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: IBM launches free sustainability courses to address green economy skills gap; EY survey warns companies losing focus on climate action; LSEG launching new 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. data analytics platform; EU lawmakers vote for new carbon removal certification system; GRI unveils new climate, energy transition reporting standards; more than half of companies now reporting some value chain emissions, BCG finds; Amazon reaches sustainable packaging milestone; UK invests $1.2 billion in green industries; Deloitte signs deal to capture and store carbon in concrete, and more.
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Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements
Deloitte Canada Signs Deal to Capture and Store Carbon in Concrete
Amazon Achieves 100% Recyclable Delivery Packaging in Europe
Maersk Signs its Largest-Ever Green Fuel Deal to Drive Fleet Decarbonization
Intel to Ask Suppliers to Set Net Zero Targets
Frontier Signs $47 Million Carbon Removal Deals on Behalf of Stripe, JPMorgan, H&M, others
IBM Launches Free Courses to Help Address Green Economy Skills Gap
Gulfstream Completes First-Ever 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel-Powered Transatlantic Flight
Government & Regulators
EU Commission Launches €800 Million Subsidy Program to Support Renewable Hydrogen Producers
UK to Invest Over $1.2 Billion to Boost Green Industries
EU Parliament Votes to Set Up Carbon Removal Certification System
EU Parliament Votes to Push for End of Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies by 2025 at COP28
ESG Reporting & Disclosure
GRI Releases Proposed Climate and Energy Transition Disclosure Standards
Over Half of Companies Now Reporting on at Least Some Scope 3 Emissions: BCG Survey
Novata Adds SFDR Reporting Capabilities to Private Markets ESG Data Platform
ESG Services and Tools
Deloitte Acquires Fleet Challenge Canada to Boost Fleet Decarbonization Practice
ESG Book Launches Risk Scores Assessing Company Exposure to Key Sustainability Issues
LSEG to Launch ESG Data Analytics Platform with ESG.AI
Sustainable Finance
Ericsson Issues Inaugural €500 Million Green Bond to Fund Network Energy Efficiency Initiatives
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Sustainable Building Tech Startup Vizcab Raises $5.5 Million
Exec Moves
Rabobank Launches North America Energy Transition Team
BNP Paribas AM Appoints Rodolphe Brumm as Head of Low Carbon Infrastructure Equity
Reports, Surveys & Studies
Companies Losing Focus on Climate Action, EY Survey of CSOs Finds
Over 75% of Companies Have Cut Emissions Intensity Since Paris Agreement: Accenture