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. news: EU delays sustainability reporting standards for sectors, non-EU companies for 2 years; Microsoft signs largest-ever corporate clean energy deal; Bloomberg launches sustainability screening tool for investors; IBM appoints new Chief Sustainability Officer; IFRS & EFRAG publish guide for companies complying with ISSB and CSRD sustainability reporting; EU launches greenwashing action against 20 airlines; EY acquires Austria-based sustainability consulting firm; Workiva survey finds most companies challenged to collect accurate CSRD reporting data; sustainable bond volumes rebound in early 2024; capital raises for infrastructure sustainability data, fashion sustainability reporting, renewables development, 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. 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. Today:
Microsoft Signs Largest-Ever Corporate Renewable Energy Deal with Brookfield
Guest Post: Companies Remain Largely Unprepared for Heightened Climate Risk
Honda to Launch $11 Billion EV Value Chain in Canada
IBM Adds CSRD Sustainability Reporting Capabilities to ESG Data Platform
ISSB Publishes Digital Taxonomy for Sustainability Disclosures
EU Launches Greenwashing Action Against Airlines Over Emissions Offsetting Claims
EU Parliament Approves New Law to Boost Manufacturing of Key Decarbonization Technologies
Canada to Require Plastic Producers to Track, Report on Plastics Placed on Market
Goldman Sachs Acquires Environmental Risk Reduction Services Provider Adler & Allan
EY Acquires Sustainability Consulting Firm Denkstatt
Global Sustainable Bond Issuance Rebounds to $281 Billion in Q1 2024: Moody’s
Infrastructure Sustainability-focused Satellite and AI Startup AiDash Raises $58.5 Million
Carbonfact Raises $15 Million for Emissions Reporting Solution for Fashion Industry
U.S. Solar Developer Pine Gate Raises $650 Million
Bloomberg Launches Sustainability Screening Tool for Investors
IBM Appoints Christina Shim as New Chief Sustainability Officer