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: IFRS takes over responsibilities of the TCFD; Amundi votes against more than 500 directors over climate strategy; investors push back against EU plan to ease sustainability reporting requirements; Coca-Cola launches $138 million decarbonization venture fund; 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 now # 2 priority for procurement execs, Deloitte survey finds; Singapore plans mandatory 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 reporting for public and private companies; board members report lacking skills to address climate issues, WTW/Nasdaq study finds; CIP raises $6 billion for green infrastructure fund, and more.

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Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements

Coca-Cola Launches Decarbonization Solutions-Focused Venture Capital Fund

Exxon Acquires Denbury, Including World’s Largest CO2 Pipeline Network, for $5 Billion

Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to Produce Low-Carbon Alumina by Replacing Natural Gas with Hydrogen

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Alstom Signs Solar Deal to Cover 80% of Electricity Needs in Europe

Government & Regulators

Nature Restoration Law Narrowly Survives in EU Parliament Vote

EU Unveils New Regulations to Decarbonize Freight Transport

ESG Reporting & Disclosure

IFRS to Take Over Responsibilities of the TCFD

EU Markets Regulator Announces Expectations for Sustainability Disclosure in Prospectuses

Singapore Proposes Mandatory Climate Reporting for both Public and Private Companies

Investors, Banks Push Back on EU Plan to Ease Sustainability Reporting Rules

ESG Investing

BNP Paribas AM Votes Against More than Half of Company Climate Plans

Euronext Launches New Indices Investing in Companies with Approved Science-Based Climate Targets

Amundi Votes Against 500 Directors over Climate Strategy Concerns

Sustainable Finance

LeapFrog Investments Commits Over $500 Million to Climate Solutions in Developing Economies

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Energy Transition Analytics Startup Orennia Raises $25 Million

Green Energy Infrastructure Services Provider Nexus PMG Raises $50 Million

Carbon Removal Startup CarbonCure Raises $80 Million for Concrete Decarbonization Solution

CIP Raises Over $6 Billion for Greenfield Renewables Infrastructure Fund

Algebris Raises €260 Million for Green Transition Fund

Exec Moves

State Street Appoints Jessica Donohue to Oversee Sustainability

Reports, Studies & Surveys

Half of Board Members Report Lacking Skills to Address Climate Issues: WTW/Nasdaq Survey

ESG Rises to #2 Top Priority for Procurement Execs: Deloitte Survey