This week in ESG news: EU Commission eases sustainability reporting rules; BlackRock’s new ‘brown-to-green’ transition materials fund; Microsoft adds ESG reporting & Scope 3 measurement to sustainability platform; EU to regulate ESG ratings providers; climate reporting standard for public sector on its way; JPMorgan launches ESG data solution for investors; Deloitte says $9 trillion clean hydrogen investment needed to hit climate goals; Ford launches its first carbon-neutral facility; Mercedes-Benz sets low-carbon steel goal; capital raises for carbon measurement solution, solar PV tech, and more.

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today:

Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements

Ford Opens its First Carbon Neutral Assembly Plant Following $2 Billion Transformation

Guest Post – Driving Sustainability: Empowering the Board of Directors on ESG

Cognizant Launches Ocean Sustainability-Focused Business Group

Mercedes-Benz Sets Goal to Use 200,000 Tonnes of Low Carbon Steel per Year

World’s Largest Steelmaker, Iron Ore Producer Partner to Decarbonize Steel Value Chain

Government & Regulators

EU Commission Proposes Regulation of ESG Ratings Providers

ESG Reporting & Disclosure

IPSASB Launches Development of Climate-Related Reporting Standard for Public Sector

EU Commission Eases Sustainability Reporting Rules

ESG Services and Tools

Microsoft Adds ESG Reporting, Scope 3 Emissions Capabilities to Sustainability Platform

JLL Launches Decarbonization Solution for Commercial Real Estate

JPMorgan Launches Solution Enabling Investors to Access, Integrate ESG Data from Multiple Providers

ESG Investing

Manulife Invests $500 Million in Clean Energy Investor CleanCapital

BlackRock Launches New Climate-Focused ETFs Anchored by $3 Billion Investment from Ilmarinen

BlackRock Launches “Brown to Green” Transition-Themed Materials Fund

Novata Launches Benchmarks to Enable Private Markets Investors to Compare ESG Performance

Climate Action 100+ Shifts Focus to Implementation of Climate Transition Plans for Major Emitters

Sustainable Finance

Iberdrola, EIB Sign €1 Billion Financing Deal to Build Renewable Energy to Power 1 Million Homes

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Carbon Measurement and Reduction Startup Climate Vault Raises $9.4 Million

Solar Tech Startup CubicPV Raises Over $100 Million

Brookfield Acquires Duke Energy’s Commercial Renewables Business for $2.8 Billion

Macquarie Invests $250 Million in Sustainability-Focused Investor Galway

Exec Moves

Lombard Odier Appoints Marc Palahí as Chief Nature Officer

Reports, Studies & Surveys

6x More Carbon Capture Projects Planned than Currently Exist, Raising Cost, Reputation Risk for Companies: S&P

Deloitte Forecasts Over $9 Trillion Investment in Clean Hydrogen to Hit Global Climate Goals

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