Tag: Ethics and investment
Insolvent Hahn airport: is the airport bankruptcy wave coming?
Frankfurt Another German airport is bankrupt. Hahn Airport in the Hunsrück had to file for bankruptcy a few days ago. In February, the management of Lake Constance Airport in Friedrichshafen…
Ronald Cohen wants to revolutionize nothing less than capitalism
Chemical site Leuna According to Cohen, all companies have to measure the impact of their activities on the climate. (Photo: imago / imagebroker) Dusseldorf Saving the world with money. That…
Plea for more sustainability
The transition to sustainable finance is one of the greatest challenges facing the financial sector. That is why the discussion about how we can base our investment criteria on the…
Why the banks will only benefit from the green boom in the future
Frankfurt Do good and earn money at the same time. For Bernie Mensah, President of International at Bank of America (BoA), this is not a contradiction in terms. Like most…
World’s largest green bond issued in dollars
KfW promotional bank The bond is to be used for ecological purposes. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The German development bank KfW has issued the world’s largest green bond in dollars. The…
“Sustainability does not work with index funds”
Hans Joachim Reinke “Some providers don’t even know exactly what they’re talking about.” (Photo: Union Investment) Frankfurt According to Hans Joachim Reinke, the greenwashing allegations against parts of the fund…
As an entrepreneur, can you also be an activist?
Dusseldorf When changing to a sustainable economy, many entrepreneurs feel in a bind: On the one hand, transformation processes such as decarbonization reduce profit. On the other hand, there is…
Hempel’s strategy for sustainable growth
Dusseldorf When Lars Petersson, CEO of the Danish paint and coatings manufacturer Hempel, talks about sustainability, he means a lot of things at once. Because the term, according to Petersson,…
Climate-Tech: Venture capitalist Wenger: “Governments must fight climate change with 50 percent of GDP”
Union Square Ventures’ partner talks about investments in the new climate fund. The expert also classifies the high ratings in the start-up world. .source site
How the future of nuclear energy is being struggled with
Brussels, Berlin The future of nuclear energy is decided by one word: “Significant”. Sounds absurd, but it gets to the, well, crux of the matter. In future, technologies must meet…
Why banks and insurers do not have to fear an in-depth examination in 2020
Frankfurt Many German banks and insurers should breathe a sigh of relief: Even for the 2021 financial year, they do not have to show their auditors how effectively they have…
These companies are fighting climate change together with Bill Gates
Bill Gates The billionaire’s climate initiative gets support. (Photo: AP) Bill Gates’ “Breakthrough Energy” project receives billions in support from business: seven large companies want to help make climate-friendly technologies…
UBS European boss Christl Novakovic in an interview about sustainable investments
Christl Novakovic Government subsidies for renewable energy are part of the problem. (Photo: UBS) Ms. Novakovic, in your opinion, what is a sustainable investment – and what is not?That is…
ESG and DAX reform: step backwards instead of modernization
Philine Erfurt Sandhu The author is a lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. (Photo: press photo) A historic reform of the Dax comes into force on September…
Ex-Blackrock manager: “Don’t buy sustainability funds”
Frankfurt Tariq Fancy was part of the system. As Blackrock’s top manager, he regularly flew from customer meeting to customer meeting in a company jet in order to sell so-called…
Bafin investigates fund subsidiary of Deutsche Bank
The headquarters of the DWS fund company in Frankfurt The subsidiary of Deutsche Bank has to defend itself against allegations that it is beautiful its sustainability commitment. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…