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ESG Today: Week in Review
Mark Segal
September 27, 2026
This week in ESG news: EU publishes final revised sustainability reporting standards; Glass Lewis merges with Clarity AI to form unified stewardship and sustainability data platform; Bain survey finds rebounding consumer concern on sustainability, increasing sustainable consumption behavior; Schroders launches new framework to identify and assess climate adaptation investment opportunities; EU to launch sustainability criteria, labels for data centers; Germany unveils plan to exit fossil fuels by 2045; New York’s inaugural ESG bond offering; MSCI’s new Head of Sustainability, 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
Meta Backs Plastic Recycling Technology Startup MacroCycle
Microsoft, PepsiCo Join Largest-Ever U.S. Electric Truck Order from Tesla
ADM Enters Carbon Removal Market with Over 800,000 Ton-per-year Capacity
Beyond Greenwashing: Navigating the EU Directive on Green Claims
Levi Strauss, M&S, Schneider Electric Launch Fashion Supply Chain Clean Energy Initiative
Consumer Concern About Sustainability Increases for First Time in 3 Years: Bain Survey
Mombak Launches $150 Million Amazon Reforestation Fund, Signs Carbon Removal Deal with Salesforce
The Green Skills Gap is the Missing Link in the Energy Transition
Government & Regulators
Germany, Austria, Luxembourg Commit Over €2 Billion to Back Development of eSAF Market
Canada Looks to Enter International Carbon Market
Germany Releases Roadmap to End Use of Fossil Fuels by 2045
EU to Launch Mandatory Sustainability Labels for Data Centers
Sustainability Reporting
EU Publishes Final Revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards in Official Journal
ESG Services and Tools
Osapiens, ERM Partner to Provide Joint Sustainability Data and Advisory Offering
Proxy Advisor Glass Lewis Merges with Clarity AI to Build Sustainability Data and Stewardship Platform
Verdane Invests in Environmental Markets Platform Xpansiv
Sustainable Finance
New York Raises $319 Million in Inaugural ESG Bond Offering
Sustainable Investing
Schroders Launches New Framework to Identify, Assess Climate Adaptation Investment Opportunities
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Energy Revolution Ventures Launches $50 Million Electrification Venture Fund
Ares Acquires 80% Stake in $800 Million U.S. Solar and Battery Portfolio from EDPR
Metris Raises $5 Million to Scale AI-Powered Renewable Energy Asset Management Platform
Morgan Stanley Climate Fund Backs Residential Clean Energy Solutions Provider Amber Electric
Pulse Fund Raises $63 Million to Back Climate Solutions Startups Across Interconnected Sectors
Exec Moves
MSCI Appoints Sonia Kim as Head of Sustainability
Federated Hermes Appoints Martin Jarzebowski as Head of Thematic & Responsible Investing
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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New York Raises $319 Million in Inaugural ESG Bond Offering
BlueOrchard Raises $250 Million for Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund
Santander Surpasses 85% of 2030 Green Finance Goal
BlackRock’s Skyborn Renewables Secures Over $2.4 Billion for Major German Offshore Windfarm
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Germany, Austria, Luxembourg Commit Over €2 Billion to Back Development of eSAF Market
Canada Takes First Steps to Enter International Carbon Market
Germany Releases Roadmap to End Use of Fossil Fuels by 2045
Beyond Greenwashing: Navigating the EU Directive on Green Claims
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