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ESG Today: Week in Review
Mark Segal
March 16, 2025
This week in ESG news: CFA Institute drops “ESG” name from ESG investing course; battery giant hopeful Northvolt files for bankruptcy; Execs report higher revenue, lower cost from sustainability actions; U.S. politicians look to shield companies from EU sustainability laws; LEGO more than doubles use of sustainable materials; UK regulators drop plans for new DEI rules; Google to provide advertisers with carbon footprint data; StanChart issues its first social bond; tech giants pledge to help scale global nuclear energy deployment; EcoVadis launches Scope 3 emissions data collection platform; TotalEnergies signs 15-year green hydrogen deal; capital raises for low-cost carbon removal, green hydrogen tech, solar development, nuclear fusion tech, 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
Amazon, Google, Meta Join Pledge to Help Triple Global Nuclear Energy Capacity
Rio Tinto Signs Solar and Storage Deal to Power Aluminum Operations
TotalEnergies, RWE Sign 15-Year Green Hydrogen Deal to Decarbonize Refineries
Northvolt Files for Bankruptcy
LEGO Group Nearly Triples Renewable Materials in Bricks in 2024
Google to Provide Advertisers with Carbon Footprint Data for Ads
Government & Regulators
Senate Republicans Launch Legislation to Shield U.S. Companies from EU Sustainability Due Diligence Rules
FCA, PRA Drop Plans for New Diversity and Inclusion Rules
UK Plans Levy on Jet Fuel Producers to Fund Sustainable Aviation Fuel “Revenue Certainty Mechanism”
ESG Services and Tools
Clarity AI Launches New Sustainability Research Solution for Investors
EcoVadis Launches Carbon Data Exchange to Enable Scope 3 Emissions Data Collection
Glass Lewis Acquires Investment Stewardship Data Platform Esgaia
SDI AOP Launches Solution Enabling Investors to Assess Sustainability Outcomes of Companies, Portfolios
Sustainable Finance
Standard Chartered Issues $1 Billion Social Bond to Fund Sustainable Development in Emerging Markets
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Aligned Climate Capital Raises $85 Million for Clean Energy Venture Fund
Capture6 Raises $27.5 Million to Advance Water Recovery and Carbon Removal Tech
BNP Paribas AM Establishes €800 Million Venture and Impact Platform
NextEnergy Raises $950 Million for Newbuild Solar Fund
Supercritical Raises $18 Million to Scale Low-Cost Green Hydrogen Solution
Spiritus Raises $30 Million to Slash Cost of DAC Carbon Removal
Renaissance Fusion Raises $33 Million to Advance Low Cost, Low Carbon Fusion Energy
Sustainable Investing
CFA Institute Drops “ESG” Label from ESG Investing Certificate
Reports, Studies & Surveys
Half of Execs Report Higher Sales, Lower Costs from Sustainability Initiatives: 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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BNP Paribas AM Establishes €800 Million Venture and Impact Platform
Standard Chartered Issues $1 Billion Social Bond to Fund Sustainable Development in Emerging Markets
Areim Raises Over $970 Million for Sustainable Data Center Fund
Microsoft Signs 30-Year Carbon Removal Afforestation Deal in India
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Senate Republicans Launch Legislation to Shield U.S. Companies from EU Sustainability Due Diligence Rules
UK Plans Levy on Jet Fuel Producers to Fund Sustainable Aviation Fuel “Revenue Certainty Mechanism”
U.S. Rejects UN Sustainable Development Goals
EU to Give Automakers More Time to Meet Emissions Goals
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