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. news: Google to address business travel emissions with sustainable aviation fuel; Occidental acquires carbon removal tech provider for over $1 billion; EU adopts rules requiring product-level emissions reporting for imports; KKR launches climate-focused investment team; Tesco commits to reduce agriculture supply chain emissions; Iberdrola launches carbon reduction project development business; capital raises for clean energy tech, industrial decarbonization solutions, carbon accounting, green hydrogen, 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. 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. Today:
Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements
Google to Address Business Travel Emissions with Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchases
Bayer, GenZero and Shell Launch Program to Address Emissions from Rice Farming
Siemens Enters U.S. Solar Inverter Market
Oxy Acquires DAC Carbon Removal Provider Carbon Engineering for $1.1 Billion
Iberdrola Launches Nature-Based Carbon Reduction Project Development Business
Tesco to Reduce Emissions in Forest and Farm Supply Chains
Government & Regulators
Australia Regulator Launches Greenwashing Suit Against Active Super over ESG Investing Claims
ESG Reporting & Disclosure
EU Adopts Rules Requiring Product Emissions Reporting for New Import Carbon Tax
Guest Post: SEC’s Proposed Regulations Will Help Investors Understand Their Climate Risks
ESG Services and Tools
S&P Launches Service Enabling Investors to Assess Portfolio Nature & Biodiversity Risk
Climate Accounting Platform Persefoni Raises $50 Million
Sustainable Finance
HSBC’s New Energy Transition Platform Makes First Investment in Solar Developer Tekoma Energy
ESG Investing
Crédit Agricole Invests €128 Million in Innergex Renewables Portfolio
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Sustainable Mining Solutions Company Ceibo Raises $30 Million
Residential Clean Energy Company dcbel Raises $50 Million
Clean Energy Startup Sapphire Technologies Raises $10 Million
TPG Rise Climate Buys Majority Stake in Sustainable Gas Management Company A-Gas from KKR
Industrial Decarbonization Startup Rondo Energy Raises $60 Million
GM Leads $60 Million Capital Raise for Battery Tech Startup Mitra Chem
AI-Based Water Management Startup Wint Raises $35 Million
Green Hydrogen Startup Advanced Ionics Raises $12.5 Million in bp-led Funding Round
Exec Moves
KKR Launches New Leadership Team for Global Climate Strategy
Nuveen Appoints Ted Maa Managing Director of Private Equity Impact Investing