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ESG Today: Week in Review
Mark Segal
March 17, 2024
This week in ESG news: EU lawmakers vote to ban unverified green claims; Canada releases proposed sustainability reporting rules; EY, IBM launch new sustainability data and reporting solution; Google commits to purchase $35 million carbon removal credits; EU member states approve sustainability due diligence law; Shell sets goal to reduce emissions from customers’ use of gasoline and diesel; BlackRock says falling battery prices, climate resilience demand to drive low carbon transition investment megatrend; investors say climate reporting regulations will enable better investment decision making; capital raises for carbon removal, cement decarbonization tech; U.S. invests $750 million to accelerate clean hydrogen sector, and more.
See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today:
Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements
Google Commits to $35 Million of Carbon Removal Credits over Next 12 Months
Shell Sets 2030 Goal to Reduce Emissions from Customers’ Use of Gasoline and Diesel
AT&T Signs Carbon Removal Agreement with 1PointFive
IBM to Invest $45 Million in Climate Adaptation-Focused Social Impact Program
Government & Regulators
EU Council Approves Scaled-Back Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence Law
U.S. Invests $750 Million in Projects to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Production
EU Parliament Adopts Rules Targeting Fast Fashion by Making Producers Pay to Recycle Textiles
Biden Administration Launches Zero Emissions Infrastructure Deployment Strategy to Decarbonize Freight Sector
EU Parliament Agrees to Ban Unverified Green Product Claims
Biden Administration Invests $425 Million in Clean Energy and Decarbonization Projects in Former Coal Communities
ESG Reporting
Canada Releases Proposed IFRS-Based Sustainability Reporting Standards
ESG Services and Tools
EY, IBM Launch New End-to-End Sustainability Data and Reporting Solution
Sustainable Finance
RBC Adds “Decarbonization Finance” Category for Hard-to-Abate Sectors to Sustainable Finance Framework
Primergy Raises $588 Million to Build Texas Solar Project for Microsoft
Private Equity & Venture Capital
KKR Launches $3 Billion Takeover Offer for German Renewable Energy Platform Encavis
Cleantech Startup Furno Raises $6.5 Million to Decarbonize Cement Production
Stonepeak Acquires $300 Million Stake in Wind Energy Portfolio from Ørsted
DAC Startup CarbonCapture Raises $80 Million from Investors Including Amazon, Aramco, Siemens
BlackRock Acquires Solar and Storage Portfolio from Excelsior Energy Capital
ESG Investing
BlackRock Highlights Forces Shaping Low-Carbon Transition Investment Mega Trend
Mirova Raises Over $200 Million from Corporate Investors for Nature Restoration Fund
Robeco Announces Sustainable Engagement Partnership with $340 Billion Swiss Pension Group
Exec Moves
Low Carbon Investment Management Appoints Annabel Wiscarson as New CEO
Reports, Studies & Surveys
90% of Investors Say CSRD, SEC Climate Reporting Rule Will Drive Better Investment Decisions: Workiva Survey
Mark founded ESG Today following a 20 year career in investment management and research. Prior to founding ESG Today, Mark worked at Delaney Capital Management (DCM) in Toronto, Canada, most recently as the firm’s head of U.S. equities. While at DCM, Mark was part of the firm’s ESG team, responsible for evaluating and tracking the sustainability factors impacting portfolio companies, and assessing the suitability of companies for portfolio inclusion. Mark also spent several years in the sell-side research industry, covering the technology and services sectors. Mark holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York, a BBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, and is a CFA charterholder.
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Sustainable Finance
RBC Adds “Decarbonization Finance” Category for Hard-to-Abate Sectors to Sustainable Finance Framework
Canada Issues $4 Billion Green Bond
Sunfire Raises $340 Million for Clean Hydrogen Production Tech
Verizon Issues $1 Billion Green Bond to Invest in Renewable Energy
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EU Council Approves Scaled-Back Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence Law
Google Commits to $35 Million of Carbon Removal Credits over Next 12 Months
U.S. Invests $750 Million in Projects to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Production
EU Parliament Adopts Rules Targeting Fast Fashion by Making Producers Pay to Recycle Textiles
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