ESG Today: Week in Review
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: Deloitte invests $1 billion to scale sustainability and climate practice; Goldman’s $1.9 billion acquisition of ESG-focused asset manager NN IP; BlackRock expects big ramp in net zero aligned investments; Honeywell to set value chain emissions target; IHS Markit founder appointed head of climate investment platform BeyondNetZero; BNP Paribas commits to measure & report finance emissions; Apple avoids 14 million tons of supply chain emissions; EU moves forward on setting green bond rules; SBTi developing standard to assess financial institutions’ climate goals; Mercedes, BMW launch initiatives to cut emissions, 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
Apple Suppliers Double Use of Clean Energy, Avoiding 14 Million Tons of Emissions
Honeywell Commits to Set Scope 3 Emissions Target
Intel Launches Net Zero Goal, Initiatives to Tackle Product Use & Supply Chain Emissions
BMW to Use Green Aluminum Wheels, Cutting Annual Supply Chain Emissions by 500,000 Tonnes
Government & Regulators
EU Council Agrees to Move Ahead with Creation of European Green Bond Rules
ESG Reporting & Disclosure
IBM Launches New Framework for ESG Initiatives and Reporting
ESG Services and Tools
Deloitte Invests $1 Billion in Sustainability & Climate Practice
ICE Launches Data Solution to Help Investors Meet SFDR Requirements
SBTi Developing Standard to Set and Assess Banks’ and Investors’ Net Zero Commitments
ESG Investing
BlackRock Expects 75% of Corporate & Sovereign Investments to be Net Zero-Aligned by 2030
Goldman Sachs Completes $1.9 Billion Acquisition of ESG-Focused Asset Manager NN Investment Partners
Guest Post: ESG and Impact – Why We Need Both for Meaningful Change
Global X Launches ETF Providing Exposure to Green Buildings Sector
Schroders Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake in Renewable Infrastructure Investor Greencoat
Sustainable Finance
BNP Paribas Becomes PCAF’s 250th Signatory, Committing to Measure and Disclose Financed Emissions
Energy Transition
TotalEnergies, ENEOS Partner on Distributed Solar, Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Clean Energy Developer TagEnergy Raises €450 Million to Fuel International Growth
Ørsted Orders Green-Fuel Powered Vessel for Offshore Wind Farms
Exec Appointments
Salesforce Launches Initiative to Scale Ocean-Based Carbon Credits, Hires VP of Climate Action
KKR Hires Pamela Alexander to Lead Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship
Reports, Studies & Surveys
Chief Sustainability Officers Gaining in Influence, Still Lack Board Access: PwC’s Strategy&
Google Cloud Survey: Execs Prioritizing ESG Efforts, but Struggle to Measure Progress
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