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This week in ESG news: European Central Bank warns against watering down EU sustainability reporting […]] 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 18, 2025 This week in ESG news: European Central Bank warns against watering down EU sustainability reporting rules; CDP restructures, aims to reduce sustainability reporting burden for companies; Shell faces new legal action over new oil & gas projects; Germany’s Merz looks to scrap EU sustainability due diligence law; Microsoft signs carbon credit mega-deal; L’Oréal to invest €100 million in sustainability innovations; EU lawmakers propose deeper cuts to sustainability reporting requirements; Gen Zs and Millennials integrating sustainability into career and consumption decisions; California moves forward with plans for $60 billion carbon pricing program; Republicans look to scrap billions in Biden-era clean energy tax credits; New York budget allocates $1 billion to decarbonization investments, 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 Microsoft to Source 18 Million Tonnes of Nature-Based Carbon Removal Credits in New Agreement with Rubicon Carbon Shell Faces New Legal Action Aimed at Stopping New Oil & Gas Projects First-Ever Commercial e-Methanol Plant Begins Shipping to LEGO, Maersk, Novo Nordisk Guest Post – Beyond Emission Reduction: Why Heavy Industry Should Embrace Carbon Removal Now Air New Zealand Sets New 2030 Climate Goals After Dropping out of SBTi L’Oréal Launches €100 Million Sustainable Innovation Accelerator ESG Reporting EU Parliament Committee Proposes Much Deeper Cuts than Omnibus to Sustainability Reporting Laws CDP Restructures, Looks to Reduce Sustainability Reporting Burden Guest Post: The EU Must Not Roll Back Its Green Regulations ECB Warns EU Against Removing 80% of Companies from Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Government & Regulators California Plans $60 Billion Carbon Cap-and-Invest Program Despite Pressure from Trump Republicans Launch Plan to Scrap Biden Era Green Energy Tax Credits New York Passes Budget with Over $1 Billion Investment in Decarbonization German Chancellor Merz Calls for EU to Scrap Supply Chain Sustainability Due Diligence Law ESG Services and Tools TrusTrace Launches AI-Powered Supply Chain Sustainability Traceability Platform Datamaran Launches Networking & Resources Platform for Sustainability Professionals DIFC Launches Initiative to Train “1 Million Learners” for Sustainability & Sustainable Finance Workforce Asuene Enters U.S. Climate Tech Market with Acquisition of Carbon Accounting Startup NZero Sustainable Finance JPMorgan Backs Mati Carbon to Scale ERW Carbon Removal Business Private Equity & Venture Capital Ares in Talks to Acquire $2.2 Billion Stake in Eni’s Renewables, Power and EV Charging Business Plenitude Nuclear Startup Realta Raises $36 Million to Commercialize Fusion Energy Tech Actis Raises $1.7 Billion for Brownfield Infrastructure Investment Fund Aligned Climate Capital Raises $200 Million for Distributed Solar Fund Sustainable Investing CBRE IM Invests in Large-Scale Battery Storage Portfolio in Texas and California Triodos, STOXX Launch New Impact Investing Index Octopus Launches New Fund to Give Investors Access to Clean Energy Investment Opportunities Exec Moves Former Blackstone ESG Chief Jean Rogers Joins Pegasus Capital Advisors Impact Investor Acumen Appoints Carsten Stendevad as President and Chief Investment Officer Reports, Studies & Surveys 70% of Gen Z, Millennials Consider Environmental Sustainability Important in Choosing Employers: Deloitte 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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