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TotalEnergies Acquires Renewable Energy Developer VSB for $1.7 Billion

ESG Today

French energy giant TotalEnergies announced on Wednesday an agreement to acquire Germany-based renewable energy project developer VSB Group from global private markets investor Partners Group for total consideration of €1.57 Founded in 1996, Dresden-headquartered VSB develops wind and solar energy projects across Europe.

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KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Driving Value Creation

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DESCRIPTION: OUR APPROACH When we are invested in a company, we leverage our investment model and our focus on operational and strategic improvements to drive value creation on ESG issues across our investments, where relevant. Q: How do you think about ESG performance as opportunity for value creation? SOURCE: KKR.

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IWBI Announces Inaugural Social Sustainability Summit in New York

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We invite the real estate community to join us as we explore ways to create positive social impact throughout the real estate investment and development process, generating shared value for all stakeholders.” Social sustainability equals investment value creation.” More information on WELL can be found here.

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Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture

GreenBiz

And, through its Precision Planting division, AGCO is developing more devices — many of which can be retrofitted to existing equipment from AGCO and competitors — that help farmers track organic matter or water metrics, among other data. "How We are really looking at value creation from the customer perspective." .

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Evolution of Sustainability Reporting in Asia Pacific -Beyond the Horizon

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Corporates are working to identify opportunities and better align strategies with business outcomes through more effective risk management reporting and advancing more quickly toward value creation. While major global regulatory frameworks lead the way, the Asia Pacific region presents a more fragmented and challenging landscape.

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Can we finally standardize ESG standards?

GreenBiz

While this is a welcome signal, all of this work could be rendered moot by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation’s proposal to develop ESG standards. Materiality: The mission of the IFRS Foundation is "to develop standards that bring transparency, accountability and efficiency to financial markets around the world."

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Oxford, AICPA & CIMA Launch New Sustainability Reporting Course for Finance, Accounting Professionals

ESG Today

Amel-Zadeh said: Finance leaders sit at the intersection of strategy, compliance, and value creation. Fluency in sustainability reporting and ESG data management is therefore key.