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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements HSBC Buys Biomass-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Deal with Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres Alfa Laval Accelerates Net Zero Goal by 3 Years to 2027 Mercedes-Benz Sharpens Sustainability Focus on 6 Key ESG Areas BlackRock, (..)

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Circular Construction Hub to increase reuse of building materials in Scotland

Envirotec Magazine

Iain Gulland, Chief Executive of Zero Waste Scotland said: Developing a workable model for a Circular Construction Hub is an important opportunity for Scotland to lead by example and build on the success of our existing network of smaller community and commercial hubs across the country.

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

With global trade highly dependent on shipping, achieving net zero may put wind in the sails of other industries’ climate ambitions. Zero or near-zero GHG emission technologies, fuels and/or energy sources must represent at least 5% (striving for 10%) of the energy used by international shipping by 2030, the IMO has pledged.

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NZAOA Gets to Grips with Decarbonising Debt

Chris Hall

Other indicators are still under consideration by ASCOR, including the question of whether a country’s net zero target is enshrined in national climate law. The TSP outlines how the 86 alliance members, with a collective US$11 trillion in assets, can align their sub-portfolio decarbonisation targets with net zero.

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AI and ESG: Part Two: Risk and Governance

Chris Hall

Investor-specific guidelines include World Economic Forums Responsible AI Playbook for Investors , the CFA Institutes Ethics and Artificial Intelligence in Investment Management and RAIs Guiding Framework for Responsible AI Integration Into ESG Paradigms tackles specifically sustainable investing.

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Fleets Giving EVs New Lease of Life

Chris Hall

BloombergNEF recently predicted global EV sales will exceed 30 million in 2027, rising to 74 million annually by 2040. Attributing many sales to advantageous government-backed salary sacrifice schemes, campaign group Transport and Environment has argued for their extension beyond scheduled expiry in 2027-28.

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SMRs Pave Nuclear Pathway for Investors

Chris Hall

billion to support the construction of two nuclear power plants at Sizewell C in southeast England, bringing its total investment in the project to £2.5 It is hoped this will incentivise private investors to also back the project.