See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today:

Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements

TotalEnergies, Equinor, Shell to Invest Over $700 Million to Expand Carbon Storage Project

Kimberly-Clark to Reach 100% Renewable Energy at Kleenex Manufacturing Site

Frontier Signs $33 Million Carbon Removal Purchase with Enhanced Rock Weathering Startup Eion

Airbus Reconfirms Commitment to Develop Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft

Lululemon Partners with Biotech Company ZymoChem to Scale Use of Sustainable Materials in Products

Ares Acquires Stake in 900 MW U.S. Solar and Storage Portfolio from Engie

84% of Companies Keeping or Accelerating Climate Targets: PwC

Guest Post: Clean Energy in the Age of AI – Striking the Right Balance

Guest Post – Melting Hope: Can We Answer the Glaciers’ SOS?

ESG Reporting

EU Council Approves Delay to CSRD and CSDDD Sustainability Reporting Regulations

ISSB Launches New Roadmap Tool to Help Jurisdictions Adopt Sustainability Reporting Standards

Guest Post – Interoperability: The Missing Link in Global Sustainability Efforts

Government & Regulators

SEC Drops its Defense of Climate Reporting Rules

ESG Services and Tools

Equifax Launches Financed Emissions Calculator

JLL Acquires Clean Energy-Focused Investment Bank Javelin Capital

Sustainable Finance

ING Becomes First Global Bank with SBTi-Approved Financed Emissions Reduction Targets

Iberdrola Issues Green Bond Linked to its Share Price

EU Platform on Sustainable Finance Proposes New Standard to Help SMEs Access Financing for Sustainability Efforts

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Carbon Accounting and Reporting Software Provider Persefoni Raises $23 Million

GridPoint Raises $45 Million to Expand Platform to Decarbonize Buildings, Stabilize Grids

InnoEnergy “Muscling Up” to Mobilize €160 Billion in Clean Tech Investments by 2030

GravitHy Raises $65 Million to Help Decarbonize Steel Industry

Just Climate Invests $25 Million in Sustainable Agriculture Solutions Provider GreenLight Biosciences

Theion Raises €15 Million for Low Cost Alternative to Lithium Batteries

Sustainable Investing

Fidelity International Raises Over $330 Million for Climate-Focused Real Estate Fund

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ESG Today: 84% of companies keeping or accelerating climate targets, PwC study finds, and more…

The vast majority of public companies are either retaining or ramping up their climate commitments, with companies found to be more than twice as likely to be increasing their emissions reduction goals than decelerating them, according to a new study released by professional services firm PwC, based on data from climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP.

The study also found that the practice of setting climate goals is progressing down the value chain as companies increase engagement efforts, with smaller companies representing a growing proportion of those introducing new targets.

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Today’s guest post:

Clean Energy in the Age of AI – Striking the Right Balance

By: Roy Bedlow, Chief Executive and Founder of Low Carbon

Also in today’s news (links at bottom):

• Lululemon Partners with Biotech Company ZymoChem to Scale Use of Sustainable Materials in Products
• Fidelity International Raises Over $330 Million for Climate-Focused Real Estate Fund
• theion Raises €15 Million for Low Cost Alternative to Lithium Batteries
• and more…

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