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: Amazon launches inaugural sustainability bond; fund giants NTAM, Federated Hermes launch proprietary 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. assessment and scoring tools; Morningstar launches 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. assessments of companies and asset managers; BMW pledges to eliminate 200 million tonnes on CO2; Canada establishes sustainable finance institute with climate reporting on the agenda; new carbon offset rating platform launched; sustainable bond issues on record track in 2021; 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. reporting under new SEC leadership; Renewables reach 90% of global power capacity additions, 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
BMW Makes Major CO2 Reduction Commitment, Ramping Circular Economy Initiatives
GSK Launches Fully Recyclable Toothpaste Tubes, Will Reach More than 1 Billion Tubes by 2025
Caterpillar Commits to Reduce Emissions, Boost Safety Under New ESG Goals
Government, Regulators and Politics
Canada Launches Sustainable Finance Action Council, Aims to Enhance Climate Disclosure
Massive Carbon Capture & Storage Project to Receive €2 Billion from Dutch Government
Reporting and Disclosure
Guest Post: ESG Reporting Opportunities Under New SEC Leadership
Sustainable Finance
Amazon Launches $1 Billion Sustainability Bond Issue to Fund Green & Social Projects
Stanford Becomes First U.S. University to Issue Bonds with Green and Social Designations
Carlyle Group’s AlpInvest Links Private Equity Fund’s Financing to ESG Performance
Kellogg Enters Growing Sustainability Bond Market with €300 Million Offering
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. Services and Tools
Morningstar Expands Sustainable Investing Toolkit with ESG Assessments of Asset Managers & Companies
Federated Hermes Launches Responsible Investing Education Institute
Sylvera Launches Carbon Offset Project Ratings Platform
GoldenSource Launches ESG Data Management Solution for Sellside and Buyside Investors
Funds and Investors
NTAM Launches ESG Scoring Tool Providing Material, Forward-Looking Company ESG View
Federated Hermes Launches Tool to Measure Impact at Fund and Company Level
TIAA Set Net Zero Emissions Commitment for $280 Billion Investment Account
Energy Transition
Industry Leaders Including Shell, BP, BofA, Launch Initiative to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Market
Energy Investor EnCap Raises $1.2 Billion for First Energy Transition Fund
Starbucks Deal to Power New York Stores, Surrounding Communities, with Renewable Energy
Exec Appointments
EY US Announces ESG Leadership Appointments
Reports, Studies & Surveys
PwC: Value Creation Emerges as a Major Driver of ESG Integration for Private Equity Investors
Moody’s: Sustainability Linked Loans, Sustainable Bond Volumes Soaring
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