ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: EU Commission adopts final sustainability reporting rules; Kraft Heinz to eliminate 100 million pounds of plastic from packaging; Biden launches sustainable procurement rules for US Federal government; Fidelity International appoints its first Chief Sustainability Officer; UK to launch sustainability reporting standards; Deloitte study finds workers looking to switch jobs for more sustainable companies; IAASB releases sustainable reporting assurance standards; sustainable bond volumes outperforming market; capital raises for carbon capture tech, sustainable steel, industrial decarbonization, 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
bp Invests in Fleet Decarbonization Solutions Startup Dynamon
J.B. Hunt Orders Zero Emission Heavy Duty Trucks from Nikola
RES Acquires 22 GW Renewables Services Business from Ingeteam
ANA Signs 30,000 Tonne Carbon Removal Agreement
Steel Dynamics Signs Largest Ever North American Steel Industry Renewable Energy Deal
Lufthansa Signs Deal for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from Biogenic Residue
Kraft Heinz to Eliminate 100 Million Pounds of Plastic from Packaging
Government & Regulators
Biden Administration Announces New Sustainable Procurement Rules for Federal Government
EU Commission Adopts Final Sustainability Reporting Rules
ESG Reporting & Disclosure
UK to Create IFRS-Based Sustainability Disclosure Standards
IAASB Launches Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard
Guest Post: A Major Milestone in Our Quest for Net Zero
ESG Services and Tools
Morrow Sodali Acquires ESG Strategy Advisory HXE Partners
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable Bond Volumes Outperforming Market in all Regions Except North America: Moody’s
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Carbon Capture Tech Provider CMS Raises $16.5 Million
CVC Commits to Have Private Equity Portfolio Companies Set Science-Based Climate Targets
Climate Tech Startup Revalue Nature Raises $10 Million to Grow Carbon Project Solutions Business
Sustainable Steel Startup Hybar Raises $700 Million
Industrial Decarbonization Startup GlassPoint Raises $8 Million
Cleantech Startup Carbon Upcycling Raises $26 Million to Deploy Cement Decarbonization Solution
Exec Moves
Fidelity International Appoints Jenn-Hui Tan as its First Chief Sustainability Officer
MSCI Appoints Hiro Mizuno as Special Advisor to CEO with Focus on Climate and Sustainable Investing
Reports, Studies & Surveys
Nearly Half of High Income Workers Consider Switching Jobs for a More Sustainable Company: Deloitte