ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: European Commission launches its new sustainable finance strategy; Blackstone sharpens focus on ESG with $1.4 billion acquisition of Sphera; HSBC restructures sustainable investing team; More than $40 trillion asset managers committed to net zero investing; ERM expands energy transition capabilities with acquisition of RCG; Diginex weighs in on government action on sustainability reporting standards; Citi says sustainable finance demand is creating a ‘greenium’; AMG acquires ESG investment manager Parnassus; Global banking coalition launches new carbon marketplace, 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
Shell, Deutsche Telekom Partner to Accelerate Net Zero Transition
Steel Dynamics Targets Carbon Neutral Steel Production
Walmart, H&M, IKEA & Kingfisher Launch Climate Initiative for Retail Industry
Coalition of Asset Managers Committing to Net Zero Investing Passes $40 Trillion
Government, Regulators and Politics
European Commission Launches New Sustainable Finance Strategy
DOE Allocates Over $50 Million to Clean Hydrogen Projects
FCA, PRA and BoE Target Diversity & Inclusion in the Financial Services Sector with New Proposals
Reporting and Disclosure
Guest Post: Government-Mandated ESG Standards – a Welcome Step Forward
Sustainable Finance
Citi Says Demand for Sustainable Bonds Generating ‘Greenium’ as Asia Pac Volumes Surge
Lombard Odier, Oxford University Launch Sustainable Finance and Investment Research Partnership
ESG Services and Tools
Private Equity Giant Blackstone Acquires ESG Software Company Sphera for $1.4 Billion
ERM Expands Energy Transition Capabilities with Acquisition of Renewables Consultancy RCG
Johnson Controls Launches Net Zero as a Service for Buildings
right. based on science Releases Free Portfolio Climate Alignment Software Solution
ESG Investing
AMG Acquires Majority Stake in ESG Investor Parnassus
Allianz Global Investors Unveils Investment Exclusions Covering Coal, Weapons
Credit Suisse, JPMorgan Partnering on Sustainable Nutrition Investment Strategy
Lyxor Launches First ETF Tracking Eurozone Sovereign Green Bonds
FTSE Russell Launches Paris Agreement-Aligned Index Series
DWS Launches ESG Infrastructure Debt Fund Targeting Clean Energy, Mobility, Social Infrastructure
Apollo’s Impact Platform Acquires Sustainable Packaging Company RDM
Energy Transition, Carbon Markets
Global Banks Including NatWest, CIBC Launch New Carbon Marketplace
AXA IM Acquires Carbon Offsetting Platform ClimateSeed
EQT Acquires Renewable Energy Platform Cypress Creek Renewables
Exec Appointments
Reports, Studies & Surveys
BNP Paribas AM: ESG a Key Driver for Renewed Investor Interest in Thematic Investing