ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Netflix hits workforce diversity milestone; EY invests £100 million in new net zero-focused consulting practice; Biden commits over $9 billion to hydrogen build-out; Salesforce rolls out net zero planning & tracking solution; Shiseido introduces supplier sustainability requirements; BlackRock launches a suite of ESG index funds; SAP & Bearingpoint partner on new value chain emissions solutions; Mastercard launches an ESG-focused consulting service; India kicks off strategy to establish major hydrogen hub; Fidelity unveils new ESG funds; EU markets regulator designates climate as anew risk category, 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
Netflix Surpasses 50% Employee Representation for Women, Diverse Race & Ethnicity
PepsiCo Launches Unit to Advance Racial Equality, Promote Underserved Businesses & Communities
Cosmetics Giant Shiseido Unveils Sustainability Requirements for Suppliers
GM Doubles Climate Equity Fund Commitment to $50 Million
Coca-Cola Sets Goal to Reach 25% Reusable Packaging by 2030
ESG Reporting & Disclosure
Workiva, Persefoni Partner to Provide Integrated Carbon Accounting and ESG Reporting Solution
ESG Services and Tools
EY Launches Practice to Support UK Companies Developing Net Zero Strategies
Mastercard Launches ESG-Focused Consulting Service
SAP, Bearingpoint to Jointly Develop Value Chain Emissions Solutions
Microsoft, Eka Partner to Deliver Sustainability Data and Reporting Solutions
Blackstone Integrates Carbon Accounting Solutions from Sphera to Help Decarbonize Portfolio
WSP Acquires Climate Finance Advisors
VelocityEHS Launches ESG Data Collection and Reporting Solution
Government & Regulators
Biden Allocates Over $9 Billion to Develop Clean Hydrogen Capacity in US
India Unveils Policy Targeting 5 Million Tonnes of Green Hydrogen Production by 2030
European Markets Regulator Designates Climate Risk as a New, Distinct Risk Category
ESG Investing
Fidelity Adds New Equity, High Yield and Multi-Asset ESG Funds to Sustainable Investment Suite
BlackRock Launches Suite of ESG Index Funds Targeting UK Wealth Market
Carrier Launches VC Group with Initial Investments Targeting Building & Cold Chain Decarbonization
Amundi Adopts ESG Investing Policy for Global Equity Fund
Sustainable Finance
National University of Singapore Launches Sustainable Finance Masters Program
Energy Transition
Enfinity Ramps Japan Renewables Portfolio with Billion Dollar Solar Acquisition
Green Hydrogen Platform Hy2gen Raises Over $200 Million to Build Out Clean Fuel Capacity
Iberdrola to Invest Over $10 Billion to Develop Offshore Wind in Massachusetts
AT&T Grows its Renewable Energy Portfolio to Over 1.7 Gigawatts
Carbon markets
UBS, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas Join New Carbon Markets Platform
Exec Appointments
UnitedHealth Appoints Patricia Lewis as Chief Sustainability Officer
ESG Software Provider Novisto Hires Gence Emek to Lead New UK Office