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: BlackRock pledges to guide investors through the net zero transition; sustainable bond issuance forecast to soar past again in 2022; T-Mobile achieves 100% renewable energy goal; HSBC invests $100 million in Bill Gates’ climate solutions initiative; Ulta Beauty makes $50 million DEI commitment; California moves ahead with law requiring corporate climate disclosure; EU classifies gas & nuclear as green activities – member states push back; EU regulator launches process to regulate 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 ratings providers; Salesforce & JetBlue partner to reduce climate impact of business travel; Carlyle becomes one of the first PE firms to commit to net zero portfolios, 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
Ulta Beauty Commits $50 Million to DEI Initiatives in 2022
Salesforce, JetBlue Launch Partnership Targeting Sustainable Travel
Coty Launches Fragrances Produced with Carbon-captured Ethanol
BMW Enters Deal with Salzgitter to Source Low Carbon Steel for Car Production
T-Mobile Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity in U.S.
Holcim, Eni Partner to Produce Green Cement from Captured Carbon
Union Pacific Orders Fleet of Zero Exhaust Emissions Battery Electric Locomotives
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 Reporting & Disclosure
California Senate Passes Bill for First Law in US Requiring Companies to Disclose all GHG Emissions
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
EU Markets Regulator Kicks Off Process to Regulate ESG Ratings
ESG Playbook, Carbonfund.org Partner to Deliver ESG Reporting & Carbon Reduction Solutions
Government & Regulators
EU Moves Ahead with Plan to Include Gas, Nuclear Energy in EU Taxonomy
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
BlackRock Commits to Guide Investors Through Net Zero Transition
HSBC Invests $100 Million in Bill Gates’ Climate Solutions Initiative Breakthrough Energy Catalyst
Carlyle Commits to Net Zero Across its Investment Portfolio by 2050
Sustainable Investment Group IIGCC Releases Net Zero Alignment Guidance for Private Equity Investors
HSBC Launches Asia Bond Fund Investing in Strong ESG, Low Carbon Intensity Companies
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable Bond Issuance to Surge Past $1.3 Trillion in 2022: Moody’s
EIB Earmarks €3 Billion to Finance Climate Action, Sustainable Transport, Other Projects
Citi Issues $2.5 Billion Bond to Support Affordable Housing
Danske Bank Pledges to Lower Oil & Gas Exposure, Slash Loan Portfolio Emissions
SEB Issues €1 Billion Green Bond Under Expanded Sustainable Finance Framework
Energy Transition
Carbon Capture Startup Verdox Raises $80 Million from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy and Others
Exec Appointments
Oak Hill Advisors Hires SASB’s Jeffrey Cohen as New Head of ESG
Tikehau Announces Leadership Appointments for North America Private Equity Climate Strategy
Dow Appoints Andre Argenton as New Chief Sustainability Officer
Bain Appoints François Faelli as Global Managing Partner of ESG
Moody’s Appoints Tobias Lindbergh to Head Sustainable Finance SPO Business in EMEA & APAC
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