ESG / Impact News
Eurazeo Raises Over €700 Million for Transition Infrastructure Strategy, Beating Initial Target by 40%
Investment management firm Eurazeo announced today that its inaugural transition infrastructure program raised €706 million (USD$770 million) in commitments at its final close, beating the strategy’s initial €500 million target by more than 40%, and only 20 months after first closing. The commitments include €663 million for the Eurazeo Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF), classified as […]
Do ESG Factors Help or Hurt Private Fund Returns? A New Report Has an Answer
Private ESG funds perform as well as others but impact funds have “significantly lower returns,” according to a Preqin report.
IBM, JLL Launch ESG Data Management and Reporting Solution for Commercial Real Estate
Tech giant IBM and real estate and investment management-focused professional services provider JLL announced the launch of an ESG data management and reporting solution targeted at the commercial real estate (CRE) sector. According to IBM and JLL, the new solution comes as corporate lease demand is shifting based on ESG requirements, with anticipated demand for […]
Trill Impact closes venture fund after raising €90m
The Swedish impact investor’s inaugural venture fund was backed by institutional investors across Europe and will back companies developing solutions to address future health and environmental challenges.
Majority of M&A Dealmakers Would Pay Premium for High ESG Maturity Companies: KPMG Survey
ESG due diligence is becoming increasingly important and commonplace in the M&A process, with its link to monetary value as the primary driver, with most M&A dealmakers willing to pay a premium for targets with high ESG maturity, and over half reporting encountering ESG-related deal-stoppers, according to a new survey released by global professional services […]
Quantum Focus zeigt Erfolgsfaktoren der europäischer Top 15 Metropolen
Welche europäischen Metropolen liegen ganz vorne im globalen Städtewettbewerb und was sind ihre Strategien? Der neue Quantum Focus sucht nach Erfolgsfaktoren für nachhaltige Transformation und urbanes Wachstum. Ganz oben auf der Zukunftsagenda erfolgreicher Städte stehen drei Themen: Technologien, Talente und Toleranz.
SHEIN Launches €200 Million Textile Circularity Fund
Global fashion online retailer SHEIN announced the launch of a new Circularity Fund, with the company providing an initial investment of €200 million, aimed at supporting startups in Europe and the UK focused on textile-to-textile circularity solutions. The new fund comes as the fashion industry, and the fast-fashion sector in particular, face increasing pressure to […]
States to Drive Mandatory Climate Reporting Forward in U.S. in Absence of SEC Rules: Sustainable Fitch
New laws and regulations at the state and federal levels in the U.S. are anticipated to create mandatory requirements for thousands of companies to provide climate-related reporting, in areas including value chain emissions and climate-related risks, even in the potential absence of climate reporting rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a […]
Climate Tech Startup 44.01 Raises $37 Million to Scale Solution to Turn CO2 into Rock
Carbon sequestration technology startup 44.01 announced today that it has raised $37 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at developing and commercializing its technology, and enabling its international expansion. Founded in Oman in 2020, 44.01 provides solutions to eliminate CO2 captured from the air or from hard-to-abate industrial processes by turning […]
Lessons from raising an inaugural private climate fund
Greg Wasserman discusses raising a $385mn climate fund, and the opportunities in climate investing.
Roots of Impact attracts funding to develop impact-linked finance
The German investor believes offering financial incentives to companies if they hit social impact targets should play a greater role in investment strategies.
Schneider Electric Launches New Sustainability Data Management and Reporting Solutions
Energy and automation digital solutions provider Schneider Electric announced a series of enhancements to its EcoStruxure Resource Advisor energy and sustainability data and reporting platform, with the launch of a suite of new solutions aimed at enabling companies to address new and upcoming sustainability reporting regulatory requirements. According to Schnieder Electric, the updated platform comes […]
Die Rolle des Facility Managers beim Erreichen der Klimaziele
Die Studie zeigt, dass die Notwendigkeit zur Dekarbonisierung von Gebäuden und ihrem Betrieb weltweit anerkannt wird. Dennoch gibt es deutliche regionale Unterschiede: In Europa werden 69 Prozent der Befragten aufgefordert Maßnahmen zur Dekarbonisierung umzusetzen, in Asien 66 Prozent und in Nordamerika nur 57 Prozent. Die Motivation für die Dekarbonisierung reicht von Eigeninitiative über rechtliche und […]
EnAW-Zielvereinbarungen: Unternehmen sparen CO₂-Verbrauch von fast einer Million Menschen ein
Im Jahr 2023 haben 4764 Mitgliedsunternehmen der Energie-Agentur der Wirtschaft (EnAW) durch gezielte Massnahmen im Vergleich zu 2013 820’000 Tonnen CO2 eingespart. Dies sind rund 27’000 Tonnen mehr als im Vorjahr und entspricht dem jährlichen CO2-Verbrauch von 900’000 Personen – also beinahe die Einwohnerinnern und Einwohner der Kantone Genf und Luzern zusammen. Das Instrument der […]
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Amazon sets decarbonization expectations for suppliers, achieves 100% renewable energy; EU regulator ESMA tells companies to get data systems in place for sustainability reporting; Microsoft purchases 500,000 tons of carbon removals from Oxy; KPMG launches climate reporting hub; Bain appoints new sustainability practice leader; BlackRock unveils new voting policy for […]
Partner
