and opportunities, even as the vast majority anticipate sustainability reporting requirements to increase over the next few years, and as more prepared executives are more […]
ESG-Fonds nicht teurer als Nicht-ESG-Fonds
„Nachhaltige Fonds sind im Durchschnitt nicht teurer als ihre konventionellen Konkurrenten“, lautet das Ergebnis einer aktuellen Studie von Morningstar Sustainalytics, die die repräsentativen Kosten von ESG-Fonds aus Europa mit denen traditioneller Investmentfonds in sechs der beliebtesten Morningstar-Kategorien vergleicht.
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