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 Commission asks to fast-track development of new sustainability reporting standards; DWS fined $27 million for greenwashing; Unilever acquires sustainable personal care brand Wild; KPMG finds most senior execs have incentive pay ties 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. goals; EU Parliament agrees to delay sustainability reporting requirements; ISS launches new sustainability bond ratings; Roche sets science-based emissions reduction goals; Microsoft, Meta, Frontier announce new carbon removal deals; L’Oreal hits new renewable energy milestone; Goldman Sachs acquires water management solutions provider; Australia regulator releases guide for companies beginning mandatory sustainability reporting; capital raises for sustainable materials, 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. data management solutions, geothermal, solar and storage , 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:

Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements

TotalEnergies Acquires Renewable Energy Portfolios in Europe, Africa and Canada

Microsoft Signs Deal to Remove Carbon, Fund Research into Impact of Enhanced Rock Weathering

IATA Launches SAF Registry to Facilitate Global Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market

EU Companies Nearly Twice as Likely as U.S. to Link Executive Pay 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. Goals: KPMG Report

Roche Sets Science-Based Net Zero Targets

Frontier Signs Deal to Remove 100,000 Tonnes of Carbon Emissions from Garbage Incineration

Unilever Acquires Sustainable Personal Care Products Brand Wild

L’Oreal Reaches 100% Renewable Energy in Europe

Meta Signs Ten-Year Forestry Management Carbon Removal Deal

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EU Parliament Agrees to Delay Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Laws

EU Commission Asks EFRAG to Fast-track Development of Simplified CSRD Sustainability Reporting Standards

Guest Post – Navigating Climate Risk: Internal Audit’s Role in Assurance and Strategic Insights

Government & Regulators

Deutsche Bank’s DWS Fined $27 Million for Greenwashing

Australia Regulator Releases New Guide for Companies Beginning Mandatory Sustainability Reporting

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Mirova, Robeco Launch Platform to Compare Decarbonization Impact of Climate Solutions

Speeki Launches Sustainability Skills Training Platform

Intertek Launches New Solutions Enabling Compliance with EU’s New Deforestation Regulation

Sustainable Finance

ISS Launches New Sustainability Bond Ratings

Private Equity & Venture Capital

AIP Invests $500 Million in U.S. Clean Energy Producer Silicon Ranch

Bloom Biorenewables Raises $15 Million to Produce Sustainable Materials from Plants

WeeFin Raises $27 Million to Expand 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. Data Management Platform for Financial Institutions

XGS Energy Raises $13 Million to Deploy Geothermal Energy Projects