This week in ESG 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’ ESG data management challenges, 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

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