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ESG News 39/2024 (23.09. – 29.09.)

  • October 3, 2024
Home Depot Eliminates Hard-to-Recycle Packaging Materials, ERM Launches Carbon Credit Portal for Streamlined Purchases, Morgan Stanley Invests $33 Million in ESG Risk Management Leader Datamaran to Fuel U.S. Expansion and AI Innovation, MSCI Launches New Carbon Credit Project Ratings to Boost Market Confidence and Integrity, Meta Secures Major Nature-Based Carbon Removal Credits Deal with BTG Pactual, Apple Reduces Carbon Footprint of iPhone 16 by 30%, Robeco Launches High Income Green Bond Strategy, Carlyle Commits to Provide up to $1 Billion in C-PACE Financing
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ESG News 38/2024 (16.09. – 22.09.)

  • September 23, 2024
Oracle Introduces Comprehensive Sustainability Data and Reporting Solution, Microsoft Purchases 234,000 Rainforest Carbon Credits from Toroto, Novameat Raises $19 Million to Expand Plant-Based Meat Production, Euronext Launches ESG Benchmarking and Advisory Tools for SMEs, FCA Delays Implementation of Sustainable Fund Labeling Rules to April 2025, EPA Proposes Expanded Ecolabel Standards to Boost Sustainable Federal Purchasing, Amex GBT Sets Net Zero Emissions Target by 2050, Google Secures Record-Price Carbon Removal Deal with DAC Startup Holocene, Bank of America Funds $205 Million Carbon Capture Project at Harvestone Biorefinery, Standard Chartered and Partners Back UNDO's Carbon Removal Project with New Financing, Companies Boost Sustainability Investments Amid Rising Climate Concerns, Sustainability Slips for CEOs as Consumer and Corporate Demand Rises: New Bain Report
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ESG News 37/2024 (09.09. – 15.09.)

  • September 16, 2024
AllianzGI’s Impact Private Credit strategy reaches EUR560mn, BNP Paribas Asset Management launches two ESG Active Beta Equity ETFs, Robeco launches High Income Green Bond Strategy, Mirova raises more than €200 million in commitments for its first private equity fund, SEB launches its SEB Global Sustainable Companies Fund, Nasdaq Partners with Crux to Unlock Inflation Reduction Act's Clean Energy Tax Credit Market, BNP Paribas AM secures $166m for Cleantech Venture Fund, Australia passes landmark climate disclosure law for companies, ESMA reports that transition funds outpace green investments, TotalEnergies Invests $100 Million in U.S. Forest Carbon Projects, Microsoft and EDP Renewables Sign Landmark 20-Year Solar Deal in Singapore, Ossiam ETF appoints Ksenya Rulik as Head of Research and ESG, RMB Namibia and Letshego Namibia partner for social bond issuance
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ESG News 36/2024 (02.09. – 08.09.)

  • September 10, 2024
AQR Launches $350 Million ESG Fund Aiming for Market-Beating Returns, Asana Introduces AI ESG Helper: Transforming Corporate Sustainability, Dubai Chamber Unveils ESG Label to Boost Sustainable Business Practices, Sustainability Claims Questioned: RGE Group's $4.9 Billion Financing Under Fire, EIB Surpasses EUR 100 Billion in Green Bonds with New EUR 5 Billion Issuance, FTSE Russell Expands Climate Bond Indices to High-Yield and Emerging Markets, Climate Change Drives Surge in Home Insurance Stress for Australian Households, Meta's 2024 Sustainability Report: Achieving Net Zero and Leading in Water Restoration
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ESG News 35/2024 (26.08. – 01.09.)

  • September 4, 2024
Australia Mandates Climate Risk Disclosures for Companies, South Africa’s Regulator Rules TotalEnergies’ Sustainability Claim Misleading, Uber Appoints Ex-Tesla Exec Rebecca Tinucci to Lead Global EV Transition with $800M Investment, Aramex Appoints Manosij Ganguli as Chief Sustainability Officer to Accelerate Green Initiatives, China’s NDB Issues $1.7 Billion in Green Bonds to Fund Major Sustainability Projects, Amprion Secures €1.1 Billion Green Bond to Advance Renewable Energy Projects, ESG Book Partners with Vyzrd to Boost Climate Risk and ESG Analytics, Google-Funded Mission Launches Green Button Explorer to Enhance Energy Data Transparency, New Zealand Slashes Emission Credits to Strengthen ETS and Meet Climate Targets, India Aims for Zero-Emission Trucks by 2050 with 30 Policy Initiatives
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ESG News 34/2024 (19.08. – 25.08.)

  • August 27, 2024
Microsoft Launches Multi-Framework ESG Reporting Tool, Ambercycle Secures $10 Million Investment from Shinkong for Circular Materials Plant, Standard Chartered Introduces ESG-Linked Cash Accounts for Corporate Clients, AESG Appoints Devan Valenti as Director of Sustainability for New Australia Office, World Bank Issues Groundbreaking $225 Million Amazon Reforestation Bond Tied to Carbon Removal, Rio Tinto, BHP, and Qantas Commit $53 Million to New Nature-Based Carbon Credit Fund, KLA Sets New 2030 Goal to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions from Product Use, GM Signs Largest Renewable Energy Deal to Power U.S. Assembly Plants
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ESG News 33/2024 (12.08. – 18.08.)

  • August 19, 2024
JERA Nex Makes First U.S. Solar Acquisition with 395 MW Deal, Woodside Acquires $2.35 Billion Low Carbon Ammonia Project in Texas, UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers in 2025, PwC Appoints Ellen Walsh to Lead Sustainability Initiatives as Firm Boosts AI and Green Investments, GIB Asset Management Names Victoria Barron as New Chief Sustainability Officer, M&G Invests $100 Million in responsAbility’s Asia Climate Fund to Drive CO2 Reduction, EU Commission Releases CSRD FAQ to Aid Companies with New Reporting Requirements, The LYCRA Company Sets Ambitious 2030 Emissions Reduction Targets
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ESG News 32/2024 (05.08. – 11.08.)

  • August 12, 2024
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ESG News 31/2024 (29.07. – 04.08.)

  • August 7, 2024
CarbonBlue Secures $10 Million to Expand Water-Based CO2 Removal Technology, UK Unveils $10 Billion Public-Owned Clean Energy Initiative, Deloitte and Akila Partner for Decarbonization Solutions, ESMA Proposes Comprehensive Sustainability Disclosure Framework for Financial Products, UK Sets 2% SAF Requirement by 2025 as Part of Jet Zero Strategy, Revolt Appoints Kirsten Flanik as CEO North America, Masdar Raises $1 Billion Green Bond for Renewable Energy Projects, U.S. Allocates Over $4 Billion to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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ESG News 30/2024 (22.07. – 28.07.)

  • July 29, 2024