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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Microsoft signs one of the largest ever carbon removal deals; Deloitte survey finds over 40% of Gen Z & Millennials would switch jobs over climate concerns; EU Parliament proposes ban on green claims based only on carbon offsetting; Morgan Stanley raises $500 million for climate solutions fund; most companies planning to (..)

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KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Climate

3BL Media

4th webinar presented, focusing on what carbon offsets can – and can’t – do as part of our Climate Action webinar series. We regularly leverage our operational experts such as KKR Capstone and our Sustainable Investing subject-matter experts to help our portfolio companies develop, shape, and enhance their climate-focused strategies.

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United Airlines Invests in Battery-Maker Natron Energy With Eye Toward Further Electrifying Ground Operations

3BL Media

"Out of the gate, we primarily focused on technology designed to help reduce carbon emissions from our airplanes. Natron's cutting-edge sodium-ion batteries presented an ideal opportunity to both potentially expand our sustainability investment portfolio to our ground operations, and to help make our airport operations more resilient.

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Green taxonomy proposal may overcome Canada's climate finance impasse

Corporate Knights

Coal projects and new oil and gas projects would be excluded from the transition label, and companies would not be able to rely on carbon offsets to count against their emissions. “Projects must have well-defined lifespans that are approximately proportionate to the expected decline in global demand,” the report says.

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JetBlue Announces Science-Based Emissions Reduction Target and Strategy To Achieve Net Zero by 2040

3BL Media

To meet this aggressive near-term target, the airline will increase its investments in lower-carbon solutions within its operation​ and will evaluate future sustainability investments with its science-based target in mind. Refreshed Carbon Offsetting Strategy.

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JetBlue to Slash Per-Seat Emissions in Half by 2035

ESG Today

The company said that it will increase investments in lower-carbon solutions​ and evaluate future sustainability investments with the target in mind in order to reach its new goal.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 24, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

At Ceres Global in New York City, 250+ investors and businesses launched a call for policymakers to protect the freedom to invest responsibly, following recent political attempts to frustrate sustainable investment practices. And UK pension provider Scottish Widows has called on the government to start regulating carbon offsets.