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: Mandatory climate disclosure to be law in UK; Fidelity to halve portfolio emissions by 2030; Goldman, Microsoft back Al Gore’s new climate fund; State Street’s Rick Lacaille on investment industry’s role in addressing climate change; Philips to work with suppliers to set net zero targets; PwC investor survey finds investors want a single sustainability reporting standard; Salesforce’s Benioff commits $200 to climate investments; SBTi launches a standard to assess net zero commitments; investors unimpressed with Australia’s net zero plan; BlackRock upgrades sustainability criteria 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 ETFs; Sustainable bond issuance forecast to break $1 trillion threshold this year; activist investor pressures Shell to spin off clean energy business, 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
Global Airlines Launch Coalition to Develop Decarbonization Solutions for Aviation
Royal Caribbean Aims to Deliver Net Zero Cruise Ship by 2035
Salesforce CEO Benioff Announces $200 Million Climate Investments
Philip Morris Pulls Forward Climate Goals, Launches Carbon Transition Plan
Fidelity International to Halve Portfolio Emissions by 2030, Launches New Climate Investing Policy
Reporting and Disclosure
UK Makes it Official: Mandatory Climate Disclosure to Become Law
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 Services and Tools
SBTi Launches Standard to Assess and Certify Company Net Zero Targets
Apex Group’s Will Wilson – COP26: Meeting the Corporate Sector’s Carbon Targets
Carbon Measurement Platform Persefoni Raises $101 Million
MSCI Provides Free Access to its Implied Temperature Rise Tool for Investors on its Website
Government & Regulators
Saudi Arabia Net Zero Plan Meets Praise, Skepticism
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 Investing
State Street’s Rick Lacaille: Taking Stock Ahead of COP26
Goldman Sachs, Microsoft Back Al Gore’s New Climate Solutions Investment Fund
Invesco Adds ESG ETFs to QQQ Innovation Suite Lineup
Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg Partner to Launch Global Clean Energy Index
BlackRock Upgrades Criteria for ESG ETFs, Creating the Largest Range of Climate-Aligned ETFs
ESG Today CEO Interview: Tumelo’s Georgia Stewart on Giving Investors a Voice on ESG
Canadian Investors Unveil Climate Alignment Expectations for Portfolio Companies
Nomura Sets Net Zero Target for $600 Billion Asset Management Portfolio
Sustainable Finance
Moody’s: Sustainable Bond Issuance to Top $1 Trillion in 2021
Energy Transition
Shell Pushes Back on Activist Investor Pressure to Split Fossil Fuel and Clean Energy Businesses
Renewables Take Top Spot as Power Source in EU, Surpassing Fossil Fuels for First Time
Carbon Capture Startup Raises $35 Million, Backed by Rio Tinto, Benioff’s TIME Ventures
Exec Appointments
HSBC AM Appoints Christine Chow as Head of Stewardship and Engagement
Global Reporting Initiative Names Eelco van der Enden as New CEO
Reports, Studies & Surveys
PwC Investor Survey: ESG Integration Goes Mainstream, Single ESG Reporting Standard Wanted
Federated Hermes Survey: 95% of Advisors Say Clients Asking About ESG Investments
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