ESG Today: Week in Review
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: BNP Paribas faces first-ever commercial bank climate lawsuit; HSBC unveils new financed emissions goals; Republicans urge Congress to block 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 rule; Allianz to vote against companies who don’t tie pay to 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 goals; United Airlines launches venture fund for sustainable aviation fuel startups; India proposes 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 and disclosure rules; Deloitte says oil & gas sector M&A activity shifting to clean energy; new carbon credit insurance startup launches; investors warn 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 fund labelling rules won’t stop greenwashing; Republicans fight climate disclosure rules “in any form”; Wolters Kluwer 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 solutions business, 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
L’Oréal Signs Deals to Cover 25% of Electricity Consumption in France with Renewable Energy
Wizz Air Announces Deal for 36,000 Tons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
BMW Sources Low Carbon Aluminum for Vehicle Production
KBR Launches Technology to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel Using Captured Carbon
Amazon Backs Project to Farm Seaweed to Capture and Store Carbon
LVMH Partners with Dow on Sustainable Packaging for Cosmetics and Perfume Brands
Government & Regulators
India Proposes Supply Chain ESG Disclosure, ESG Investing Rules
Republicans Urge Congress to Block ESG Investing Rule
EU Approves Over $550 Million for Steel Decarbonization Initiatives at ArcelorMittal
ESG Reporting & Disclosure
Republican Lawmakers Attack SEC Climate Disclosure Rule “in Any Form”
ESG Services and Tools
Wolters Kluwer Launches New Division Focused on ESG Solutions
UL Solutions Launches New ESG Advisory and Assurance Practice
Guest Post – Technology: a Blueprint for a More Sustainable Future
Guest Post: Digital Transformation of EHS & ESG Promises Clarity, Consensus, and Direction
ESG Investing
Investor Association Warns that Proposed EU ESG Fund Labelling Rules Won’t Address Greenwashing
Morningstar Launches Index Suite Offering Exposure to SDG-aligned Impact Themes
AllianzGI to Begin Voting Against Companies that Don’t Link Exec Pay to ESG Performance
Sustainable Finance
HSBC Unveils Financed Emission Reduction Targets for Cement, Steel, Automotive & Aviation Sectors
BNP Paribas Sued over Fossil Fuel Financing
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Carbon Credit Insurance Startup Oka Launches with $7 Million Seed Funding
Blackstone, CDPQ & Invenergy Acquire $1.5 Billion Renewables Portfolio from AEP
Green Hydrogen Tech Company GeoPura Raises $44 Million, Backed by GM, Barclays
United Airlines Launches $100 Million Sustainable Aviation Fuel Venture Fund
NextEnergy Raises over $700 Million for Newbuild Solar Fund
Exec Moves
CBRE Appoints Robert Bernard as Chief Sustainability Officer
Reports, Studies & Surveys
Clean Energy Deals Grow to a Record Share of Oil & Gas Sector M&A Activity: Deloitte
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