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: SEC chief says investors want supply chain emissions reporting to manage climate transition risk; survey finds over 80% of companies plan to increase sustainability spend next year; Apple & Nike launch supply chain decarbonization initiative; Porsche to use green steel in cars; KPMG launches decarbonization hub in Canada; sustainable bond market on track for growth in 2023; capital raises for industrial decarbonization tech, AI-based 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 data solutions; TD signs DAC carbon removal deal, 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. More 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. More Today:
Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements
Alfa Laval Launches Hydrogen Business Unit to Capture Clean Energy Transition Opportunities
Merck to Purchase Renewable Energy for 100% of Electricity Use in Europe from 2025
TD Signs Carbon Removal Agreement with Occidental’s DAC Platform
Toyota Ramps U.S. EV Battery Investment to $14 Billion
Rio Tinto, Prysmian Partner to Build Sustainable Supply Chain for Energy Transition Materials
Porsche Signs Deal for Low Carbon Steel
Apple, Nike, Launch Initiative to Accelerate Adoption of Clean Energy in Supply Chains
ESG Reporting & Disclosure
SEC Chair: Investors Want Supply Chain Emissions Reporting to Manage Transition Risk
ESG Services and Tools
AMCS Acquires ESG Software Platform FigBytes
KPMG Launches Decarbonization Hub in Canada
FII Institute, ESG Book, Launch ESG Scores for Emerging Markets Companies
Sustainable Finance
BNP Paribas, EIB Sign Agreement to Fund Home Clean Energy Projects
Sustainable Bond Issuance on Track to Grow to $950 Billion in 2023, Despite Q3 Pullback: Moody’s
ESG Investing
CFA Institute, PRI, GSIA Issue Harmonized Definitions for Sustainable Investing
Fidelity Launches Two New Article 9 Paris-Aligned Corporate Bond ETFs
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Energy-saving Motor Startup Infinitum Raises $185 Million to Drive Industrial Decarbonization
Blackstone, Vista, Acquire Energy Transition Software Provider Energy Exemplar
AI-Based ESG Data Collection Startup ESG Flo Raises $5.25 Million
Morgan Stanley Climate Fund Invests in Sustainable Nutrition Company Huel
DWS, MEAG Acquire Biomethane Producer Weltec
Exec Moves
Barclays Appoints Denise Wong as Head of Sustainable and Impact Banking for Asia Pacific
Fidelity Hires Phil Cliff, Aaron Hay as Sustainable Investing Directors
Reports, Surveys & Studies
