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This week in ESG news: Microsoft announces one of the largest-ever carbon removal deals; Amazon signs deal for low-carbon shipping; Bloomberg survey finds nearly all execs plan significant increase in ESG data investment; Nearly $2 billion raised for green steel buildout; Allianz to invest over $20 billion in cleantech, climate solutions; GRI aligns reporting standards with new EU sustainability reporting rules; Biden invests $12 billion to convert auto factories to build EVs; capital raises for transport & grid decarbonization, sustainable packaging, recycled battery solutions; Apple endorses California\u2019s proposed climate reporting rules, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Signs One of the Largest-Ever Permanent Carbon Removal Deals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IKEA Parent Ingka Launches its First Battery Storage Project to Support Clean Energy Goals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon Signs Deal for Low Carbon Shipping with Maersk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Signs its First Long-Term Renewable Energy Deal in Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government & Regulators<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ECB Stress Test: Banks\u2019 Credit Risk Doubles by 2030 Under Slower Climate Transition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hong Kong Central Bank Directs Banks to Integrate Net Zero Transition Planning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden Launches $12 Billion Finance Package for Automakers to Convert Factories to Produce EVs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESG Reporting & Disclosure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Apple Backs California\u2019s Proposed Emissions Reporting Rules<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest Post \u2013 Due Diligence: A Core Concept Underpinning the CSRD Framework<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EFRAG, GRI Confirm High Interoperability of European Sustainability Reporting Rules and GRI Standards, Avoiding Double Reporting Concerns<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESG Services and Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Euronext Launches New Sustainable Investment Tools, Publishes Issuer ESG Profiles on Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 90% of Executives Plan to Increase Spending on ESG Data this Year: Bloomberg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable Finance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Allianz to Invest Over $20 Billion in Climate & Cleantech Solutions by 2030<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Less than 5% of Banks Have Set Net Zero Commitments Across all Financing Categories: TPI Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESG Investing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fidelity International Adds 6 Article 9 Funds to Sustainable Investment Lineup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morgan Stanley, Crowley, Launch Wind Energy Infrastructure Platform<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private Equity & Venture Capital<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

KKR Invests $750 Million in Transport and Grid Decarbonization Solutions Company Zenob\u0113<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H2 Green Steel Raises Over $1.5 Billion to Build First-Ever Large Scale Green Steel Plant<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Steel Startup Boston Metal Raises $262 Million<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closed-Loop EV Battery Materials Provider Ascend Elements Raises $460 Million<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Tech Startup Nuventura Raises \u20ac25 Million to Grow GHG Reduction Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable Packaging Startup Paptic Raises $25 Million<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exec Moves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

AXA IM Appoints ESG Investing Veteran Jeroen Bos as Global Head of Equities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morrow Sodali Appoints Barri Rafferty as CEO, Americas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAP Appoints Sophia Mendelsohn as Chief Sustainability and Commercial Officer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IFM Investors Appoints Maria Nazarova-Doyle as Head of Sustainable Investment<\/a><\/p><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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