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 releases long-awaited climate disclosure rules… and Republicans file lawsuit to block them; Unilever sets new value chain emissions reduction goals; EU lawmakers agree to laws targeting 100% recyclable packaging and banning products made with forced labor; Invesco joins growing list of investors exiting Climate Action 100+; New York sues world’s largest beef producer for greenwashing climate impact; Singapore to help companies fund new climate reporting requirements; Canada issues $4 billion green bond; capital raises for clean hydrogen, geothermal energy, robotic recycling; Bloomberg survey reveals investors’ 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 management challenges, and more.
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Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements
Southwest Airlines Launches Sustainable Aviation Fuel Venture Investment Business
SWISS, Lufthansa Group Sign Carbon Removal Deal with Climeworks
Unilever Sets New Goals to Cut Value Chain Emissions by 2030
H&M, Vargas Launch New Closed Loop Textile Recycling Venture
Government & Regulators
New York Launches Greenwashing Suit Against World’s Largest Beef Producer JBS
EU Lawmakers Agree on Rules to Ban Products Made with Forced Labor
EU Lawmakers Agree to New Law Targeting 100% Recyclable Packaging by 2030
ESG Reporting
SEC Approves Scaled-Back Climate Disclosure Rules
Republican States Launch Lawsuit to Block New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules
Singapore to Provide Funding for Companies to Meet New Climate Reporting Requirements
Sustainable Finance
Canada Issues $4 Billion Green Bond
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Mirova Launches New €200 Million Private Equity Impact Fund
Amazon Backs Glacier’s $7.7 Million Capital Raise to Boost Recycling with AI and Robots
Sunfire Raises $340 Million for Clean Hydrogen Production Tech
Geothermal Startup Fervo Energy Raises $244 Million for 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Solution
ESG Investing
Invesco Joins List of Investors Exiting Climate Action 100+
Exec Moves
Fitch Appoints Marcy Block to New Role of Global Head of ESG Ratings
Reports, Studies & Surveys
Managing ESG Data Flow a Growing Challenge for Investors as CSRD Reporting Begins: Bloomberg Survey