
April 2023 Week-4; EU Commission and EIB announce €18 billion for climate action, Apollo launches $4 billion for clean energy investments, BBVA achieves €150 billion in sustainable business, EV maker VinFast secures $2.5 billion in funding, IBM to support NYSE listed companies with their ESG efforts, EU countries approve revamp of Europe’s main climate policy…
See below for the highlights of the past week:
Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements
- IBM To Support NYSE Listed Companies With Their ESG Efforts
- DuPont Increases Emissions Reduction Target
- Delta, Shell Aviation SAF Agreement to Fuel LAX Hub and Accelerate Aviation Decarbonization
- DHL Unveils Sustainability Milestones and a New Tool at Industry-first Global Summit
- Porsche and Hydro Team to Decarbonize the Supply Chain of Sports Cars
- Nestlé to Pilot Satellite Technology to Drive Transparency in its Reforestation Projects
- Jet2 Announces Major Investment into UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
- BBVA Achieves 150 Billion Euros in Sustainable Business, Half of its 2025 Goal
Executive Moves
ESG Around the World
- European Countries To Pledge To Turn North Sea Into Green Power Engine
- ElevenEs Opens Europe’s First LFP Battery Cell Facility to Supercharge EV Production
- World Bank Report Highlights Role of Human Development for a Successful Green Transition in Europe
- Atlas Renewable Energy Signs Largest Private Solar PPA in Latin America
- World Bank Approves $150 Million to Foster Green and Sustainable Growth and Enhance Climate Resilience in Panama
Government & Regulators
- EU Countries Approve Revamp of Europe’s Main Climate Policy
- EU Reaches Deal to Increase Uptake of Greener Aviation Fuels
- EU Votes to Boost Methane Emission Reductions from the Energy Sector
ESG Services & Tools
- U.S. DOE Launches New Consumer Energy Savings Hub
- Bank of America Launches Electric Vehicle Resource Center to Power EV Adoption
ESG Investing
- GM and Samsung SDI To Invest More Than $3 Billion To Expand U.S. Battery Cell Manufacturing
- Green Hydrogen Company Ohmium Closes $250 Million Funding Round Led by TPG Rise Climate
- Apollo Launches Clean Transition Capital Alongside $4 Billion for Clean Energy Investments
- EU Commission and EIB Announce €18 Billion to Boost Investments in Climate Action and Sustainable Economies
- Energy Dome Closes $44 Million Financing Round for CO2 Storage in the U.S.
Sustainable Finance
- Vietnam EV Maker VinFast Secures $2.5 Billion in Funding
- Australia’s AGL Energy Refinances $1.1 Billion Debt for Renewable Energy Projects
Energy Transition
- Barclays and British Gas Team to Support Customers in Making Their Homes More Energy Efficient
- Iberdrola to Supply Offshore Wind Energy for the Salzgitter Group in Germany
- Hokodo and Citi Join Forces to Power Payments on New Renewable Energy Marketplace
Social Responsibility & DEI
ESG Reporting
- Citi Releases 2022 ESG Report
- Morningstar Report: ESG Fund Launches Slow Sharply Amid European Rules Uncertainty
- The Wendy’s Company Releases 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report
- Crocs Releases 2022 ESG Report Detailing Commitment to Create a More Comfortable World
- New Research from Tide and WWF Helps Unlock the Secrets to Sustainable Behavior Change
- HanesBrands Releases 2022 Sustainability Summary Report
ESG Events
[{“@context”:”http://schema.org”,”@type”:”Event”,”name”:”Total Impact Summit 2023: Investing for People, Planet, and Place”,”description”:”<p>How are your investments currently impacting people, planet, and places? Investments are not simply financial maneuvers that return a profit, but consequential actions that shape the diverse and complex world…</p>\\n”,”image”:”https://esgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Banner_FINAL_5.png”,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/event/total-impact-summit-2023-investing-for-people-planet-and-place/”,”eventAttendanceMode”:”https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode”,”eventStatus”:”https://schema.org/EventScheduled”,”startDate”:”2023-05-01T08:00:00-04:00″,”endDate”:”2023-05-01T18:00:00-04:00″,”location”:{“@type”:”Place”,”name”:”Convene CityView”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/venue/convene-cityview/”,”address”:{“@type”:”PostalAddress”,”streetAddress”:”30 South 17th Street”,”addressLocality”:”Philadelphia”,”addressRegion”:”PA”,”postalCode”:”19103″,”addressCountry”:”United States”},”telephone”:””,”sameAs”:””},”organizer”:{“@type”:”Person”,”name”:”ImpactPHL”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://www.impactphl.org/”,”telephone”:””,”email”:””,”sameAs”:”https://www.impactphl.org/”},”performer”:”Organization”},{“@context”:”http://schema.org”,”@type”:”Event”,”name”:”AFME European Sustainable Finance Conference”,”description”:”<p>Enabling capital markets to finance the transition Understand how Europe\\’s major banks and capital markets firms are shaping their sustainability products and practices</p>\\n”,”image”:”https://esgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-25-at-3.32.53-PM.png”,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/event/afme-european-sustainable-finance-conference/”,”eventAttendanceMode”:”https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode”,”eventStatus”:”https://schema.org/EventScheduled”,”startDate”:”2023-05-03T08:00:00-04:00″,”endDate”:”2023-05-04T17:00:00-04:00″,”location”:{“@type”:”Place”,”name”:”Leonardo Royal Hotel Amsterdam”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/venue/leonardo-royal-hotel-amsterdam/”,”address”:{“@type”:”PostalAddress”,”streetAddress”:”Paul van Vlissingenstraat 24″,”addressLocality”:”Amsterdam”,”postalCode”:”1096 BK”,”addressCountry”:”Netherlands”},”telephone”:””,”sameAs”:””},”organizer”:{“@type”:”Person”,”name”:”Informa Connect”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://informaconnect.com/”,”telephone”:””,”email”:””,”sameAs”:”https://informaconnect.com/”},”performer”:”Organization”},{“@context”:”http://schema.org”,”@type”:”Event”,”name”:”8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals”,”description”:”<p>The eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 3 to 4 May 2023. The Forum will be convened by…</p>\\n”,”image”:”https://esgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/STI-forum-1.png”,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/event/8th-multi-stakeholder-forum-on-science-technology-and-innovation-for-the-sustainable-development-goals/”,”eventAttendanceMode”:”https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode”,”eventStatus”:”https://schema.org/EventScheduled”,”startDate”:”2023-05-03T09:00:00-04:00″,”endDate”:”2023-05-04T17:00:00-04:00″,”location”:{“@type”:”Place”,”name”:”United Nations New York Headquarters”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/venue/united-nations-new-york-headquarters/”,”address”:{“@type”:”PostalAddress”,”streetAddress”:”405 E 42nd St”,”addressLocality”:”New York”,”addressRegion”:”NY”,”postalCode”:”10017″,”addressCountry”:”United States”},”telephone”:””,”sameAs”:””},”organizer”:{“@type”:”Person”,”name”:”United Nations”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://www.un.org/en/”,”telephone”:””,”email”:””,”sameAs”:”https://www.un.org/en/”},”performer”:”Organization”},{“@context”:”http://schema.org”,”@type”:”Event”,”name”:”Sustainable Finance Update: Q2 2023″,”description”:”<p>Moody\u2019s sustainable finance specialists will discuss the latest trends shaping global sustainable debt markets, including recent issuance trends and forecasts, evolving market standards and a spotlight on the automotive sector….</p>\\n”,”image”:”https://esgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-27-at-4.06.54-PM.png”,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/event/sustainable-finance-update-q2-2023/”,”eventAttendanceMode”:”https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode”,”eventStatus”:”https://schema.org/EventScheduled”,”startDate”:”2023-05-03T10:00:00-04:00″,”endDate”:”2023-05-03T17:00:00-04:00″,”location”:{“@type”:”Place”,”name”:”Virtual Event”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/venue/virtual-event-21/”,”address”:{“@type”:”PostalAddress”},”telephone”:””,”sameAs”:””},”organizer”:{“@type”:”Person”,”name”:”Moody’s”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://live.moodys.io/”,”telephone”:””,”email”:””,”sameAs”:”https://live.moodys.io/”},”performer”:”Organization”},{“@context”:”http://schema.org”,”@type”:”Event”,”name”:”Clean Energy Technologies to meet SDGs in Small Island States”,”description”:”<p>This Virtual Event will provide a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration among experts in the field of sustainable energy and island communities. It will explore innovative technologies, best practices,…</p>\\n”,”image”:”https://esgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-27-at-4.17.15-PM.png”,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/event/clean-energy-technologies-to-meet-sdgs-in-small-island-states/”,”eventAttendanceMode”:”https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode”,”eventStatus”:”https://schema.org/EventScheduled”,”startDate”:”2023-05-03T13:00:00-04:00″,”endDate”:”2023-05-03T17:00:00-04:00″,”location”:{“@type”:”Place”,”name”:”Virtual Event”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://esgnews.com/venue/virtual-event-21/”,”address”:{“@type”:”PostalAddress”},”telephone”:””,”sameAs”:””},”organizer”:{“@type”:”Person”,”name”:”UN Sustainable Development Goals”,”description”:””,”url”:”https://sdgs.un.org/”,”telephone”:””,”email”:””,”sameAs”:”https://sdgs.un.org/”},”performer”:”Organization”}]
{“slug”:”widget-events-list”,”prev_url”:””,”next_url”:”https:\/\/esgnews.com\/feed\/?post_type=tribe_events&eventDisplay=widget-events-list&paged=2″,”view_class”:”Tribe\\Events\\Views\\V2\\Views\\Widgets\\Widget_List_View”,”view_slug”:”widget-events-list”,”view_label”:”View”,”view”:null,”should_manage_url”:true,”id”:null,”alias-slugs”:null,”title”:”ESG News”,”limit”:”5″,”no_upcoming_events”:false,”featured_events_only”:false,”jsonld_enable”:true,”tribe_is_list_widget”:false,”admin_fields”:{“title”:{“label”:”Title:”,”type”:”text”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-title”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1]ESG News: Week in Review”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”limit”:{“label”:”Show:”,”type”:”number”,”default”:5,”min”:1,”max”:10,”step”:1,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-limit”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][limit]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”metadata_section”:{“type”:”fieldset”,”classes”:”tribe-common-form-control-checkbox-checkbox-group”,”label”:”Display:”,”children”:{“cost”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”Price”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-cost”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][cost]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”venue”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”Venue”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-venue”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][venue]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”street”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”Street”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-street”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][street]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”city”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”City”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-city”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][city]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”region”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”State (US) Or Province (Int)”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-region”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][region]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”zip”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”Postal Code”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-zip”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][zip]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”country”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”Country”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-country”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][country]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”phone”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”Phone”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-phone”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][phone]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”organizer”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”Organizer”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-organizer”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][organizer]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”website”:{“type”:”checkbox”,”label”:”Website”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-website”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][website]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null}},”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-metadata_section”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][metadata_section]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”taxonomy_section”:{“type”:”section”,”classes”:[“calendar-widget-filters-container”],”label”:”Filters:”,”children”:{“filters”:{“type”:”taxonomy-filters”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-filters”,”label”:””,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][filters]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null,”list_items”:[]},”operand”:{“type”:”fieldset”,”classes”:”tribe-common-form-control-checkbox-radio-group”,”label”:”Operand:”,”selected”:”OR”,”children”:[{“type”:”radio”,”label”:”Match any”,”button_value”:”OR”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-operand”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][operand]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},{“type”:”radio”,”label”:”Match all”,”button_value”:”AND”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-operand”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][operand]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null}],”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-operand”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][operand]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null}},”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-taxonomy_section”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][taxonomy_section]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”taxonomy”:{“type”:”taxonomy”,”classes”:”calendar-widget-add-filter”,”label”:”Add a filter:”,”placeholder”:”Select a Taxonomy Term”,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-taxonomy”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][taxonomy]”,”options”:[],”value”:null},”no_upcoming_events”:{“label”:”Hide this widget if there are no upcoming events.”,”type”:”checkbox”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-no_upcoming_events”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][no_upcoming_events]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”featured_events_only”:{“label”:”Limit to featured events only”,”type”:”checkbox”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-featured_events_only”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][featured_events_only]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null},”jsonld_enable”:{“label”:”Generate JSON-LD data”,”type”:”checkbox”,”classes”:””,”dependency”:””,”id”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list–1-jsonld_enable”,”name”:”widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][jsonld_enable]”,”options”:[],”placeholder”:””,”value”:null}},”venue”:false,”country”:false,”street”:false,”city”:false,”region”:false,”zip”:false,”phone”:false,”cost”:false,”organizer”:false,”website”:false,”operand”:”OR”,”filters”:false,”events”:[10000945,10000950,10000946,10000951,10000952],”url”:”https:\/\/esgnews.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&eventDisplay=widget-events-list”,”url_event_date”:false,”bar”:{“keyword”:””,”date”:””},”today”:”2023-04-29 00:00:00″,”now”:”2023-04-29 19:45:39″,”rest_url”:”https:\/\/esgnews.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/views\/v2\/html”,”rest_method”:”POST”,”rest_nonce”:”fbf3f4a2d1″,”today_url”:”https:\/\/esgnews.com\/feed\/?post_type=tribe_events&eventDisplay=widget-events-list”,”today_title”:”Click to select today’s date”,”today_label”:”Today”,”prev_label”:””,”next_label”:””,”date_formats”:{“compact”:”n\/j\/Y”,”month_and_year_compact”:”n\/Y”,”month_and_year”:”F Y”,”time_range_separator”:” – “,”date_time_separator”:” @ “},”messages”:[],”start_of_week”:”1″,”breadcrumbs”:[],”before_events”:””,”after_events”:”\n\n”,”display_events_bar”:false,”disable_event_search”:false,”live_refresh”:true,”ical”:{“display_link”:true,”link”:{“url”:”https:\/\/esgnews.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&eventDisplay=widget-events-list&ical=1″,”text”:”Export Events”,”title”:”Use this to share calendar data with Google Calendar, Apple iCal and other compatible apps”}},”container_classes”:[“tribe-common”,”tribe-events”,”tribe-events-view”,”tribe-events-view–widget-events-list”,”tribe-events-widget”],”container_data”:[],”is_past”:false,”breakpoints”:{“xsmall”:500,”medium”:768,”full”:960},”breakpoint_pointer”:”a5b134b7-e4c8-4450-8528-24ae6d6b7145″,”is_initial_load”:true,”public_views”:{“list”:{“view_class”:”Tribe\\Events\\Views\\V2\\Views\\List_View”,”view_url”:”https:\/\/esgnews.com\/events\/list\/”,”view_label”:”List”},”month”:{“view_class”:”Tribe\\Events\\Views\\V2\\Views\\Month_View”,”view_url”:”https:\/\/esgnews.com\/events\/month\/”,”view_label”:”Month”},”day”:{“view_class”:”Tribe\\Events\\Views\\V2\\Views\\Day_View”,”view_url”:”https:\/\/esgnews.com\/events\/today\/”,”view_label”:”Day”}},”show_latest_past”:false,”compatibility_classes”:[“tribe-compatibility-container”],”view_more_text”:”View Calendar”,”view_more_title”:”View more events.”,”view_more_link”:”https:\/\/esgnews.com\/events\/”,”widget_title”:”Upcoming Events”,”hide_if_no_upcoming_events”:false,”display”:{“cost”:false,”venue”:false,”street”:false,”city”:false,”region”:false,”zip”:false,”country”:false,”phone”:false,”organizer”:false,”website”:false},”subscribe_links”:{“gcal”:{“block_slug”:”hasGoogleCalendar”,”label”:”Google Calendar”,”single_label”:”Add to Google Calendar”,”visible”:true},”ical”:{“block_slug”:”hasiCal”,”label”:”iCalendar”,”single_label”:”Add to iCalendar”,”visible”:true},”outlook-365″:{“block_slug”:”hasOutlook365″,”label”:”Outlook 365″,”single_label”:”Outlook 365″,”visible”:true},”outlook-live”:{“block_slug”:”hasOutlookLive”,”label”:”Outlook Live”,”single_label”:”Outlook Live”,”visible”:true},”ics”:{“label”:”Export .ics file”,”single_label”:”Export .ics file”,”visible”:true,”block_slug”:null},”outlook-ics”:{“label”:”Export Outlook .ics file”,”single_label”:”Export Outlook .ics file”,”visible”:true,”block_slug”:null}},”display_recurring_toggle”:false,”_context”:{“slug”:”widget-events-list”}}
Upcoming Events
May
1
8:00 am – 6:00 pm EDT
Total Impact Summit 2023: Investing for People, Planet, and Place
May
3
May 3 @ 8:00 am – May 4 @ 5:00 pm EDT
AFME European Sustainable Finance Conference
May
3
May 3 @ 9:00 am – May 4 @ 5:00 pm EDT
8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals
May
3
10:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT
Sustainable Finance Update: Q2 2023
May
3
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
Clean Energy Technologies to meet SDGs in Small Island States
( function () {
var completed = false;
function initBreakpoints() {
if ( completed ) {
// This was fired already and completed no need to attach to the event listener.
document.removeEventListener( ‘DOMContentLoaded’, initBreakpoints );
return;
}
if ( ‘undefined’ === typeof window.tribe ) {
return;
}
if ( ‘undefined’ === typeof window.tribe.events ) {
return;
}
if ( ‘undefined’ === typeof window.tribe.events.views ) {
return;
}
if ( ‘undefined’ === typeof window.tribe.events.views.breakpoints ) {
return;
}
if ( ‘function’ !== typeof (window.tribe.events.views.breakpoints.setup) ) {
return;
}
var container = document.querySelectorAll( ‘[data-view-breakpoint-pointer=”a5b134b7-e4c8-4450-8528-24ae6d6b7145″]’ );
if ( ! container ) {
return;
}
window.tribe.events.views.breakpoints.setup( container );
completed = true;
// This was fired already and completed no need to attach to the event listener.
document.removeEventListener( ‘DOMContentLoaded’, initBreakpoints );
}
// Try to init the breakpoints right away.
initBreakpoints();
document.addEventListener( ‘DOMContentLoaded’, initBreakpoints );
})();
The post ESG News: Week in Review appeared first on ESG News.