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: G7 leaders push for mandatory climate reporting; United Airlines orders net zero carbon supersonic jets; reporting standards leaders SASB and IIRC tie the knot; S&P launches solution measuring credit impact of climate risk; Unilever unveils paper bottles for laundry to reduce plastic waste; Shell will accelerate decarbonization efforts to meet court order; Accenture launches green cloud migration platform; investors urge government climate action ahead of G7 and COP26; Sustainable investing a key theme for JPMorgan’s new growth equity platform, 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
Luxury Brand Burberry Targets Supply Chain Emissions in Bid to Become Climate Positive by 2040
Volvo Group Targets Net Zero Value Chain Emissions, Climate Goals Approved by SBTi
Beer Brand Corona Achieves Global Net Zero Plastic Footprint
United to Purchase Net Zero Carbon Supersonic Aircraft from Boom Supersonic
Unilever Targets Plastic Waste with New Paper-Based Bottles for Laundry, Hair Care
Government, Regulators and Politics
G7 Support Moves Towards Mandatory Climate Reporting
€17.5 Billion Just Transition Fund Adopted by European Council
Reporting and Disclosure
SASB and IIRC Make Merger Official, Launch Value Reporting Foundation
UK Moves Ahead with Legislation Mandating Climate Reporting for Pension Schemes
Sustainable Finance
Guest Post – How to Fund the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: The PCAF Standard
Dominion Energy Links Debt Costs to Sustainability Goals on $7 Billion Credit Facilities
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
S&P Global MI, Oliver Wyman Assess Credit Impact of Climate Risk with New Analytics Suite
Arabesque S-Ray, CDP, Impak and FTSE Russell Join ESG Data-Focused Council
ICE Adds European Companies to ESG Data Platform, Reveals Gaps Between US & European ESG Initiatives
ERM Extends Reach into Decarbonization Tech Strategy with Acquisition of E4tech
Funds and Investors
Robeco Publishes Framework Guiding Investor Sustainability Engagements with Governments
Nuveen Expands Impact Investment Suite with Launch of Global Bond Fund
Investors Urge Climate Policy Action, Including Mandatory Corporate Reporting
Energy Transition
Shell CEO Says Company Will “Rise to the Challenge” to Meet Court-Ordered Emissions Reductions
GE, LafargeHolcim Partner to Improve Circularity of Wind Industry with Turbine Recycling Initiative
Exec Appointments
Fiona Reynolds Steps Down as CEO of PRI
Onex Appoints Judy Cotte as Head of ESG
KPMG U.S. Appoints Rob Fisher to Lead ESG Solutions Team KPMG IMPACT
Vontobel Hires Elena Tedesco to Manage New Global Equity Impact Fund
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