ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Switzerland announces mandated climate reporting for public companies & financials; Pfizer issues $1 billion sustainability bond to fund vaccine development; PepsiCo & Facebook launch water stewardship strategies; Goldman Sachs points to ESG investing as a driver for $1.9 billion acquisition; World’s largest Li-ion battery energy storage project completed in California; UK turns to hydrogen as major future clean energy source; Embraer enters the race for zero emissions aircraft; PNC announces new environmental finance goal, 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
Facebook Invests in Water Restoration Projects, Commits to be Water Positive by 2030
PepsiCo Aims to be Net Water Positive, Deliver Water Access to Millions by 2030
Embraer Targets the Net Zero Emissions Aviation Market
Hamilton Lane Commits to Offset Climate Impact Through Emissions Reduction Projects
Prudential Commits $200 Million to Early-Stage Private Equity Firms with Diverse Ownership
Industrial Software Company AVEVA Joins Business Ambition for 1.5°C
Government & Regulators
UK Launches Strategy to Develop Hydrogen as a Major Low Carbon Power Source
Reporting and Disclosure
Switzerland Announces Mandated Climate Reporting for Public Companies, Financials
MUFG Commits to Measure & Disclose Climate Impact of Finance
ESG Services and Tools
BASF, Atos Partner on Solution Enabling Chemical Industry to Determine Carbon Footprint of Products
ESG Investing
Goldman Sachs Highlights ESG Capabilities, Products in $1.9B Acquisition of NN IP
Energy Transition
Solar Developer Nexamp Raises $680 Million to Expand Decarbonization Solutions
TotalEnergies to Provide Wine-Based Renewable Fuel for 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA WEC Endurance Races
Maersk Secures Carbon Neutral Fuel Supply for New Green Methanol Fueled Container Ship
BorgWarner Invests in Energy Storage Tech Company CelLink
Sustainable Finance
Pfizer Issues $1 Billion Sustainability Bond, Proceeds to Fund COVID-19 Vaccine R&D
PNC Sets $20 Billion Environmental Finance Goal
Exec Appointments
DWS Appoints Aleksandra Njagulj Global Head of ESG for Real Estate