This week in ESG news: UK to introduce supply chain human rights due diligence law; EU Commission scraps Green Claims Directive; Green Climate Fund approves record $3.3 billion climate investments; Brazil considers moving back to mandatory corporate sustainability reporting; Deloitte launches new solution to help companies avoid greenwashing; UK regulates ESG ratings providers; Thailand introduces mandatory ISSB-aligned sustainability reporting requirements; BCG appoints new head of Climate & Sustainability practice; Outrigger Impact launches $100 million blue economy fund, 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
Ahold Delhaize Reaches 100% Renewables Milestone with New Clean Energy Deal
Logitech Launches Supply Chain Decarbonization Program
Holcim Invests in Carbon Storage Startup 44.01
Google Invests $160 Million in Water Projects Alongside AI Infrastructure in Malaysia
Walmart Backs Home Battery Startup Base Power
Government & Regulators
EU Lawmakers Move to Water Down CO2 Emissions Reduction Requirements for Cars
UK to Introduce Mandatory Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence Law
EU Commission Scraps Green Claims Directive
Brazil Releases Roadmaps to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, End Deforestation
EU Regulators Propose Simplification of Taxonomy Reporting Rules for Banks, Insurers and Investors
UK Brings ESG Ratings Providers Under Regulation
Sustainability Reporting
Thailand Launches Mandatory ISSB-Aligned Sustainability Reporting for Public Companies
Brazil Reconsiders Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Just Months After Switch to Voluntary
ESG Services and Tools
Seedling Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Go Climate Positive
Deloitte Launches New Solution to Help Companies Avoid Greenwashing
Isometric Launches New CBAM Data Preparation and Reporting Service for Exporters
ESG Playbook Launches Solution to Quantify Climate and Energy Risk for Real Estate
Sustainable Finance
Deutsche Bank, Rabobank Back $936 Million Financing for Battery Storage Expansion in Germany
Outrigger Impact Launches $100 Million Blue Economy Fund
The Emergency Brake on Deforestation is Ready. Will Companies Step Up?
Green Climate Fund Approves Record $3.3 Billion Climate Investments
Sustainable Investing
NBIM Acquires $300 Million Stake in Aypa Power in First Direct Battery Storage Investment
BlackRock Launches ESG-Focused Protected Equity Fund for UK Pension Schemes
BofA, SMI, Eurazeo Launch New Biodiversity Solutions Fund
Private Equity & Venture Capital
EV Truck Platform Harbinger Raises $240 Million to Expand into Energy Storage, Defense
APG Invests €500 Million in Sustainable European Infrastructure with Equitix
Exec Moves
Impact Investing Platform Builders Vision Appoints Matt Knott as CEO
BCG Appoints Jan Philipp Bender as New Global Climate & Sustainability Practice Leader
Osapiens Appoints Stephan de Barse as President
