This week in ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More news: EU prepares to launch massive green bond program; Google commits to be ‘water positive’; Germany adds its name to list of bidders to host International Sustainability Standards Board; Spain joins growing list of sovereign green bond issuers; S&P Global Ratings launches SPO service for rapidly growing sustainability-linked financing market; Amazon offers tuition-free education to U.S. workforce; Green bond issues from Walmart, Verizon & Mondelez; JPMorgan creates new Head of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More for Investor Relations position; Mackenzie Investments launches ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More investment boutique, and more.
See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More news at ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More Today:
Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements
Zurich Targets Air Travel, Clean Vehicles to Cut Emissions, Launches Carbon Neutral Equity Fund
Diageo Climate Goals Approved by Science Based Targets Initiative as in Line with 1.5C
Amazon Commits $1.2 Billion to Provide Access to Education and Skills Training for Workforce
Google Commits to be Water Positive, Replenishing More Water than Consumed by 2030
Cisco Commits to Reach Net Zero Emissions by 2040, Including Product Use, Operations, Supply Chain
Clorox Targets Value Chain Emissions to Reach Net Zero by 2050
GSK Adds Carbon Neutral Toothbrush to its Lineup of Sustainable Products
L’OCCITANE Launches Biodiversity Strategy, Targets Sustainable Sourcing, Plastic Reduction
Government & Regulators
Spain Joins Growing List of Sovereign Green Bond Issuers with €5 Billion Inaugural Offering
EU Prepares to Kick Off Massive €250 Billion Green Bond Program in October
Frankfurt Joins List of Bidders to Host International Sustainability Standards Board
Reporting and Disclosure
SS&C Launches ESG Reporting Solutions Platform for Asset Managers
ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More Services and Tools
S&P Global Ratings Expands Sustainable Finance Opinion Services to Sustainability-Linked Financings
ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More Investing
Mackenzie Investments Launches ESG-Focused Investment Boutique
Janus Henderson Launches Suite of Sustainable ETFs
GAM Launches Climate Bond Strategy Investing in Green and Sustainability Bonds
Sustainable Finance
Walmart Launches its First $2 Billion Green Bond
Verizon Launches Third $1 Billion Green Bond to Fund Renewable Energy Goals
Mondelēz Steps into Sustainable Finance Market with Inaugural €2 Billion Green Bond Offering
Exec Appointments
JPMorgan Appoints Aaron Bertinetti to Newly Created Position of Head of ESG for IR
Invesco Appoints Maximilian Kufer to Head of ESG for Private Markets
MAS Appoints Darian McBain Chief Sustainability Officer, Leading Newly Launched Sustainability Group
KKR Appoints Kerryann Benjamin to Lead Firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy
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