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This week in ESG news: State Street launches dedicated sustainability stewardship service for investors; Morgan […]] ESG Today: Week in Review – ESG Today ESG Investing, sustainable finance & business sustainability news ESG investing news, analysis, research and information Top Stories ESG News Companies Government Investors Regulators Sustainable Finance ESG Solutions ESG Tools, Services Companies Companies Investors Investors ESG Disclosure ESG Reporting Analysis Regulators Reports, Studies Newsfeed Resources Events About About us Our Team Advertise With Us ESG News ESG Today: Week in Review Mark Segal May 11, 2025 This week in ESG news: State Street launches dedicated sustainability stewardship service for investors; Morgan Stanley survey finds growing interest in sustainable investing – especially by younger investors; Microsoft signs another record-breaking carbon removal deal; Google backs series of new advanced nuclear projects; India launches climate finance taxonomy; EU consults on changes to sustainable finance disclosure rules; Trump, Republican AGs sue states over laws fining fossil fuels companies for climate change; states sue Trump for cancelling renewable energy projects; Iberdrola launches green bond aligned with new “gold standard”; major investor group urges HSBC to confirm commitment to net zero; IKEA’s new Chief Sustainability Officer; Coca-Cola cleans up sustainability claims following greenwashing action, 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 Signs Deals to Eliminate Super-Potent GHG Emissions Microsoft Signs 3 Million Ton Nature-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Forest Investor EFM Google to Back Three New Advanced Nuclear Projects Amazon Launching Custom-Fit Cardboard, Paper Packaging Across Europe Google Signs PPA to Extend Life of Netherlands’ First Offshore Wind Farm Coca-Cola Commits to Improve Recycling Claims Following EU Greenwashing Complaint Microsoft Expands Carbon Removal Agreement with Stockholm Exergi to Record-Breaking 500,000 Tonnes per Year Dow, Google Partner to Use AI to Tackle Hard to Recycle Soft Plastics Government & Regulators India Releases Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy to Drive Capital to Net Zero Goals EU Commission Launches Call for Evidence to Simplify and Update SFDR Regulation NGFS Releases its First Short Term Climate Scenarios 18 State Coalition Sues Trump Administration for Halting Wind Energy Projects Trump, 24 States Sue New York, Vermont Over Laws Charging Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Change ESG Services and Tools ICE Launches Physical Climate Risk Assessment Solution for Corporate, Sovereign Asset Classes Sustainable Finance Iberdrola’s First EuGB-aligned Green Bond Draws its Largest Order Book in 4 Years Private Equity & Venture Capital Breathe Raises $21 Million to Power Launch of Solutions to Build Better Batteries United Airlines Invests in Twelve to Turn CO2 into Sustainable Aviation Fuel Schroders Acquires $610 Million Stake in UK Offshore Wind Farm From Ørsted Exterra Raises $14 Million to Turn Mining Waste into Sustainable Materials Power Sustainable Raises $330 Million to Launch New Decarbonization Private Equity Strategy Sustainable Investing State Street Launches Sustainability Engagement and Voting Service 80% of Gen Z, Millennials Plan to Increase Allocations to Sustainable Investments: Morgan Stanley Survey $1.6 Trillion Investor Group Pushes HSBC to Confirm Net Zero Commitment Exec Moves Inter IKEA Appoints Lena Julle as New Chief Sustainability Officer HSBC AM’s Global Head of Sustainability Erin Leonard Exits 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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