ESG Today: Week in Review
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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: 80% of companies see sustainability as revenue and profit driver, Morgan Stanley survey finds; EU passes environmentalEnvironmental criteria consider how a company performs as a steward of nature. More, human rights sustainability due diligence law; Holcim to build €500 million net zero cement plant; tech giants launch carbon removal buyers coalition; Bloomberg survey finds most lawyers don’t expect SEC climate disclosure rule to survive intact; Diageo decarbonizes flagship Guinness brewery; UK looks to integrate carbon removals in emissions trading system; IBM adds emissions forecasting & planning capabilities to 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 platform; capital raises to textile recycling, carbon capture, geothermal, circular economy tech, grid decarbonization, 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:
Microsoft Signs 1 Million Tonne Bioenergy-based Carbon Removal Agreement with Ørsted
Google to Recover Heat from Data Center and Distribute to Local Heating Network
Holcim to Build €500 Million Plant to Produce Net Zero Cement
Diageo to Invest $110 Million to Decarbonize Flagship Guinness Brewery
Honda to Invest $64 Billion on Electrification Strategy by 2030
IFRS, GRI Collaborate on Interoperability for Sustainability Disclosure Standards
Majority of Lawyers Expect SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule Will Not Survive Intact: Bloomberg Survey
EU Adopts Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence Law
UK Proposes Expanding Emissions Trading Scheme to New Sectors, Carbon Removals
EU Adopts New Rules to Decarbonize Gas, Build Hydrogen Market
Capgemini, Schneider Electric Launch New Energy Optimization Platform
IBM Adds AI-Powered Emissions Planning and Forecasting Capabilities to ESG Data Platform
JPMorgan Provides $680 Million in Tax Equity Financing for Ørsted Solar and Storage Projects
Deutsche Bank, EIB Launch Discounted Mortgage Program to Finance Climate-Friendly Homes
Eurazeo Launches $800 Million Planetary Boundaries Solutions-Focused Buyout Fund
New H&M-Backed Textile Recycling Startup Syre Raises $100 Million
Geothermal Tech Company XGS Energy Raises $20 Million
Cleantech Startup CryoCollect Raises €4 Million for Biogas Carbon Capture Solution
Grid Stability Solutions Provider Reactive Technologies Raises $31 Million
Climate-Focused VC ETF Partners Raises $310 Million for Sustainability Solutions Venture Fund
BNP Paribas Launches New Paris-Aligned Climate ETF
Norway’s $1.7 Trillion Wealth Fund Asks Shell for Climate Strategy Disclosure
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