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: Microsoft launches carbon-free energy-powered datacenter region; Dow Jones Sustainability Indices announces additions and deletions; sustainability standards leaders & UN agencies launch impact management platform; survey finds investors don’t trust company 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 commitments or disclosure; Biden infrastructure law signed with billions for energy transition spend; Switzerland plans entry into sovereign sustainable finance market; Estée Lauder explores paper-based bottles to replace plastic; PepsiCo looks to help 50 million people under new food security commitment; Credit Suisse, JPMorgan Launch Sustainable Nutrition Fund; Maersk issues its first green bond to finance carbon neutral-powered ships, 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
PepsiCo Launches Food Security Goal, Aiming to Help 50 Million People by 2030
Microsoft Launches 100% Carbon-Free Energy Powered Datacenter Region in Sweden
Estée Lauder Explores Paper-Based Bottles to Help Meet Sustainable Packaging Goals
Packaging Provider Berry Global Raises Circular Plastics Goal to 30% by 2030
Reporting and Disclosure
Biden Signs Infrastructure Deal into Law: Energy Transition Investment Highlights
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
Guest Post – If You Build It, Sustainability Will Come: Measurement and the Sustainability Culture
Morningstar Integrates Sustainalytics Country Ratings into it Fund Sustainability Risk Rating Tool
Moody’s Adds Large US Cities and Counties to ESG Issuer Profile and Credit Impact Scores
S&P Global Platts, Xpansiv, Partner to Increase Transparency in the Voluntary Carbon Markets
Government & Regulators
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
Guest Post: Institutional Investor Considerations for Implementing Net Zero Goals
S&P DJI Launches S&P 500 Equal Weight ESG Index
Credit Suisse, JPMorgan Launch Sustainable Nutrition Fund
State Street Global Advisors Launches Inclusion and Diversity-Focused Money Market Share Class
Sustainable Finance
Switzerland Unveils Plans to Issue Green Bonds
Maersk Finances Carbon Neutral-Fueled Ship Order with Inaugural €500 Million Green Bond
BNY Mellon Enables Incorporation of ESG Factors into Collateral Decisions and Negotiations
Energy Transition
Equinor Ramps Renewables Presence in Korea with 3GW Offshore Wind Agreement
Chemical Giant BASF Signs 25-Year Renewable Power Agreement with Ørsted
Shell to Move to the UK as it Gears Up Energy Transition Strategy
Exec Appointments
ESG Software Provider Emex Expands Exec Ranks with Hire of New Chief Revenue & Marketing Officers
Asset Manager Ninety One Appoints Nazmeera Moola as Chief Sustainability Officer
Eaton Appoints Harold Jones as Chief Sustainability Officer
Reports, Studies & Surveys
Edelman Survey: Investors Don’t Trust Company ESG Disclosures or Commitments
NAVEX Survey: Corporate ESG and Compliance Functions Converging
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