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. 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