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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Canada to require oil & gas industry to slash emissions; California’s climate reporting law survives legal challenge; Mizuho invests in climate solutions provider Pollination; new clean energy deals signed by H&M, Meta, Saint-Gobain; incoming EU finance Commissioner calls for sustainable investment labels, reduced SFDR (..)

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

But with sustainability, there are reasons to be more forthcoming. Private companies are increasingly eager to report on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and their sustainability investments amid the publics growing appetite for companies that are trying to be good corporate citizens. 7 BGIS Canada 3.6%

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Copper Mine Operations to Renewable Diesel Southwest Airlines Eliminates 1.5

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

From the ranking leader Hydro-Qubecs $155-billion green-energy expansion plan, to 12th-place Bpifrance banks financing solar and wind power loans, the inaugural list shows how investments in renewable energy pay off. Bpifrance Bpifrance is a French public-sector bank that bills itself as a one stop shop for entrepreneurs.

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ESG funds pouring millions into meat company linked to Brazil deforestation

Corporate Knights

Funds marketed as environmentally friendly are being used by major asset managers to funnel millions of dollars to the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS, a company notorious for its links to deforestation and human rights abuses via its supply chain. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

proxy voting recommendations; capital raises for battery tech, e-fuels, energy storage, carbon removal; Microsoft sources solar energy in Texas, Illinois; IBM, Ramboll partner on sustainability strategy & reporting solutions, and more.

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Clean energy stocks are making a comeback

Corporate Knights

Rising interest rates and supply chain problems in the post-pandemic period have eroded values of clean energy stocks and funds. The recovery has been driven by expectations of lower interest rates and long-term demand for renewable energy for electric vehicles, building heat, industrial uses and data centres.