This week in ESG news: IBM launches free sustainability courses to address green economy skills gap; EY survey warns companies losing focus on climate action; LSEG launching new ESG 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.

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today:

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