This week in ESG news: EU Commission adopts final sustainability reporting rules; Kraft Heinz to eliminate 100 million pounds of plastic from packaging; Biden launches sustainable procurement rules for US Federal government; Fidelity International appoints its first Chief Sustainability Officer; UK to launch sustainability reporting standards; Deloitte study finds workers looking to switch jobs for more sustainable companies; IAASB releases sustainable reporting assurance standards; sustainable bond volumes outperforming market; capital raises for carbon capture tech, sustainable steel, industrial decarbonization, 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

bp Invests in Fleet Decarbonization Solutions Startup Dynamon

J.B. Hunt Orders Zero Emission Heavy Duty Trucks from Nikola

RES Acquires 22 GW Renewables Services Business from Ingeteam

ANA Signs 30,000 Tonne Carbon Removal Agreement

Steel Dynamics Signs Largest Ever North American Steel Industry Renewable Energy Deal

Lufthansa Signs Deal for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from Biogenic Residue

Kraft Heinz to Eliminate 100 Million Pounds of Plastic from Packaging

Government & Regulators

Biden Administration Announces New Sustainable Procurement Rules for Federal Government

EU Commission Adopts Final Sustainability Reporting Rules

ESG Reporting & Disclosure

UK to Create IFRS-Based Sustainability Disclosure Standards

IAASB Launches Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard

Guest Post: A Major Milestone in Our Quest for Net Zero

ESG Services and Tools

Morrow Sodali Acquires ESG Strategy Advisory HXE Partners

Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Bond Volumes Outperforming Market in all Regions Except North America: Moody’s

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Carbon Capture Tech Provider CMS Raises $16.5 Million

CVC Commits to Have Private Equity Portfolio Companies Set Science-Based Climate Targets

Climate Tech Startup Revalue Nature Raises $10 Million to Grow Carbon Project Solutions Business

Sustainable Steel Startup Hybar Raises $700 Million

Industrial Decarbonization Startup GlassPoint Raises $8 Million

Cleantech Startup Carbon Upcycling Raises $26 Million to Deploy Cement Decarbonization Solution

Exec Moves

Fidelity International Appoints Jenn-Hui Tan as its First Chief Sustainability Officer

MSCI Appoints Hiro Mizuno as Special Advisor to CEO with Focus on Climate and Sustainable Investing

Reports, Studies & Surveys

Nearly Half of High Income Workers Consider Switching Jobs for a More Sustainable Company: Deloitte