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: 100% of large companies expect to be required to report on sustainability, but less than a third are ready for 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 assurance, KPMG finds; Microsoft buys nearly 1 million tons of nature-based carbon removal credits; BlackRock launches new suite of low carbon transition ETFs; GRI launches standards to report on company impact on workers; Morningstar study finds ESG-labelled funds would have to sell up to $40 billion stocks to align with new EU anti-greenwashing rules; California looks to seize Big Oil profits in climate greenwashing lawsuit; Brookfield and Alterra launch $5 billion climate transition fund; Telstra ends use of carbon credits in climate goals; Engie signs deal to buy 5 million tonnes of nature based carbon removal, 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

ESG Reporting

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ESG Services and Tools

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ESG Investing

KPMG US Sets Out ESG Commitments and Strategy

BNP Paribas AM Appoints Jane Karen Ho as Head of Stewardship for Asia Pacific

Over Half of M&A Dealmakers Have Cancelled Deals on ESG Due Diligence Findings: KPMG Survey