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February 01 – On January 12, Global Head of Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) Kevin Parker delivered a keynote speech at the United Nations’ Investor Summit on Climate Risk and Energy Solutions in New York. Held every two years, it is the preeminent forum for leading institutional investors from around the world. At the gathering, Parker discussed the implications of climate change for capital markets and investor portfolios. more

January 25 – Deutsche Bank today announced the completion and operation of a 122.4 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its Americas’ headquarters in New York, located at 60 Wall Street. The roof-mounted array will reduce the Bank’s electricity consumption from the grid and will decrease carbon emissions by 100 metric tons per year. more

January 17 – Agriculture's role in mitigating climate change is often underestimated. Agriculture and forestry could actually be a key to reducing greenhouse gases by up to a third. more

January 12 – Deutsche Bank today announced the results of a new study that sets the foundation for what could be an unprecedented change in multifamily lending: the ability to incorporate energy savings projections into underwriting practices. The innovative approach would allow for larger loans to multifamily owners, increasing the availability of capital required to unlock billions of dollars of energy savings potential in the nation’s multifamily building stock. more

January 02 – Deutsche Bank has been named “Best Renewable Energy Finance House − Europe” by Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance magazines for the second consecutive year. more

December 16 – RREEF Real Estate, the real estate investment management business of Deutsche Asset Management, has published its first annual Sustainability Report [link], for the period January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. This report outlines why RREEF Real Estate is focusing on this important initiative, identifies its achievements to date, and provides insights on how it envisions expanding its sustainability strategy over the coming months and years to deliver maximum value to its clients. more

December 15 – SunPower Corp., a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar modules and photovoltaic systems that is based in Silicon Valley, will be supplying solar cells for the Solar Impulse HB-SIB aircraft that is scheduled to fly around the world in 2014. The Californian company is thus an official supplier for the Solar Impulse project. more

December 06 – Durban must clear the path for more low carbon investment. Time is running out for reaching agreement on the post-Kyoto international climate regime. more

December 02 – The Bank is leveraging its core business expertise for a cleaner and more energy efficient global economy. more

November 30 – International Green Awards recognises best-in-class examples of innovative approaches to sustainability. The new Deutsche Bank towers were presented with the Best Green Intelligent Buildings Award at the sixth International Green Awards ceremony, held in London on November 24. more

November 29 – BMW wins the DuMont DWS Prize for Responsibility. Asoka Wöhrmann, Managing Director of DWS, presented the prize to BMW board director Friedrich Eichiner in front of 1000 spectators at the Euro Finance Week benefit gala in the Old Opera House ballroom in Frankfurt. more

November 23 – Forest conservation can help mitigate the effects of climate change and facilitate adaptation to new climatic conditions. It plays a particularly important role for the water balance. The clearing and overexploitation of “old” woodland leads to accelerated desertification and exacerbated flooding. International climate negotiations aim to foster the protection and sustainable use of forests. more

November 17 – Deutsche Bank has earned further recognition for its sustainability performance: In September 2011 once again it was listed in the two leading sustainability indices, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and the FTSE4Good index. Right from the beginning, Deutsche Bank has been listed in the newly created STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index, which is published by Deutsche Börse and the renowned STOXX Indices. In addition, for the first time it has been included in the sustainability-oriented investment universe of Bank Sarasin, which is regarded as the leading institute in the sustainable asset management market. more

November 09 – Deutsche Bank now approaches every new major building project with the intention of gaining LEED certification and, as shown recently in Dubai, is beginning to exceed even its own expectations. An office refit undertaken by a joint team from Global Logistics Services and Global Technology in Dubai’s Gate Village development has been awarded Gold LEED certification. more

November 03 – By 2020, China plans to build and place into operation at least 120 GW (and perhaps up to 130 GW) of new hydropower generation capacity. more

November 03 – Three Deutsche Bank employees are featured in the Financial News 100 list of influential women bankers, which this year focuses on executives working to stabilise and solve the European financial crisis. more

November 03 – Repowering America: Creating Jobs focuses on the job impact of the DBCCA Electricity Power Forecast for the US. The DBCCA Electric Power Forecast for the U.S. calls for a scale up in natural gas and renewable energy (RE) as coal plants are retired and energy efficiency (EE) reduces the rate of growth in electricity demand over the next 20 years. more

October 10 – The Corporate Pension Funds and Sustainable Investment Study is the first comprehensive European-wide study of corporate pension funds and responsible investment. In this report, Eurosif examines to what extent and in what manner corporate pension funds across Europe have adopted sustainable and responsible investment practices. more

October 07 – Deutsche Bank’s commitment to sustainability in real estate has been recognized by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) as the recipient of its first ever International Leadership Award. more

October 07 – Deutsche Bank’s first–ever Diversity Week took place from October 3 - 7, enabling employees in all regions to take part in a broad range of activities that demonstrated the Bank’s commitment to diversity. more

September 29 – Corporate real estate is a major contributor to carbon emissions and Deutsche Bank is committed to promoting green building, both within its property portfolio and throughout the wider community. Working to LEED standards is now an integral part of the Bank’s capital project management programme. more

September 23 – The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) today announced Deutsche Bank’s commitment to the New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation (NYCEEC), comprised of a philanthropic grant and advancing a multi-stakeholder partnership of real estate interests, environmental advocacy organizations and the City of New York. CGI’s featuring of this commitment underscores the value of creative and non-traditional strategies to find solutions to climate change that combine the expertise of a broad range of disciplines and institutions. more

September 19 – Agriculture is both a major emitter of greenhouse gases and a potential key contributor to the mitigation of climate change. Besides lowering emissions, climate-friendly agricultural practices can play a significant role in sequestering carbon. So why is the current debate on mitigating climate change largely ignoring the potential of agriculture and land use? In this paper, we analyse various approaches to realising this potential and discuss some of the challenges involved. We also indicate actions required for transitioning towards a low-carbon agriculture. We show how governments, agricultural producers, the food industry, consumers and the financial sector are all key players in shifting policy and investment priorities. more

September 13 – Electromobility is a major topic at the IAA International Motor Show, which opens its doors in Frankfurt on September 15. The German government wants Germany to become the leading market for electric cars as well as the leading supplier of electric cars by 2020. It is hoped that e-mobility will contribute to reducing or solving economic, ecological and social problems associated with road transport. more

September 06 – The European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF) is the centerpiece of a new sustainable energy facility that the European Parliament and Council of Ministers agreed to launch using unspent funds from the European Energy Programme for Recovery. more

August 29 – Deutsche Bank played an instrumental role in making the construction and acquisition possible of two high power photovoltaic solar parks in Italy and Spain through its Asset Finance & Leasing (AFL) business. more

August 23 – A consortium of banks comprising Deutsche Bank, Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen and KfW IPEX-Bank has provided outside financing for five photovoltaic power plants of significant size located in Italy, making loans amounting to over EUR 110 million available. The loans were structured from the financing programme for renewable energies and incorporate low-interest-rate funding instruments. more

August 18 – Australia is one of the biggest carbon emitters per person. However, releasing carbon into the atmosphere is free in Australia at the moment. Undoubtedly, putting a price on carbon emissions is thus the right thing to do. more

August 17 – On 6 and 7 October 2011, the 7th European Conference on Green Power Marketing 2011 will open its gates in Zurich, Switzerland – an extraordinary opportunity to engage in know-how exchange and networking with the leading professionals of Europe. In Geneva 2009 we counted more than 170 experts from 20 European countries and the USA. Here a selection of our participants' comments: "A fantastic programme of key players in the sector - the premier renewables marketing event!", "Invest two days – and you'll know all the key players and the market in Europe!" more

August 12 – iCMG is a leading full service Enterprise & IT Architecture Firm, providing architectural services and models to clients across 23 countries. Their annual awards honour talent, vision and workmanship, sharing the work of architects and enterprises responsible for successful and enduring systems and models with a global audience. The category Best Green Architecture focuses on excellent approaches and achievements in sustainability management and Green-IT. Winners were selected by an international panel from professionals from around the IT industry. more

August 03 – The UKMEA Building and Workplace Team has secured another LEED Gold certification for Commercial Interiors in the UK. The internationally recognised certification is awarded by US Green Council Building to recognise measures which support sustainable building performance, such as reduced energy consumption, water conservation and indoor environmental quality. The refit of the second floor of Pinners Hall to accommodate the PWM and Global Prime Finance businesses implemented db New Workplace principles throughout, introducing the technology to enable flexible working and more efficient use of the space. more

July 25 – Deutsche Bank’s Earth Week activities across Asia-Pacific have won the silver award in the inaugural Best Environmental Initiative at the Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards 2011. Now in its third year, Earth Week is a global campaign devoted to engaging all of Deutsche Bank in the sustainability message and offering everyone the opportunity take part in eco-initiatives, events and local activities. more

July 21 – Speeding up the integration of renewable energies into the electricity supply system requires an efficient grid infrastructure and thus also major investments. The global market for smart grids is worth EUR 100 bn. Interlinking the power grid and the data network considerably increases the complexity of the traditional business model. more

July 18 – On June 20, 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in American Electric Power v. Connecticut. more

July 04 – This year Deutsche Bank has been named one of the top four financial institutions for purchasing renewable electricity, in the Bloomberg Corporate Global Renewable Energy Index (CREX). The Bank was ranked tenth overall in the report, which was commissioned by Vestas Wind Systems and compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. more

July 01 – The European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and Deutsche Bank announced the launch of the European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF) in Brussels today. The EEEF aims to provide market-based financing for commercially viable public energy efficiency and renewable energy projects within the European Union. more

June 29 – The grounds of the world’s largest air show in Le Bourget just outside of Paris were battered by gusts of wind almost all week long. While visitors thronged to watch the spectacular flight demonstrations showing the latest developments in the aviation industry, the undisputed star of the exhibition was initially forced to remain grounded: Because of the stormy weather Solar Impulse, the honorary guest of the air show, had to wait until Sunday to make its appearance. more

June 29 – Deutsche Bank, together with the companies EST – Energie & Solar Technik GmbH, dean Solar GmbH and Sanyo, today officially celebrated the start of operations of one of the largest photovoltaic power plants in Italy in the presence of all the project participants and numerous representatives from Italian politics and society. more

June 15 – Solar Impulse HB-SIA has landed in Paris-Le Bourget after a flight lasting 16 hours and 5 minutes. From June 20th to 26th the solar airplane will be an attraction and a “special guest” of the world’s largest aviation exhibition there. Among passenger aircraft and military jets, Solar Impulse will serve as a symbol of a future belonging to renewable energies. more

June 15 – In its commitment to being as energy efficient and sustainable as possible, Deutsche Bank is pioneering new designs and methods, and developing concepts that are new to the banking industry, and the wider community. The bank's new Eco Data Center (Eco DC) in Harborside is a brilliant example of this innovation. It now deploys the most intensive workloads at the highest energy efficiencies ever seen in a Deutsche Bank data centre. more

June 14 – In just a few hours, Solar Impulse will be taking off again. Its destination is Le Bourget Airport just outside of Paris. The solar airplane will be an attraction and a “special guest” of the largest aviation exhibition in the world. Among passenger aircraft and military jets, Solar Impulse will serve as a symbol of the future that belongs to renewable energies: It will reach its destination powered solely by the power of the sun, without any pollutant emissions whatsoever. more

June 09 – Two years after its unveiling on Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street in New York City, the 69-foot billboard has transformed from its original cool Deutsche Bank Blue to an intense orange and yellow backdrop with a picture of the sun. The graphics are accompanied by the question: Do you know what the number means? Directly below is the rapidly calculating digital display of the Carbon Counter itself, followed by the question’s answer: We’re getting warmer. more

June 09 – DB Advisors’ ESG (environmental, social and governance) Euro Investment-Grade Corporate Credit strategy has been awarded a AAA- rating by Telos Fund Rating, the Germany-based agency. more

June 09 – On May 13, more than one million people followed live and via Internet the first successful international flight of the Solar Impulse prototype HB-SIA with pilot André Borschberg from the Swiss region of Payerne to Brussels. The arrival of the solar plane marked the start of a week which saw the team involved with Solar Impulse meet with prominent representatives from the world of politics and economics in the European capital. more

June 01 – After its first successful international flight from Payerne in Switzerland to Brussels, experiencing Solar Impulse live outside of Switzerland was possible for the first time last week. In addition to numerous EU commissioners and representatives of European political institutions, Deutsche Bank’s local subsidiary and its EU representation took advantage of the occasion to offer clients and discussion partners a unique experience. more

May 25 – In the wake of the financial crisis the consumer protection debate has focused heavily on financial services. New rules are necessary in certain areas – but equally so analysis of their relative costs and benefits. The correct mix of consumer protection measures is crucial in order to target and efficiently address structural market malfunctions and other failings. more

May 16 – At the New Deutsche Bank Towers, sustainability doesn’t end with the building’s state-of-the-art technology. Staff at the Bank’s Taunusanlage headquarters in Frankfurt can now drive between the Bank’s Frankfurt sites CO2-free thanks to the recent introduction of electrically-powered cars. more

May 13 – On Friday night at 21:39, the solar plane Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed successfully at Brussels airport after a twelve-hour-and-fifty-nine-minute flight. Bertrand Piccard’s and André Borschberg’s plane was met by an enthusiastic crowd that celebrated its arrival in the capital of Europe. As a main partner, Deutsche Bank congratulates the Solar Impulse team on reaching this milestone towards a sustainable future. more

May 13 – Solar Impulse has already proven that it is possible to fly powered solely by the sun. Now it’s that time again: You can accompany our solar airplane on its route from Payerne to Brussels. At the moment, André Borschberg, Bertrand Piccard and their team are making their final preparations for the flight to Brussels. more

April 21 – Solar Impulse has added a new dimension to the dream of flying: In the summer of 2010, André Borschberg, Bertrand Piccard and their team succeeded in circling through the skies over Switzerland for 26 hours – including all night long – in the HB-SIA aircraft, without using a single drop of fuel and without emitting any pollutants. more

April 19 – The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) and DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) today announced a two-year partnership for an educational initiative, called My Carbon Footprint, to help build awareness about climate change science among New York City’s school teachers and students. DBCCA is the climate change investment and research business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management business. more

April 08 – Sabine Miltner has been named Deutsche Bank's new Group Sustainability Officer. This position was held previously by Hanns-Michael Hoelz, who retired at the end of March. Ms. Miltner will have responsibility for Deutsche Bank’s Sustainability agenda and report to Stefan Baron, Global Head of Communications and CSR, effective June 1. more

March 29 – Schindler, a global manufacturer of energy efficient elevators and escalators, will be supporting the Solar Impulse project as its 4th main partner. This means the team of partners – also including Deutsche Bank, Solvay and Omega – has assembled just in time for the first international solar flights this summer. more

February 24 – After a three-year renovation period, the two 155-metre-high Deutsche Bank towers were officially re-opened this evening in a ceremony attended by guests from politics, business and society. Almost 26 years ago to the day, in February 1985, Deutsche Bank’s headquarters at Taunusanlage 12 were formally opened for the first time. more

February 11 – DB Advisors’ ESG (environmental, social and governance) Euro Investment-Grade Corporate Credit strategy has been awarded a AAA- rating by Telos Fund Rating, the Germany-based agency. According to Telos,* the AAA rating band signifies that a fund "satisfies [the] highest quality standards." more

January 24 – Despite low expectations, the UN climate change negotiations in Cancún made important progress. In fact, the public discussion in Cancún confirmed several conclusions we emphasised after Copenhagen a year ago: national policies are the key drivers of action; emerging markets are becoming increasingly important contributors towards emissions reductions; and the private sector plays a critical role. more

January 17 – According to the latest DB Research report, ‘Green IT’ can easily be misinterpreted. After all, IT is not ‘green’ at first glance – and this does not only hold true because of rising energy consumption. Nonetheless, IT does have ‘green’ potential. This applies not only to the saving of resources in IT infrastructure itself (‘green in IT’), but also to the resources that are ultimately saved by the use of IT in the economy as a whole (‘green by IT’). This observation was the starting point for a joint study by DB Research and the Greent IT Advisory Office, established by BITKOM e.V. The report suggests that often ambitious environmental and resource targets can only be achieved if companies address the subject of green IT on a cross-divisional basis and integrate staff members. By means of intelligent IT systems, companies of the most varied sectors can not only counter cost pressures but also offer new goods and services as well as more flexible job models in the competition for top talent. more

January 17 – Although gender balance in leadership is beneficial for companies, it is still far from reality. Given that women account for more than half of the talent available to business today, in a context of skills shortages, such an imbalance is not sustainable. In order to create workplaces maximising the potential of both genders, companies need to alter outmoded corporate attitudes and processes. This includes looking at gender in leadership as a business issue, acknowledging that women are different and incorporating the differences more

January 13 – In a global first for the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) industry, Deutsche Bank’s ETF platform, db x-trackers, has launched a socially-conscious fund to help finance the fight against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria. more

January 11 – At the Climate Change Awards 2010, DWS, already successful in each of the previous two years, was once again recognized for its climate change efforts. more

December 22 – Deutsche Bank has been named "Best Renewable Energy Finance House – Europe" by the Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance magazine. The award, which is determined by the magazine’s reader survey, acknowledges the strong performance of the Bank’s Asset Finance & Leasing (AFL) group. more

December 21 – Deutsche Bank AG, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH and BayernLB have successfully closed the debt financing of a ground-mounted 14.2 MWp photovoltaic plant in Puglia/Italy. The project was originally developed by Schüco International KG and thereafter acquired by Erste Puglia Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG. The sponsor of the project, Erste Puglia Solarfonds Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, is a closed end fund arranged by Deutsche Bank AG. more

December 09 – On 8 December, Dr. Josef Ackermann, Deutsche Bank’s Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, stated “The next economy must be cleaner and more energy efficient” at the ‘Global Metro Summit: Delivering the Next Economy’ in Chicago. This summit, hosted by the Alfred Herrhausen Society, the London School of Economics Cities Program, and the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, articulates a vision for the next economy and demonstrates how metropolitan areas can achieve this vision, in partnership with smart federal and state policies. more

December 09 – Water scarcity is one of society’s greatest challenges for the future. Already, one billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and sadly one in four children who die before they reach their fifth birthday do so because of water-related disease. more

December 09 – Deutsche Bank and Centrobanca have successfully closed the debt financing for the 8.4 MW solar photovoltaic Ragusa 1 project in Sicily, sponsored by TEP (Solar Holdings) Limited (“TEP Solar”), a subsidiary of Trading Emissions PLC (“TEP”) who are advised by EEA Fund Management Limited. The debt close follows the acquisition of the project by TEP Solar from Austrian developer Solarinvest in September 2010 where Deutsche Bank acted as equity arranger. more

December 08 – The Private & Business Banking (PBB) in Italy, the Italian network of 271 branches, has been rewarded in November for its sustainability projects by the Italian Financial Innovation Association (AIFIN). The association promotes every year "Banca & Territorio", an award dedicated to the CSR projects of banks in Italy. more

November 26 – "The turnaround has to be achieved before the end of this decade. Those who dismiss this as unrealistic ignore the realities of physics. Even if we want to achieve the objective of limiting global warming to 2°C more than in the pre-industrial age with only a two-thirds probability, greenhouse gas emissions must fall by 2020 at the latest." more

November 26 – The chief executive officers and managing directors of 21 German companies have presented a “Code of Responsible Conduct for Business” in Berlin. The signatories have committed themselves to addressing the loss of confidence of many citizens in business leaders by adopting a set of concrete measures and rigorous standards. The signatories include the chairmen of large companies such as BASF, Deutsche Bank, E.ON, Metro, Bosch and Henkel and the heads of well-known family businesses and medium-sized companies such as the Otto Group, Fuchs Petrolub and Trumpf. The code was drawn up with assistance from the Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics. more

November 26 – DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA), the climate change investment business of Deutsche Asset Management, today released the first comprehensive review of the U.K.’s renewable energy programme since the U.K.’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). The report, U.K. Renewable Energy Investment Opportunity: Creating Industries and Jobs, identifies the investment opportunity, benefits, and roadblocks as the country tries to meet its 15% renewable energy goal by 2020. more

November 10 – In Europe nearly 40% of the economically viable hydropower potential is still not being tapped. The ever-increasing price of fossil fuels as well as environmental and climate policy readjustments make hydropower a winning proposition. more

November 10 – The EU Emissions Trading Scheme, the world's first large-scale CO2 emissions trading programme, has been operating since January 2005. In phase 3 of the ETS, a paradigm shift will take place. more

November 04 – Now it is official! Solar Impulse set three world records all at one time with the successful day-and-night flight of the HB-SIA last July. Last week the World Air Sports Federation FAI (Fédération Aéronautique International) confirmed them. more

November 01 – Deutsche Bank and RREEF have joined other leading real estate owners, investors, and financial institutions to create one of the largest global measurements of real estate’s carbon footprint. Participating in this Index reaffirms the Bank’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions and becoming carbon neutral by 2013. more

October 18 – Deutsche Bank has been named the Most Innovative Investment Bank for Risk Management by The Banker magazine in its 2010 awards. This is the third major risk management award won by Deutsche Bank in the past twelve months, confirming the bank as the established market leader in this vital area. more

October 11 – A balanced approach to regulatory reform – which takes into account the cumulative impact on the real economy and job-creation – is needed, according to Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board. more

October 05 – Deutsche Bank continues to improve its sustainability practices, according to the results of the Sustainability Asset Management’s (SAM) latest assessment. more

September 23 – The next step towards a clean future was a success! Just a few months after its spectacular 26 hour flight, the solar plane Solar Impulse has now also proven itself in regular flight operations by taking-off and landing in Geneva and Zurich. more

September 21 – The first lap of the Solar Swiss Flights from the Solar Impulse base in Payerne to Geneva turned out as complete success. For the first time, the Prototype HB-SIA has touched down and taken off on a civilian airport with regular airline operations. more

September 21 – In Europe nearly 40% of the economically viable hydropower potential is still not being tapped. The ever-increasing price of fossil fuels as well as environmental and climate policy readjustments make hydropower a winning proposition. Also, the technologies involved are very mature, no climate-damaging emissions are generated and no fuel purchase costs are incurred. more

September 21 – The responsibility to manage volatility in agriculture is increasingly in farmers’ hands and they will need to rely more heavily on market-based tools. All in all, public policy could be most useful in increasing the risk management ability of farmers. more

September 20 – After the spectacular success of the Solar Impulse day and night flight, the pioneering project is now heading off to its “home game”: Solar Swiss Flights are in the house. These will be the first flights inside of Switzerland to public airports such as Geneva and Zurich. more

September 16 – The purpose of this paper is to examine the many claims and counter-claims being made in the public debate about climate change science. For most of this year, the volume of this debate has turned way up as the ‘skeptics’ launched a determined assault on the climate findings accepted by the overwhelming majority of the scientific community. Unfortunately, the increased noise has only made it harder for people to untangle the arguments and form their own opinions. This is problematic because the way the public’s views are shaped is critical to future political action on climate change. more

August 30 – In their article "Green Buildings - for people and the cities of the future", the authors explain the necessity of facing the challenges of climate change and increasing urbanisation with energy-efficient buildings. With its “Greentowers” project, Deutsche Bank has showed how energy consumption can be radically reduced in an existing building. The modernization of the prominent Deutsche Bank towers in the heart of Frankfurt has attracted much attention, not only in the real estate community but also worldwide: the largest building renovation project in Europe, which began at the end of 2007, will result in one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in the world. Deutsche Bank’s Group Head Office is currently being completed and staff will reoccupy it at the end of 2010. This new generation of buildings not only has to be as sustainable as possible, but also be designed so flexibly that over the usual lifecycle of 25 to 30 years, the buildings can adapt to the requirements of the people living and working in them. The buildings have to serve people. Green Buildings that also integrate into the city surroundings help to increase the cities' attractiveness, to make them livable and allow for a sustainable urban development. more

August 18 – Deutsche Bank has joined leading building owners, investment advisory firms and corporate tenants in committing to a Green Lease Action Plan which aims to address the challenges of energy efficiency and sustainability in leased commercial space. more

July 29 – Global Transaction Banking (GTB) has won its first mandate from Japan’s leading engineering company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), after months of intensive pitching. MHI is a leading manufacturer in the energy, environment and aerospace sectors and one of the world’s top wind turbine providers. As one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group, MHI generates USD 33bn sales with 70,000 employees. more

July 26 – The Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award has been presented to the Asamblea Comunitaria de Miravalle (Miravalle Community Council), a community-based project that runs a comprehensive set of cultural, health, environmental, educational and employment programmes within a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Mexico City. more

July 23 – The Ashoka and Canopus Foundation, founders of the “Solar for All” initiative, this week announced the winners of the “Solar for All” design contest in San Francisco. Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation is a partner of this global initiative focused on making solar energy affordable to low income communities without access to electricity. more

July 08 – This morning at 9 am and after a non-stop 26 hour flight, the unique solar plane Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed safely in Payerne, Switzerland. André Borschberg was obviously emotional when he got out of the cockpit. He could not describe his feelings yet. "I've been a pilot for 40 years now, but this flight has been the most incredible one of my flying career,” he exclaimed. more

July 08 – Deutsche Bank Italy has been awarded two distinction certificates for its commitment to sustainability at Green Globe Banking's third annual award ceremony in June. Green Globe Banking was founded in 2006 by Globiz, a company that specialises in high value management, marketing and communications projects for the banking sector, and is supported by Italy's Ministry of the Environment. more

July 07 – This morning, at 6:51 am (Swiss local time), the solar powered “Solar Impulse HB-SIA” airplane, backed by Deutsche Bank as a main partner, took off from the Swiss town Payerne to the first day and night-flight solely with the power of the sun. The plane, which is flown by André Borschberg, is expected to stay non-stop 25 hours in the air. more

July 06 – Solar Impulse is on the fast track again! The telemetry transmitter, a little box as small as a mobile phone which stopped Solar Impulse HB-SIA from its first night flight attempt last Thursday shortly before take-off, has now been replaced. In full steam the team has worked on solving this technical challenge and finally Solar Impulse HB-SIA is ready to face the day and night flight. more

July 05 – Deutsche Bank and the Government of Ecuador have entered into a pioneering transaction to finance household energy efficiency in Ecuador through the carbon market. more

July 01 – Everything was on track until this morning, until the first night flight of the Solar Impulse HB-SIA had to be postponed due to technical reasons. The problem came from the telemetry transmitter that broke down. This system enables the ground team to follow in real time the flight mission and to monitor thousands of crucial parameters. more

June 29 – The countdown has started. Finally, after technical challenges and unfavourable weather conditions during the last few days, the first night flight attempt is official! The unique solar plane HB-SIA seems to be well prepared for this important milestone and, moreover, the weather forecasters have announced an ideal window more

June 28 – Last week, HB-SIA carried out the longest and highest flight ever in solar aviation history. Test pilot Markus Scherdel flew the prototype HB-SIA for 14 hours and reached an altitude above Mount Everest: 9000 meters. However, this premiere did not go completely through without technical challenges. more

June 24 – Extra-financial investment criteria – such as social, environmental and ethical factors – are moving more and more into the focus of institutional and private investors. Meanwhile, a raft of investment products committed to social, environmental and ethical criteria are being offered under the heading of responsible investments (RI). At the same time, when raising capital, corporates and sovereigns are increasingly coming to be judged on these criteria. more

June 23 – Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation (DBAF) has been recognised in The New York Times for a new project, the Deutsche Bank/Living Cities Building Energy Efficiency Data Report. As part of the project, a grant from DBAF will fund the creation of a public database of several hundred retrofitted buildings in New York City and a companion report to determine the savings from the improvements. more

June 21 – In the Swiss town Payerne preparations are getting into top gear. The air is fraught with tension. The team around Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are in gleeful anticipation for the first night flight with the prototype “HB-SIA”. In the upcoming days the prototype is supposed to stay as the first manned solar plane for 25 hours in the air – without interruption and solely powered by the sun. more

May 19 – If there is a windless, rain-free day over Payerne between the bad weather fronts, then the chances are good that there will be another Solar Impulse test flight. The Solar Impulse Prototype HB-SIA has completed a total of four successful flights since April: Each time even longer and higher than the last. more

May 18 – The certification is the result of a concerted effort by the Bank to ensure its 261 premises in Italy feature sustainable products and consume energy from renewable sources. A low-emission company vehicle fleet is also used. Following Frankfurt, London and New York, Milan’s sustainability management system received the international accreditation on 22 April 2010. As a result, all of Deutsche Bank’s business units in Italy now comply with the ISO 14001 specifications. more

May 03 – The nomination has been made for the Bank’s role structuring, placing and managing the first-ever single microfinance network subordinated debt deal for the FINCA Microfinance Fund B.V., which closed in November 2009 with total capital commitments of USD 21.2m. more

April 21 – Deutsche Bank’s commitment to sustainability was demonstrated last month with Earth Week 2010. Employees at 56 locations in 24 countries took part in Earth Week activities, designed to bring Deutsche’s sustainability mission to life. more

April 07 – This morning, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA airplane, backed by Deutsche Bank, as a main partner, took off on its first flight. From Payerne airfield (Switzerland), Solar Impulse test pilot Markus Scherdel took the prototype airplane up to 1200 meters. He spent an hour and twenty-seven minutes ... more

March 29 – Deutsche Bank Spain has launched a new Equality Plan, aimed at creating an environment that promotes diversity and equal opportunities, regardless of gender, religious beliefs or sexuality. more

March 26 – Rome today; Milan, Naples and La Spezia tomorrow. In the course of its commitment to the environment, Deutsche Bank Italy is making a change and has applied the motto “Banking on Green” to its company fleet. Thanks to an agreement between Deutsche Bank Italy and Fiat, 140 Fiat Punto Evo Natural Power vehicles have been at the Bank’s service since March. This kind of vehicle is one of the front runners among environmentally friendly compact cars. The combination of gas and methane lowers harmful carbon emissions by approximately 25%, nitrogen oxide emissions by even 50%. more

March 23 – Deutsche Bank has once again improved its position in the latest sustainability poll by Sustainalytics, an international sustainability research provider to the financial sector. The latest findings show that Deutsche Bank has advanced to No.2 out of the 112 international financial services providers that were rated in 2009. In 2008, Deutsche Bank was No.4 out of 101 in the financial industry comparison. more

March 18 – Nicolas Huber, Head of Green Investments at DWS and manager of the DWS Zukunftsressourcen fund, is in demand as an expert in renewable technologies - known as green investments. In February, the United Nations invited him to address an expert meeting dealing with green and renewable technologies. more

March 09 – Deutsche Bank’s PBC branch in Warsaw, Poland, has received a prestigious “green” certification. The branch – located on John Paul II Street – received a Gold LEED Certificate (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Commercial Interiors from the US Green Building Council (USGBC). more

March 05 – Munich – Prof. Klaus Töpfer will advise the Dii on strategic issues. His activities will focus on political and social questions, with a view to realising the Desertec vision to the benefit of all participants in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. more

March 05 – Munich – Prof. Klaus Töpfer will advise the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) on strategic issues. His activities will focus on political and social questions, with a view to realising the Desertec vision to the benefit of all participants in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. more

March 05 – Caio Koch-Weser, Vice-Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group, has been appointed to a High Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance, assembled by the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. The group has been established to mobilise financing that was promised during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December. more

February 23 – The global water markets are confronted with major challenges. The increase in the world's population is going hand in hand with rising demand for food, energy and other goods. This also means a higher demand for water that is set against a limited supply of this vital resource. Climate change will amplify many water-related problems and create new ones. more

February 19 – Following the successful completion of the vibration tests in Dübendorf in January, the last few weeks have been busy with moving Solar Impulse to the new 2,000 m² hangar in Payerne. The Swiss Air Force base near Lake Neuenburg will be the starting point for the first longer test flights ... more

February 10 – DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA), the climate change investment and research business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management business, and The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the introduction of the DB NASDAQ OMX® Clean Tech Index (DBCC). more

January 28 – The 40th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting begins in Davos, Switzerland today, focussing on the theme: “Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild”. more

January 25 – The Copenhagen Accord has disappointed many observers of the negotiations. Still, the Accord addresses many crucial elements of a framework for tackling climate change. The greatest near-term risk stemming from the Accord concerns the future of carbon markets. In order to reduce uncertainties it is necessary to make quick progress on both carbon market reform and financing of international mitigation projects. Many countries have embarked upon their own climate policies. The Copenhagen Accord does not end these policies or slow down the momentum that was gained in the run-up to Copenhagen. The weeks ahead will of course reveal countries’ willingness to register ambitious policies and thus keep up the momentum. more

January 21 – Deutsche Bank, one of India’s leading foreign banks, today announced the opening of its new office tower in Goregaon, Mumbai. The office complex spanning over 200000 square feet is designed to cut Carbon emissions, energy and water consumption per person over conventional construction and operation. more

January 20 – The 40th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting will take place next week in Davos, Switzerland, from 27-31 January with the theme, “Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild”. Josef Ackermann, who is a Member of the Foundation Board of the WEF, will attend this year's meeting in the capacity of Co-Chairman. more

December 23 – Earlier this month Deutsche Bank announced its partnership in the “Solar for All” competition. Ashoka, a leading social entrepreneurship organisation, and the Canopus Foundation, a German philanthropic foundation, launched the competition to inspire the creation of low-cost solar photovoltaic power supply systems for people in the developing world. more

December 22 – Deutsche Bank has provided project financing of EUR 10 million for a rooftop solar project in Rain am Lech (Bavaria). The project comprises three photovoltaic rooftop systems with an installed capacity of 4.2 MWp constructed by S.A.G. Solarstrom AG on five buildings at the headquarters of Europe's biggest garden center group. more

December 18 – Deutsche Bank has come up with the project funding for a solar park in Calbe, Sachsen-Anhalt. The first construction phase, with an installed capacity of 2.68 MWp, consists of a fixed solar power system. It was erected within a month on a former landfill site, and was thus connected, within the specified time frame, to the power grid on December 21st 2009. more

December 17 – Deutsche Bank today announced the completion of a 250-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its Piscataway, NJ, office. The roof-mounted array will offset a portion of the facility’s electricity consumption and reduce its carbon emissions by 143 metric tons annually, equivalent to 16,232 gallons of gasoline. more

December 15 – What do Albert II of Monaco, Al Gore and Paolo Coelho have in common? They are all supporters of the ground-breaking Solar Impulse project. Each of them is sponsoring a solar cell on the wing of the aircraft. And just like them, every passionate Solar Impulse fan can now become a part of this unique adventure! more

December 07 – Deutsche Bank clients are keen to ensure than any framework signed at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference provides them with “TLC” – transparency, longevity and certainty, according to Caio Koch-Weser. In an interview with Bloomberg, the Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank and Head of the Bank’s Environmental Steering Committee (ESC) said the “TLC” approach would be needed to encourage clients to invest in clean technologies. more

December 07 – Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division (DeAM) today launched a free, embeddable widget of its Carbon Counter, a landmark digital billboard in New York City which displays the running total of long-lived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, as part of its campaign to raise public awareness of climate change and encourage investment. A widget is a downloadable, stand-alone application that can be embedded into an end-user’s web page or desktop. more

December 04 – Yesterday, powered by its own battery, the Solar Impulse prototype took off from the runway for the first time. It “flew” a metre above the ground for a distance of about 350 metres. A great moment for the two pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg and the Solar Impulse team ... more

December 04 – Yesterday, powered by its own battery, the Solar Impulse prototype took off from the runway for the first time. It “flew” a metre above the ground for a distance of about 350 metres. A great moment for the two pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg and the Solar Impulse team: “It’s an absolutely amazing experience to watch a dream becoming a reality!” more

December 04 – Next week’s climate change conference in Copenhagen must be seen as an important milestone in a round of negotiations that will establish the framework for a low-carbon society, according to Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank. more

December 03 – Deutsche Bank has made a major step towards achieving its target of completely carbon-neutral business operations by 2012. One year on from its announcement that it would cut its global carbon footprint by 20% a year against the reference year 2007, the Bank has made further significant progress in neutralizing its carbon emissions. more

November 30 – Deutsche Bank today celebrates a topping-out ceremony following the full replacement of the tower facades and the integration of a new glass roof over the foyer. Following the traditional foreman's address, construction workers and companies involved in the project, neighbours as well as representatives of the City of Frankfurt are invited to toast the work completed thus far at the building site on Frankfurt's Taunusanlage. The topping-out ceremony marks the achievement of a further milestone on the path to the reoccupation of the Deutsche Bank Towers at end of 2010. more

November 30 – Deutsche Bank’s office in Boston, US, has received a prestigious “green” certification. more

November 06 – Weather conditions were ideal today, so the Solar Impulse prototype could leave the hangar for the first time and pass ground testing outside – under the supervision of Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier who is head of the test team. The Solar Impulse team towed the aircraft outside ... more

October 30 – A unique industry initiative to develop a reliable, sustainable and climate-friendly energy supply from the deserts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is now taking shape. Today in Munich the articles of association for the Dii GmbH (limited liability company) were signed by the group of founding members consisting of twelve companies and the DESERTEC Foundation. more

October 30 – A unique industry initiative to develop a reliable, sustainable and climate-friendly energy supply from the deserts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is now taking shape. Today in Munich the articles of association for the Dii GmbH (limited liability company) were signed by the group of founding members consisting of twelve companies and the DESERTEC Foundation. more

October 27 – Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank, met Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, at his residence in Manhattan, New York City on October 24. more

October 27 – Deutsche Bank has helped the World Bank to raise near EUR 50m for the United Nations' Adaptation Fund by buying Certified Emission Reductions (CERs). more

October 22 – Solar Trust of America has appointed Deutsche Bank’s Asset Finance & Leasing (AFL) team as financial adviser and arranger of USD 6bn worth of financing for four concentrated solar power projects in the US. more

October 21 – Deutsche Bank today announced that its Global Transaction Banking business has once again endorsed the Bank's overall commitment to minimize its carbon footprint by developing an environmentally and socially responsible conference booth at EuroFinance's International Cash and Treasury Management conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. more

October 19 – 100 years after the early pioneers of flying Wilbur and Orville Wright ushered in the era of aviation Solar Impulse is set to turn the page in a totally new stage of aeronautical history. In just a few days the Solar Impulse prototype “HB-SIA” will be taking off for the first time... more

October 19 – 100 years after the early pioneers of flying Wilbur and Orville Wright ushered in the era of aviation Solar Impulse is set to turn the page in a totally new stage of aeronautical history. In just a few days the Solar Impulse prototype “HB-SIA” will be taking off for the first time. more

October 06 – This is the title of a book written by Norbert Walter, the chief economist of Deutsche Bank Group, whose publication (in German) coincides with the Frankfurt Book Fair. In four chapters the author details the rules and values that an economic order requires to remain functional and guarantee a society with equality of opportunity. He pays special attention to the financial crisis and the conclusions to be drawn from it for ethics and morals. He asserts that only a functioning system of order and the reestablishment of morals can guarantee acceptance of the market economy. more

September 29 – On 23rd of September 2009, the DB Forest Team conducted the “Follow the Sun”-Tree Planting Event at the Main shore in Frankfurt. The day started with a beautiful, sunny morning, which was the perfect weather to plant the “Paulownia tomentosa” tree or also called the empress tree. 21 people from Cash and Trade Operations, the city of Frankfurt and Corporate Social Responsibility arrived at around 10 a.m.. more

September 15 – Deutsche Bank’s Trust & Securities Services, part of the Bank’s Global Transaction Banking division, has been mandated by the Börse München to act as the exclusive provider of a same day clearing and settlement solution for greenmarket; the new carbon spot trading exchange established under the umbrella of the Börse München. Trading commences on 2 October, 2009. more

September 14 – Deutsche Bank today announced that its Global Transaction Banking area has supported the bank’s overall commitment to reduce its carbon footprint by developing an environmentally and socially responsible conference booth at the Sibos conference in Hong Kong, based on the theme, "Thinking Today about Tomorrow." more

July 13 – A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today in Munich for the foundation of an industrial initiative aimed at generating power from renewable energies in the MENA Region. more

July 13 – A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today in Munich for the foundation of an industrial initiative aimed at generating power from renewable energies in the MENA Region. more

June 26 – The big day arrived, and Bertrand Piccard was visibly moved when he, together with André Borschberg and their team, raised the curtain for the first time on the prototype “Solar Impulse HB-SIA”. More than 800 invited guests – including CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank, Josef Ackermann, along with Prince Albert II of Monaco and the CEOs of Solvay and Omega – and thousands of ... more

June 26 – Deutsche Bank’s strong track record on sustainability and corporate governance was further enhanced recently when the Bank participated in a roadshow across the US and, for the first time this year, in Canada. more

June 25 – Deutsche Bank was awarded a preliminary certificate in gold from the German Sustainable Building Council (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen, DGNB) for the renovation of its towers in Frankfurt. The preliminary “German Certification for Sustainable Buildings” is... more

June 25 – Deutsche Bank was awarded a preliminary certificate in gold from the German Sustainable Building Council (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen, DGNB) for the renovation of its towers in Frankfurt. more

June 21 – The big day arrived, and Bertrand Piccard was visibly moved when he, together with André Borschberg and their team, raised the curtain for the first time on the prototype “Solar Impulse HB-SIA”. more

June 19 – On Thursday, 18 June, Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division (DeAM) launched the world’s first scientifically valid, real-time carbon counter. The counter is a nearly 70-foot-tall digital billboard displaying the running total of long-lived, season-adjusted greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. more

June 09 – The inaugural Deutsche Bank Leadership Forum was heralded a huge success by attendees as the threats and opportunities of climate change were discussed in Berlin. more

June 05 – A follow-up treaty to the Kyoto Protocol, which is due to expire in three years’ time, is to be agreed in Copenhagen at the end of 2009. Its aim will be to limit greenhouse gas emissions, thereby slowing the pace of global warming. In an interview with German newspaper FAZ, the Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank, Caio Koch-Weser, said he was sceptical about the conference’s chances of success unless industrial nations were prepared to make considerable financial concessions to developing countries. more

June 05 – Under the leadership of the Environmental Steering Committee (ESC), which comprises managers from each of the businesses and many of the infrastructure divisions, all environmental initiatives and activities of the Bank are to be coordinated and synergies utilised. more

May 15 – After several years in the making and many endurance, vibration, and wind tunnel tests, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg and the Solar Impulse team will be presenting the "Solar Impulse HB-SIA" prototype to the public for the first time on June 26, 2009. With a wingspan of 61 meters, yet weighing only 1,500 kg, the prototype will be as large as an Airbus A340, as heavy as ... more

May 14 – Deutsche Bank’s Women in European Business (WEB) network on Tuesday hosted its annual conferences in Frankfurt and London. more

April 27 – Deutsche Bank is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 20% per year with the goal of zero net carbon emissions by the end of 2012. The Bank aims to achieve its targets through energy efficient investments, eco-friendly renovations of buildings, energy saving IT upgrades and balancing Deutsche Bank’s accounts with purchases of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs). more

April 16 – Deutsche Bank successfully participated in two important environmental initiatives in the past month, Earth Hour and World Water Day. more

March 16 – Deutsche Bank will this month support two key initiatives designed to promote environmental sustainability around the globe – World Water Day and Earth Hour. Over the years, Deutsche Bank has steadily increased its focus and resources to develop green and sustainable projects across divisions, regions and markets. more

March 10 – Climate change is a growth area and is likely to be a key driver of a global recovery scenario in a two- to three-year timeframe, Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank, said at the Global Transaction Banking Management Conference in early February. more

March 04 – Time and again, talk of green IT is dismissed as hype. This view is due to the fact that the term may easily be misinterpreted. However, regardless of these squabbles, the topics green IT actually addresses are so relevant for society that action has to be taken not only by those in charge of IT, but even more so by company strategists and government decision makers. more

March 03 – Governments around the world have stepped up the pace of new climate change regulation over the last eight months, underscoring their commitment to fight global warming despite the global economic downturn, according to research published by DB Climate Change Advisors, Deutsche Asset Management’s institutional climate change investment business. more

February 16 – The future is being created in the middle of the desert of Abu Dhabi. Here, in the territory of one of the world's largest oil-producing nations, the first-ever CO²-neutral eco-city has been slowly rising out of the desert sand since February 2008. The two Solar Impulse initiators, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, returned "full of enthusiasm" from their visit to the MASDAR building site. more

February 16 – Deutsche Bank has achieved financial close on the long-term refinancing of 4 photovoltaic power parks on the island of Mallorca, Spain. All 4 parks, which supply a total of 8.3 megawatts climate-friendly energy, are fixed photovoltaic installations. more

February 10 – The global reach of Deutsche Bank’s commitment to sustainability has been further enhanced with the launch today of its ‘Banking on Green’ website in Japanese. more

February 02 – Submitted to extreme differences in temperature and heavy gales of up to 250km/h, the solar cells which are to be used on the first test flights of the Solar Impulse prototype in late summer 2009 have passed a challenging test in the high alpine research station “Mont-Soleil” on the Jungfraujoch at 3580 metres above sea level. more

January 21 – Comprehensive global government regulation is needed in order to attract the massive amount of capital investment required to switch from a carbon-based economy to a more sustainable model based on renewable energy, according to Kevin Parker, Global Head of Asset Management. more

December 22 – DWS Investments Europe has been named “Best Fund Management Group” in the inaugural Climate Change Awards. more

December 09 – As the world lurches towards a global recession, many governments are talking of new initiatives around so-called "green business". With energy prices generally rising (despite the recent retracement), and energy independence and environmental considerations increasingly important, alternative methods of power may become even more popular, indeed necessary in the future. more

December 05 – After 2 years of intense “construction works”, the most significant part of the Solar Impulse’s prototype has been delivered to the hangar last week: the main spar for the first airplane’s 61meter-wing. After a long journey of 200km departing from the Décision naval dockyards situated close to the Lake of Geneva the spars have safely arrived to Dübendorf in three huge 20m “box” beams.  more

November 29 – Breathing façade for one of the most eco-friendly high-rises in the world. Deutsche Bank is embracing the 'go green' trend with a € 200 mln environmentally-conscious makeover of its iconic twin towers… more

November 14 – Over the next five years, Deutsche Bank has committed to reduce its global carbon footprint by 20 percentage points every year compared to its 2007 base year in order to neutralize CO2 emissions of its worldwide operations by 2012. The Bank plans to reduce its carbon emissions through sustainable improvements in the energy efficiency of its buildings and technology infrastructure, greater use of renewable energy sources as well as the purchase of emission certificates to offset any remaining CO2 emissions. more

October 28 – ’Greening’ an existing building throws up a range of choices and challenges as Deutsche Bank discovered. Deutsche Bank is modernizing the twin towers of their headquarters in Frankfurt. The aim is a Platinum-LEED certification… more

October 22 – Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) today published a research paper arguing that the accelerating pace of global warming will force governments to invest more heavily in climate change mitigation and adaptation despite the financial setbacks of the current market crash. more

October 15 – A lot has been happening over the summer months in the Solar Impulse hangar in Dübendorf near Zurich. The fuselage of the prototype has passed its first static load tests and has been certified airworthy, confirming the choice of technologies and construction design for the solar airplane which have until now never been used in the aviation industry. more

September 17 – Germany’s largest IPO this year has won an award in Euromoney and Ernst & Young’s Global Renewable Energy Awards. more

August 18 – It was a great moment for the two initiators of Solar Impulse, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, “landing” their project in China for the first time. “A country that cannot be ignored when one talks of technology and energy” Bertrand Piccard underlined on the occasion of the opening of an exhibition dedicated to Solar Impulse at the heart of the Olympic village in Beijing. more

August 18 – Deutsche Bank has been voted the world’s No.1 dealer of Certificates of Emissions Reductions (CERs) by clients. more

June 26 – Welcome aboard - Bertrand Piccard, president and initiator of the groundbreaking Solar Impulse project, introduces readers to a new Solar Impulse newsletter, aimed at providing up-to-date information about construction of the pioneering solar aircraft. more

May 17 – Solar Impulse hangar, Dübendorf, Switzerland: This is the location where work is normally carried out on the construction of the solar airplane, prototype. However this week, practice flights of a special kind have been taking place from this site. As part of the Solar Impulse Virtual Flight 2008, an original replica of the prototype cockpit has been used for the very first time. more

May 05 – The United States - the world's No. 1 emitter of greenhouse gases for decades - are now debating a major policy shift from indirect approaches in tackling climate change to a cap-and-trade programme which would greatly reduce emissions. This will be the litmus test of US domestic politics over the next two years. more

April 09 – The goal of the Solar Impulse project is to reconcile mobility with environmental considerations. The venture was declared today at the European Parliament in Brussels as a symbol for its ambitious ecological achievements in the transportation sector. more

March 07 – “It’s not just about having great ideas – it’s far more important to implement them” – Bertrand Piccard’s vision which he is putting into action with Solar Impulse is at the cutting edge of technology: the first manned round-the-world flight in an airplane powered solely by solar energy. more

February 14 – “There is a common misconception that a trade-off exists between environmentally responsible investing and strong investment performance.” As Global Head of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management Division, Kevin Parker is clear about the potential returns for alternative investments. more

January 25 – Bertrand Piccard is clear about the facts: considering the existing data on climate change it is high time for a radical rethink. more

January 09 – Bertrand Piccard, initiator and future pilot of Solar Impulse, spoke at the Climate Change Conference of the Deutsche Bank affiliate DWS in Zurich about “Climate change as a challenge and chance”. Piccard is developing –with the support of Deutsche Bank as one out of three Main Partners – an aircraft that is to fly around the world without spewing out pollutants. more

November 21 – The importance of opening up new horizons and questioning existing standards through innovation – this was the topic of Bertrand Piccard`s speech at the 6th Entrepreneur's Convention in Berlin. The courage to leave beaten tracks and to break new ground connects entrepreneurial spirit to the Solar Impulse project. more

November 05 – A big step forward. Solar Impulse is no longer just a vision, but is taking on concrete shape. The first components for the prototype are ready: the cockpit, solar cells and the aircraft engine. more