ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Mastercard ties compensation for all employees to ESG goals; JPMorgan’s annual sustainable finance activity ramps to $285 billion; Amazon solidifies position as largest corporate renewable energy buyer; McKinsey launches platform to scale industrial decarbonization technologies; Bain commits to remove more carbon than it emits; BofA sets financed emissions goals for carbon-intensive sectors; UK regulator rolls out rules for companies to disclose on diversity; IBM study finds employees more likely to accept job from sustainability-focused companies; Accenture acquires sustainable engineering consultancy; Workday launches suite of ESG solutions, 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
Mastercard Links Compensation for All Employees to ESG Goals
Bain to Remove More Carbon than it Emits, Starting This Year
TJX Launches Goals for Net Zero, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Packaging
Carter’s Launches ESG Strategy, Including Sustainable Product Labelling, Clothing Recycling Plans
Bank of America to Use Recycled Plastic in All Credit & Debit Cards
Sam’s Club Unveils Sustainable Sourcing, Packaging & Supply Chain Goals
CEMEX, Sasol to Use Captured CO2 from Cement Production to Generate Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Government & Regulators
FCA to Require Companies to Disclose on Board and Executive Diversity
ESG Reporting & Disclosure
Guest Post: Why Comment on the SEC Climate Risk Proposal? Here are 5 Top Reasons to Weigh In
ESG Services and Tools
McKinsey Launches Platform to Help Clients Scale Critical Industrial Decarbonization Technologies
Bloomberg Announces Investment in Climate Risk Data Analytics Provider riskthinking.AI
Workday Announces Launch of Social, Supply Chain and Emissions Strategy ESG Solutions
Accenture to Acquire Sustainable Engineering Consultancy Greenfish
Measurabl Acquires Real Estate Decarbonization Platform Hatch Data
Aon, BNY Mellon Collaborate on ESG Data and Analytics Solutions
ESG Investing
Amundi Extends Sustainable Investing Range with Two New ESG ETFs
Sustainable Finance
JPMorgan Ramps Sustainable Finance Activity to $285 Billion in 2021
BofA Commits to Reduce Climate Impact of Loans in Emissions-Intensive Sectors
MUFG Sets Goals to Reduce Financed Emissions for Energy & Power Sectors, Exit Coal Power Financing
Nuveen’s Impact Fund Leads $50 Million Capital Raise for India MSME Lender Kinara
Private Equity
Clean Computing Company Crusoe Raises $350 Million from Climate Tech, Crypto Investors
JetBlue Venture Fund Joins TPG’s Climate Solutions Fund as Limited Partner
Energy Transition
Amazon Unveils Big Increase in Renewable Energy Sourcing, on Path to 100% by 2025
Italy & UK Gigafactory Founder Launches Statevolt to Build $4 Billion California Battery Plant
Reports, Studies & Surveys
IBM Survey: Employees More Likely to Accept Jobs from Sustainable Companies