ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Deloitte launches emissions calculator, ESG reporting tools; EU approves new carbon tax on imports; sustainable finance market rebounds in Q1; Apollo launches $4 billion clean energy transition strategy; DHL helps SMEs to decarbonize shipping; most companies not confident in ESG reporting capabilities, Deloitte survey finds; Citi facilitates $120 billion sustainable finance; Standard Chartered switches to tougher absolute emissions reduction goal for oil & gas; EU reaches agreement on rules to decarbonize aviation; Estée Lauder appoints its first Chief Sustainability Officer; capital raises for green hydrogen tech, carbon accounting, residential clean energy, 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
Nestlé to Use Satellites to Monitor Reforestation Projects
Carrier Acquires Climate Solutions Provider Viessmann for $13 Billion
LEGO, Novo Nordisk, to Use Low Carbon Materials for Plastic Products
Tata Communications Commits to Net Zero Across Value Chain by 2035
DHL Enables US SMEs to Address Shipping Emissions by Investing in Sustainable Aviation Fuel
L’Occitane Unveils Strategy to Achieve Net Zero Value Chain Emissions
Government & Regulators
EU Lawmakers Reach Deal on Rules to Decarbonize Aviation Sector
EU and Norway Forge Alliance To Tackle Climate Change, Support Green Transition
EU Lawmakers Approve New Carbon Tax, Tougher Emissions Trading System
China, Singapore, Partner to Scale Green Finance
ESG Reporting & Disclosure
Guest Post: SEC Steps up Enforcement on ESG Reporting with Climate Disclosure Rules Looming
ESG Services and Tools
KPMG Partners with Context Labs to Provide Climate Measurement and Reporting Solutions
Deloitte Launches Scope 3 Emissions Calculator, ESG Reporting Tools on Workiva Platform
ESG Investing
Apollo Launches $4 Billion Clean Energy Transition Strategy
Sustainable Finance
Standard Chartered Strengthens Goal to Reduce Oil and Gas Financed Emissions
Sustainable Bond Market Rebounds, Resuming Double Digit Growth: Moody’s
Citi Facilitates More than $120 Billion Sustainable Finance in 2022
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Green Hydrogen Startup Ohmium Raises $250 Million
Home Clean Energy Startup SPAN Raises $96 Million
Exec Moves
Estée Lauder Appoints Nancy Mahon as First Chief Sustainability Officer
Reports, Studies & Surveys
Less Than Half of Professionals Confident in Organizations’ ESG Reporting Capabilities: Deloitte