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: KPMG survey finds most CEOs expect ‘significant returns’ on sustainability investments; SBTi tries to address concerns over plan to allow carbon credits in net zero targets; Singapore launches sustainable finance upskilling initiative; Bezos fund investing $100 million in AI-powered climate and nature solutions; Robeco launches new suite of transition investing funds; 95% of Apple suppliers commit to use only renewable energy; former Shell CEO joins KKR to advise on climate investing; Climeworks launches carbon removal portfolio service for companies; capital raises for carbon accounting software, zero emission trucks, climate-focused fintech, smart energy tech, 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

Government & Regulators

ESG Services and Tools

Sustainable Finance

Private Equity & Venture Capital

ESG Investing

Exec Moves

Shell Pushes Back on Activist Investor Pressure to Split Fossil Fuel and Clean Energy Businesses

EU Approves 2 Year Delay to Sustainability Reporting Obligations for Specific Sectors and non-EU Companies

Zalando to Remove Misleading Product Sustainability Claims in Deal with EU Commission