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News from the world of Climcycle and sustainability

In our Newsroom, we share current developments, analyses and insights on ESG, regulation and sustainable transformation.

Whether it’s new requirements, practical perspectives or relevant events – we provide guidance in a dynamic ESG landscape and demonstrate how regulatory pressure can generate strategic added value.

Events – with Climcycle

Events – with Climcycle

Climcycle is a partner of the Handelsblatt Annual Conference on Banking Supervision 2026 (March 18–19, Frankfurt & Digital). Our Head of Financial Services DACH, Ulrich Goeke, will contribute insights on ESG, Risk Management and regulatory practice. The agenda promises an exciting program with high-caliber sessions and valuable networking opportunities from the banking and supervisory sectors.

Press & Media – Climcycle

Climcycle takes over climate matrix

With the integration of Klima.Metrix software, Climcycle expands its offering to include the precise calculation of company-related CO₂ emissions (Scope 1–3), thus complementing the analysis of financed emissions according to PCAF.

Strategic partnership:
Climcycle & msg Plaut

Climcycle and msg Plaut are launching a strategic cooperation to support banks and financial institutions in ESG regulation, risk management and digital transformation with integrated software and consulting expertise.

Climcycle begins its journey as a regional accredited partner in Europe and Central Asia to support financial institutions in adopting the PCAF standard.

Climcycle recently partnered with the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF). Following the accreditation process, Climcycle will become a PCAF-accredited partner in Europe and Central Asia. The PCAF’s accredited partner program is a cornerstone of its mission to support organizations at the forefront of guiding financial institutions toward a more sustainable and equitable global economy. Partners receive, among other benefits, access to the PCAF database and ongoing support in the practical application of the PCAF standard.

General News – about Sustainability

Sustainability 2026 – BaFin focuses on ESG risks in the banking sector

In its “Risks in Focus 2026” report, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) emphasizes that sustainability remains a key risk and governance issue for the financial sector. Particularly in the banking sector, physical climate risks, transition risks, and issues surrounding greenwashing are increasingly coming under supervisory scrutiny. BaFin intends to intensify its monitoring and analysis of sustainability-related risks in 2026 and to consider how institutions integrate these into their risk management and governance processes.

For banks and financial institutions, this trend underscores the growing importance of a systematic, data-driven ESG risk management practice.

Climcycle supports the transparent identification and assessment of physical climate risks, transition risks, and ESG indicators, and their integration into existing risk strategies and supervisory reporting – a crucial building block for regulatory compliance and strategic resilience.

 

Central impulses of the UN High-level Political Forum 2026

The UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2026, hosted by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), focused on the theme of “Transformative, equitable, innovative, and coordinated action to deliver the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” The forum emphasized integrated sustainability approaches, international cooperation, and the role of innovation and finance in building more resilient economic and social systems.

For financial institutions, this translates into rising expectations for the measurable alignment of capital flows with sustainability goals, as well as greater consideration of climate risks and long-term resilience.

Non-financial companies are increasingly required to strategically integrate sustainability into their business models and governance.

For Climcycle, the HLPF underscores the importance of data-driven ESG analyses and integrated climate risk assessments for translating global sustainability goals into transparent, manageable, and impact-oriented decisions.