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Weekly ESG News from the financial services and insurance industry.

Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund
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Weekly ESG Update 03/2026 (12.01.2026 – 18.01.2026)

  • January 18, 2026
Amazon Business Store Enables Sellers to Display EcoVadis Sustainability Performance, Equitable Earth Raises USD14.7 Million to Advance Certification Standard for Nature-Based Carbon Projects, JPMorgan Replaces Proxy Advisors with New Internal AI Platform, China Releases Corporate Climate Reporting Standard, RLAM launches Global Equity Tilt fund , Impact Fund Denmark invests USD6m in Africa GreenCo, Amazon Business Store Enables Sellers to Display EcoVadis Sustainability Performance, Equitable Earth Raises USD14.7 Million to Advance Certification Standard for Nature-Based Carbon Projects, JPMorgan Replaces Proxy Advisors with New Internal AI Platform, China Releases Corporate Climate Reporting Standard, RLAM launches Global Equity Tilt fund , Impact Fund Denmark invests USD6m in Africa GreenCo, Amazon Business Store Enables Sellers to Display EcoVadis Sustainability Performance, Equitable Earth Raises USD14.7 Million to Advance Certification Standard for Nature-Based Carbon Projects, JPMorgan Replaces Proxy Advisors with New Internal AI Platform, China Releases Corporate Climate Reporting Standard, RLAM launches Global Equity Tilt fund , Impact Fund Denmark invests USD6m in Africa GreenCo, Amazon Business Store Enables Sellers to Display EcoVadis Sustainability Performance, Equitable Earth Raises USD14.7 Million to Advance Certification Standard for Nature-Based Carbon Projects, JPMorgan Replaces Proxy Advisors with New Internal AI Platform, China Releases Corporate Climate Reporting Standard, RLAM launches Global Equity Tilt fund , Impact Fund Denmark invests USD6m in Africa GreenCo, Amazon Business Store Enables Sellers to Display EcoVadis Sustainability Performance, Equitable Earth Raises USD14.7 Million to Advance Certification Standard for Nature-Based Carbon Projects, JPMorgan Replaces Proxy Advisors with New Internal AI Platform, China Releases Corporate Climate Reporting Standard, RLAM launches Global Equity Tilt fund , Impact Fund Denmark invests USD6m in Africa GreenCo, Amazon Business Store Enables Sellers to Display EcoVadis Sustainability Performance, Equitable Earth Raises USD14.7 Million to Advance Certification Standard for Nature-Based Carbon Projects, JPMorgan Replaces Proxy Advisors with New Internal AI Platform, China Releases Corporate Climate Reporting Standard, RLAM launches Global Equity Tilt fund , Impact Fund Denmark invests USD6m in Africa GreenCo
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Weekly ESG Update 02/2026 (05.01.2026 – 11.01.2026)

  • January 12, 2026
STOXX Acquires Sustainable Investment Solutions Provider ECPI, Real Estate Sustainability Data Provider Measurabl Appoints Maureen Waters as New CEO, Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy in 2026, BlackRock Loses USD5.9 Billion Mandate with Dutch Pension Fund Over ESG Stance, EU Parliament Approves Omnibus Agreement to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements, Nordea AM makes double hire to sustainable thematic team, Resonance launches £10m social impact fund for English regions, STOXX Acquires Sustainable Investment Solutions Provider ECPI, Real Estate Sustainability Data Provider Measurabl Appoints Maureen Waters as New CEO, Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy in 2026, BlackRock Loses USD5.9 Billion Mandate with Dutch Pension Fund Over ESG Stance, EU Parliament Approves Omnibus Agreement to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements, Nordea AM makes double hire to sustainable thematic team, Resonance launches £10m social impact fund for English regions, STOXX Acquires Sustainable Investment Solutions Provider ECPI, Real Estate Sustainability Data Provider Measurabl Appoints Maureen Waters as New CEO, Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy in 2026, BlackRock Loses USD5.9 Billion Mandate with Dutch Pension Fund Over ESG Stance, EU Parliament Approves Omnibus Agreement to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements, Nordea AM makes double hire to sustainable thematic team, Resonance launches £10m social impact fund for English regions, STOXX Acquires Sustainable Investment Solutions Provider ECPI, Real Estate Sustainability Data Provider Measurabl Appoints Maureen Waters as New CEO, Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy in 2026, BlackRock Loses USD5.9 Billion Mandate with Dutch Pension Fund Over ESG Stance, EU Parliament Approves Omnibus Agreement to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements, Nordea AM makes double hire to sustainable thematic team, Resonance launches £10m social impact fund for English regions, STOXX Acquires Sustainable Investment Solutions Provider ECPI, Real Estate Sustainability Data Provider Measurabl Appoints Maureen Waters as New CEO, Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy in 2026, BlackRock Loses USD5.9 Billion Mandate with Dutch Pension Fund Over ESG Stance, EU Parliament Approves Omnibus Agreement to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements, Nordea AM makes double hire to sustainable thematic team, Resonance launches £10m social impact fund for English regions, STOXX Acquires Sustainable Investment Solutions Provider ECPI, Real Estate Sustainability Data Provider Measurabl Appoints Maureen Waters as New CEO, Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy in 2026, BlackRock Loses USD5.9 Billion Mandate with Dutch Pension Fund Over ESG Stance, EU Parliament Approves Omnibus Agreement to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements, Nordea AM makes double hire to sustainable thematic team, Resonance launches £10m social impact fund for English regions, STOXX Acquires Sustainable Investment Solutions Provider ECPI, Real Estate Sustainability Data Provider Measurabl Appoints Maureen Waters as New CEO, Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy in 2026, BlackRock Loses USD5.9 Billion Mandate with Dutch Pension Fund Over ESG Stance, EU Parliament Approves Omnibus Agreement to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements, Nordea AM makes double hire to sustainable thematic team, Resonance launches £10m social impact fund for English regions
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Weekly ESG Update 51/2025 (15.12.2025 – 21.12.2025)

  • December 22, 2025
Munich Re Sets New 2030 Climate Targets for Insurance, Investment Portfolios, Google Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon, Osmosis Launches USD80 Million Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund, CalSTRS Appoints Nick Abel as Director of Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, ISSB Eases Climate Reporting Requirements for Finance Firms, GRI Releases New Draft Standards for Workforce Human Rights Disclosure Standards, Pension funds anchor EUR250m first close for Gresham House forestry platform, Impact investors co-lead USD44m funding round into bound4blue, Munich Re Sets New 2030 Climate Targets for Insurance, Investment Portfolios, Google Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon, Osmosis Launches USD80 Million Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund, CalSTRS Appoints Nick Abel as Director of Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, ISSB Eases Climate Reporting Requirements for Finance Firms, GRI Releases New Draft Standards for Workforce Human Rights Disclosure Standards, Pension funds anchor EUR250m first close for Gresham House forestry platform, Impact investors co-lead USD44m funding round into bound4blue, Munich Re Sets New 2030 Climate Targets for Insurance, Investment Portfolios, Google Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon, Osmosis Launches USD80 Million Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund, CalSTRS Appoints Nick Abel as Director of Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, ISSB Eases Climate Reporting Requirements for Finance Firms, GRI Releases New Draft Standards for Workforce Human Rights Disclosure Standards, Pension funds anchor EUR250m first close for Gresham House forestry platform, Impact investors co-lead USD44m funding round into bound4blue, Munich Re Sets New 2030 Climate Targets for Insurance, Investment Portfolios, Google Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon, Osmosis Launches USD80 Million Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund, CalSTRS Appoints Nick Abel as Director of Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, ISSB Eases Climate Reporting Requirements for Finance Firms, GRI Releases New Draft Standards for Workforce Human Rights Disclosure Standards, Pension funds anchor EUR250m first close for Gresham House forestry platform, Impact investors co-lead USD44m funding round into bound4blue, Munich Re Sets New 2030 Climate Targets for Insurance, Investment Portfolios, Google Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon, Osmosis Launches USD80 Million Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund, CalSTRS Appoints Nick Abel as Director of Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, ISSB Eases Climate Reporting Requirements for Finance Firms, GRI Releases New Draft Standards for Workforce Human Rights Disclosure Standards, Pension funds anchor EUR250m first close for Gresham House forestry platform, Impact investors co-lead USD44m funding round into bound4blue, Munich Re Sets New 2030 Climate Targets for Insurance, Investment Portfolios, Google Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon, Osmosis Launches USD80 Million Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund, CalSTRS Appoints Nick Abel as Director of Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, ISSB Eases Climate Reporting Requirements for Finance Firms, GRI Releases New Draft Standards for Workforce Human Rights Disclosure Standards, Pension funds anchor EUR250m first close for Gresham House forestry platform, Impact investors co-lead USD44m funding round into bound4blue, Munich Re Sets New 2030 Climate Targets for Insurance, Investment Portfolios, Google Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon, Osmosis Launches USD80 Million Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund, CalSTRS Appoints Nick Abel as Director of Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, ISSB Eases Climate Reporting Requirements for Finance Firms, GRI Releases New Draft Standards for Workforce Human Rights Disclosure Standards, Pension funds anchor EUR250m first close for Gresham House forestry platform, Impact investors co-lead USD44m funding round into bound4blue, Munich Re Sets New 2030 Climate Targets for Insurance, Investment Portfolios, Google Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon, Osmosis Launches USD80 Million Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund, CalSTRS Appoints Nick Abel as Director of Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, ISSB Eases Climate Reporting Requirements for Finance Firms, GRI Releases New Draft Standards for Workforce Human Rights Disclosure Standards, Pension funds anchor EUR250m first close for Gresham House forestry platform, Impact investors co-lead USD44m funding round into bound4blue
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Weekly ESG Update 50/2025 (08.12.2025 – 14.12.2025)

  • December 14, 2025
Microsoft Invests in Nature-Based Carbon Removal Startup Pantheon, STX Launches Energy Attribute Certificate Procurement Platform, FCA Releases New Proposed Rules to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, EFRAG Releases Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards, PCAF Launches Updated Emissions Measurement and Reporting Standard for Financials, Stafford establishes USD 1.2 billion Timberland Continuation Fund, PS25/25 – Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks – Update to SS3/19, Microsoft Invests in Nature-Based Carbon Removal Startup Pantheon, STX Launches Energy Attribute Certificate Procurement Platform, FCA Releases New Proposed Rules to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, EFRAG Releases Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards, PCAF Launches Updated Emissions Measurement and Reporting Standard for Financials, Stafford establishes USD 1.2 billion Timberland Continuation Fund, PS25/25 – Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks – Update to SS3/19, Microsoft Invests in Nature-Based Carbon Removal Startup Pantheon, STX Launches Energy Attribute Certificate Procurement Platform, FCA Releases New Proposed Rules to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, EFRAG Releases Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards, PCAF Launches Updated Emissions Measurement and Reporting Standard for Financials, Stafford establishes USD 1.2 billion Timberland Continuation Fund, PS25/25 – Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks – Update to SS3/19, Microsoft Invests in Nature-Based Carbon Removal Startup Pantheon, STX Launches Energy Attribute Certificate Procurement Platform, FCA Releases New Proposed Rules to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, EFRAG Releases Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards, PCAF Launches Updated Emissions Measurement and Reporting Standard for Financials, Stafford establishes USD 1.2 billion Timberland Continuation Fund, PS25/25 – Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks – Update to SS3/19, Microsoft Invests in Nature-Based Carbon Removal Startup Pantheon, STX Launches Energy Attribute Certificate Procurement Platform, FCA Releases New Proposed Rules to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, EFRAG Releases Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards, PCAF Launches Updated Emissions Measurement and Reporting Standard for Financials, Stafford establishes USD 1.2 billion Timberland Continuation Fund, PS25/25 – Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks – Update to SS3/19, Microsoft Invests in Nature-Based Carbon Removal Startup Pantheon, STX Launches Energy Attribute Certificate Procurement Platform, FCA Releases New Proposed Rules to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, EFRAG Releases Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards, PCAF Launches Updated Emissions Measurement and Reporting Standard for Financials, Stafford establishes USD 1.2 billion Timberland Continuation Fund, PS25/25 – Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks – Update to SS3/19, Microsoft Invests in Nature-Based Carbon Removal Startup Pantheon, STX Launches Energy Attribute Certificate Procurement Platform, FCA Releases New Proposed Rules to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, EFRAG Releases Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards, PCAF Launches Updated Emissions Measurement and Reporting Standard for Financials, Stafford establishes USD 1.2 billion Timberland Continuation Fund, PS25/25 – Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks – Update to SS3/19
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Weekly ESG Update 49/2025 (01.12.2025 – 07.12.2025)

  • December 7, 2025
Reverion Signs USD41 Million in Carbon Removal Agreements with Google, H&M, Others, Morningstar Sustainalytics Appoints Jodie Tapscott as Head of Climate and Nature Solutions, Just Climate Raises USD375 Million for Natural Climate Solutions Strategy, EdenTree applies SDR labels to seven funds, LGT Capital Partners launches public equities impact fund, Chui Ventures closes first fund at USD17.3m, launches new USD60m fund, Reverion Signs USD41 Million in Carbon Removal Agreements with Google, H&M, Others, Morningstar Sustainalytics Appoints Jodie Tapscott as Head of Climate and Nature Solutions, Just Climate Raises USD375 Million for Natural Climate Solutions Strategy, EdenTree applies SDR labels to seven funds, LGT Capital Partners launches public equities impact fund, Chui Ventures closes first fund at USD17.3m, launches new USD60m fund, Reverion Signs USD41 Million in Carbon Removal Agreements with Google, H&M, Others, Morningstar Sustainalytics Appoints Jodie Tapscott as Head of Climate and Nature Solutions, Just Climate Raises USD375 Million for Natural Climate Solutions Strategy, EdenTree applies SDR labels to seven funds, LGT Capital Partners launches public equities impact fund, Chui Ventures closes first fund at USD17.3m, launches new USD60m fund, Reverion Signs USD41 Million in Carbon Removal Agreements with Google, H&M, Others, Morningstar Sustainalytics Appoints Jodie Tapscott as Head of Climate and Nature Solutions, Just Climate Raises USD375 Million for Natural Climate Solutions Strategy, EdenTree applies SDR labels to seven funds, LGT Capital Partners launches public equities impact fund, Chui Ventures closes first fund at USD17.3m, launches new USD60m fund, Reverion Signs USD41 Million in Carbon Removal Agreements with Google, H&M, Others, Morningstar Sustainalytics Appoints Jodie Tapscott as Head of Climate and Nature Solutions, Just Climate Raises USD375 Million for Natural Climate Solutions Strategy, EdenTree applies SDR labels to seven funds, LGT Capital Partners launches public equities impact fund, Chui Ventures closes first fund at USD17.3m, launches new USD60m fund, Reverion Signs USD41 Million in Carbon Removal Agreements with Google, H&M, Others, Morningstar Sustainalytics Appoints Jodie Tapscott as Head of Climate and Nature Solutions, Just Climate Raises USD375 Million for Natural Climate Solutions Strategy, EdenTree applies SDR labels to seven funds, LGT Capital Partners launches public equities impact fund, Chui Ventures closes first fund at USD17.3m, launches new USD60m fund
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Weekly ESG Update 48/2025 (24.11.2025 – 30.11.2025)

  • November 30, 2025
Rio Tinto Signs 15-Year Renewable Energy Agreement to Power U.S. Mining Operations, Amazon Launches New Projects to Restore Over 2 Billion Liters of Water per Year, TotalEnergies Doubles Electricity Production Capacity with USD5.9 Billion Acquisition, Google Launches New Free Tool to Help Manufacturers Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities, SEC to Allow Companies to Block Shareholder Proposals, IFC Invests USD100 Million in Brookfield’s Emerging Markets Climate Solutions Fund, Scotland’s development bank invests £100m to Octopus affordable housing fund, Rio Tinto Signs 15-Year Renewable Energy Agreement to Power U.S. Mining Operations, Amazon Launches New Projects to Restore Over 2 Billion Liters of Water per Year, TotalEnergies Doubles Electricity Production Capacity with USD5.9 Billion Acquisition, Google Launches New Free Tool to Help Manufacturers Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities, SEC to Allow Companies to Block Shareholder Proposals, IFC Invests USD100 Million in Brookfield’s Emerging Markets Climate Solutions Fund, Scotland’s development bank invests £100m to Octopus affordable housing fund, Rio Tinto Signs 15-Year Renewable Energy Agreement to Power U.S. Mining Operations, Amazon Launches New Projects to Restore Over 2 Billion Liters of Water per Year, TotalEnergies Doubles Electricity Production Capacity with USD5.9 Billion Acquisition, Google Launches New Free Tool to Help Manufacturers Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities, SEC to Allow Companies to Block Shareholder Proposals, IFC Invests USD100 Million in Brookfield’s Emerging Markets Climate Solutions Fund, Scotland’s development bank invests £100m to Octopus affordable housing fund, Rio Tinto Signs 15-Year Renewable Energy Agreement to Power U.S. Mining Operations, Amazon Launches New Projects to Restore Over 2 Billion Liters of Water per Year, TotalEnergies Doubles Electricity Production Capacity with USD5.9 Billion Acquisition, Google Launches New Free Tool to Help Manufacturers Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities, SEC to Allow Companies to Block Shareholder Proposals, IFC Invests USD100 Million in Brookfield’s Emerging Markets Climate Solutions Fund, Scotland’s development bank invests £100m to Octopus affordable housing fund, Rio Tinto Signs 15-Year Renewable Energy Agreement to Power U.S. Mining Operations, Amazon Launches New Projects to Restore Over 2 Billion Liters of Water per Year, TotalEnergies Doubles Electricity Production Capacity with USD5.9 Billion Acquisition, Google Launches New Free Tool to Help Manufacturers Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities, SEC to Allow Companies to Block Shareholder Proposals, IFC Invests USD100 Million in Brookfield’s Emerging Markets Climate Solutions Fund, Scotland’s development bank invests £100m to Octopus affordable housing fund, Rio Tinto Signs 15-Year Renewable Energy Agreement to Power U.S. Mining Operations, Amazon Launches New Projects to Restore Over 2 Billion Liters of Water per Year, TotalEnergies Doubles Electricity Production Capacity with USD5.9 Billion Acquisition, Google Launches New Free Tool to Help Manufacturers Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities, SEC to Allow Companies to Block Shareholder Proposals, IFC Invests USD100 Million in Brookfield’s Emerging Markets Climate Solutions Fund, Scotland’s development bank invests £100m to Octopus affordable housing fund, Rio Tinto Signs 15-Year Renewable Energy Agreement to Power U.S. Mining Operations, Amazon Launches New Projects to Restore Over 2 Billion Liters of Water per Year, TotalEnergies Doubles Electricity Production Capacity with USD5.9 Billion Acquisition, Google Launches New Free Tool to Help Manufacturers Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities, SEC to Allow Companies to Block Shareholder Proposals, IFC Invests USD100 Million in Brookfield’s Emerging Markets Climate Solutions Fund, Scotland’s development bank invests £100m to Octopus affordable housing fund
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Weekly ESG Update 47/2025 (17.11.2025 – 23.11.2025)

  • November 23, 2025
Apple Invests in Renewable Energy, Forest Projects in Australia and New Zealand, ESG Compliance Platform GreenFi Raises USD2 Million, EIB Announces Global Launch of Tool Enabling Banks to Identify, Assess Green Projects, UK Releases Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard, ECB Fines Spanish Bank ABANCA for Not Meeting Climate Risk Expectations, Mirova Invests USD30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project, AXA IM Alts Raises USD560 Million for Nature-Based Solutions Strategy, SBTi releases second draft corporate net-zero standard V2 for consultation, Apple Invests in Renewable Energy, Forest Projects in Australia and New Zealand, ESG Compliance Platform GreenFi Raises USD2 Million, EIB Announces Global Launch of Tool Enabling Banks to Identify, Assess Green Projects, UK Releases Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard, ECB Fines Spanish Bank ABANCA for Not Meeting Climate Risk Expectations, Mirova Invests USD30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project, AXA IM Alts Raises USD560 Million for Nature-Based Solutions Strategy, SBTi releases second draft corporate net-zero standard V2 for consultation, Apple Invests in Renewable Energy, Forest Projects in Australia and New Zealand, ESG Compliance Platform GreenFi Raises USD2 Million, EIB Announces Global Launch of Tool Enabling Banks to Identify, Assess Green Projects, UK Releases Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard, ECB Fines Spanish Bank ABANCA for Not Meeting Climate Risk Expectations, Mirova Invests USD30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project, AXA IM Alts Raises USD560 Million for Nature-Based Solutions Strategy, SBTi releases second draft corporate net-zero standard V2 for consultation, Apple Invests in Renewable Energy, Forest Projects in Australia and New Zealand, ESG Compliance Platform GreenFi Raises USD2 Million, EIB Announces Global Launch of Tool Enabling Banks to Identify, Assess Green Projects, UK Releases Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard, ECB Fines Spanish Bank ABANCA for Not Meeting Climate Risk Expectations, Mirova Invests USD30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project, AXA IM Alts Raises USD560 Million for Nature-Based Solutions Strategy, SBTi releases second draft corporate net-zero standard V2 for consultation, Apple Invests in Renewable Energy, Forest Projects in Australia and New Zealand, ESG Compliance Platform GreenFi Raises USD2 Million, EIB Announces Global Launch of Tool Enabling Banks to Identify, Assess Green Projects, UK Releases Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard, ECB Fines Spanish Bank ABANCA for Not Meeting Climate Risk Expectations, Mirova Invests USD30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project, AXA IM Alts Raises USD560 Million for Nature-Based Solutions Strategy, SBTi releases second draft corporate net-zero standard V2 for consultation, Apple Invests in Renewable Energy, Forest Projects in Australia and New Zealand, ESG Compliance Platform GreenFi Raises USD2 Million, EIB Announces Global Launch of Tool Enabling Banks to Identify, Assess Green Projects, UK Releases Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard, ECB Fines Spanish Bank ABANCA for Not Meeting Climate Risk Expectations, Mirova Invests USD30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project, AXA IM Alts Raises USD560 Million for Nature-Based Solutions Strategy, SBTi releases second draft corporate net-zero standard V2 for consultation, Apple Invests in Renewable Energy, Forest Projects in Australia and New Zealand, ESG Compliance Platform GreenFi Raises USD2 Million, EIB Announces Global Launch of Tool Enabling Banks to Identify, Assess Green Projects, UK Releases Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard, ECB Fines Spanish Bank ABANCA for Not Meeting Climate Risk Expectations, Mirova Invests USD30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project, AXA IM Alts Raises USD560 Million for Nature-Based Solutions Strategy, SBTi releases second draft corporate net-zero standard V2 for consultation, Apple Invests in Renewable Energy, Forest Projects in Australia and New Zealand, ESG Compliance Platform GreenFi Raises USD2 Million, EIB Announces Global Launch of Tool Enabling Banks to Identify, Assess Green Projects, UK Releases Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard, ECB Fines Spanish Bank ABANCA for Not Meeting Climate Risk Expectations, Mirova Invests USD30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project, AXA IM Alts Raises USD560 Million for Nature-Based Solutions Strategy, SBTi releases second draft corporate net-zero standard V2 for consultation
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Weekly ESG Update 46/2025 (10.11.2025 – 16.11.2025)

  • November 16, 2025
Google Signs 200,000 Ton Reforestation-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Mombak, SKF Launches Free Climate Solutions Patent Hub, Forbion Raises EUR200 Million for Biotechnology-Focused Sustainability Solutions Fund, Denominator Acquires Equality and Diversity Data Provider Equileap, Amundi expands ESG range with two ETFs, Mediterrania Capital Partners, DFIs invest EUR100m in West African banking group Coris, Rubio raises over EUR70m for third climate and social inequality fund, Google Signs 200,000 Ton Reforestation-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Mombak, SKF Launches Free Climate Solutions Patent Hub, Forbion Raises EUR200 Million for Biotechnology-Focused Sustainability Solutions Fund, Denominator Acquires Equality and Diversity Data Provider Equileap, Amundi expands ESG range with two ETFs, Mediterrania Capital Partners, DFIs invest EUR100m in West African banking group Coris, Rubio raises over EUR70m for third climate and social inequality fund, Google Signs 200,000 Ton Reforestation-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Mombak, SKF Launches Free Climate Solutions Patent Hub, Forbion Raises EUR200 Million for Biotechnology-Focused Sustainability Solutions Fund, Denominator Acquires Equality and Diversity Data Provider Equileap, Amundi expands ESG range with two ETFs, Mediterrania Capital Partners, DFIs invest EUR100m in West African banking group Coris, Rubio raises over EUR70m for third climate and social inequality fund, Google Signs 200,000 Ton Reforestation-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Mombak, SKF Launches Free Climate Solutions Patent Hub, Forbion Raises EUR200 Million for Biotechnology-Focused Sustainability Solutions Fund, Denominator Acquires Equality and Diversity Data Provider Equileap, Amundi expands ESG range with two ETFs, Mediterrania Capital Partners, DFIs invest EUR100m in West African banking group Coris, Rubio raises over EUR70m for third climate and social inequality fund, Google Signs 200,000 Ton Reforestation-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Mombak, SKF Launches Free Climate Solutions Patent Hub, Forbion Raises EUR200 Million for Biotechnology-Focused Sustainability Solutions Fund, Denominator Acquires Equality and Diversity Data Provider Equileap, Amundi expands ESG range with two ETFs, Mediterrania Capital Partners, DFIs invest EUR100m in West African banking group Coris, Rubio raises over EUR70m for third climate and social inequality fund, Google Signs 200,000 Ton Reforestation-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Mombak, SKF Launches Free Climate Solutions Patent Hub, Forbion Raises EUR200 Million for Biotechnology-Focused Sustainability Solutions Fund, Denominator Acquires Equality and Diversity Data Provider Equileap, Amundi expands ESG range with two ETFs, Mediterrania Capital Partners, DFIs invest EUR100m in West African banking group Coris, Rubio raises over EUR70m for third climate and social inequality fund, Google Signs 200,000 Ton Reforestation-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Mombak, SKF Launches Free Climate Solutions Patent Hub, Forbion Raises EUR200 Million for Biotechnology-Focused Sustainability Solutions Fund, Denominator Acquires Equality and Diversity Data Provider Equileap, Amundi expands ESG range with two ETFs, Mediterrania Capital Partners, DFIs invest EUR100m in West African banking group Coris, Rubio raises over EUR70m for third climate and social inequality fund
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Weekly ESG Update 45/2025 (03.11.2025 – 09.11.2025)

  • November 9, 2025
Iberdrola Draws EUR8 Billion Order Book for First EuGB-Aligned Hybrid Green Bond, Google, NextEra Sign Deal to Restart U.S. Nuclear Plant to Power AI Infrastructure, Net Purpose Acquires SDI AOP to Create Integrated Sustainable Investment Data Platform, Upright Launches Free Double Materiality Assessment Solution, UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, Net Zero Asset Managers Coalition Returns – Without 2050 Climate Commitment, Amundi Wins Mandate to Launch USD660 Million Fossil-Free Cash Fund for UK Universities, Enko Capital reaches USD100m first close for Africa-focused credit fund, Iberdrola Draws EUR8 Billion Order Book for First EuGB-Aligned Hybrid Green Bond, Google, NextEra Sign Deal to Restart U.S. Nuclear Plant to Power AI Infrastructure, Net Purpose Acquires SDI AOP to Create Integrated Sustainable Investment Data Platform, Upright Launches Free Double Materiality Assessment Solution, UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, Net Zero Asset Managers Coalition Returns – Without 2050 Climate Commitment, Amundi Wins Mandate to Launch USD660 Million Fossil-Free Cash Fund for UK Universities, Enko Capital reaches USD100m first close for Africa-focused credit fund, Iberdrola Draws EUR8 Billion Order Book for First EuGB-Aligned Hybrid Green Bond, Google, NextEra Sign Deal to Restart U.S. Nuclear Plant to Power AI Infrastructure, Net Purpose Acquires SDI AOP to Create Integrated Sustainable Investment Data Platform, Upright Launches Free Double Materiality Assessment Solution, UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, Net Zero Asset Managers Coalition Returns – Without 2050 Climate Commitment, Amundi Wins Mandate to Launch USD660 Million Fossil-Free Cash Fund for UK Universities, Enko Capital reaches USD100m first close for Africa-focused credit fund, Iberdrola Draws EUR8 Billion Order Book for First EuGB-Aligned Hybrid Green Bond, Google, NextEra Sign Deal to Restart U.S. Nuclear Plant to Power AI Infrastructure, Net Purpose Acquires SDI AOP to Create Integrated Sustainable Investment Data Platform, Upright Launches Free Double Materiality Assessment Solution, UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, Net Zero Asset Managers Coalition Returns – Without 2050 Climate Commitment, Amundi Wins Mandate to Launch USD660 Million Fossil-Free Cash Fund for UK Universities, Enko Capital reaches USD100m first close for Africa-focused credit fund, Iberdrola Draws EUR8 Billion Order Book for First EuGB-Aligned Hybrid Green Bond, Google, NextEra Sign Deal to Restart U.S. Nuclear Plant to Power AI Infrastructure, Net Purpose Acquires SDI AOP to Create Integrated Sustainable Investment Data Platform, Upright Launches Free Double Materiality Assessment Solution, UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, Net Zero Asset Managers Coalition Returns – Without 2050 Climate Commitment, Amundi Wins Mandate to Launch USD660 Million Fossil-Free Cash Fund for UK Universities, Enko Capital reaches USD100m first close for Africa-focused credit fund, Iberdrola Draws EUR8 Billion Order Book for First EuGB-Aligned Hybrid Green Bond, Google, NextEra Sign Deal to Restart U.S. Nuclear Plant to Power AI Infrastructure, Net Purpose Acquires SDI AOP to Create Integrated Sustainable Investment Data Platform, Upright Launches Free Double Materiality Assessment Solution, UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, Net Zero Asset Managers Coalition Returns – Without 2050 Climate Commitment, Amundi Wins Mandate to Launch USD660 Million Fossil-Free Cash Fund for UK Universities, Enko Capital reaches USD100m first close for Africa-focused credit fund, Iberdrola Draws EUR8 Billion Order Book for First EuGB-Aligned Hybrid Green Bond, Google, NextEra Sign Deal to Restart U.S. Nuclear Plant to Power AI Infrastructure, Net Purpose Acquires SDI AOP to Create Integrated Sustainable Investment Data Platform, Upright Launches Free Double Materiality Assessment Solution, UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, Net Zero Asset Managers Coalition Returns – Without 2050 Climate Commitment, Amundi Wins Mandate to Launch USD660 Million Fossil-Free Cash Fund for UK Universities, Enko Capital reaches USD100m first close for Africa-focused credit fund, Iberdrola Draws EUR8 Billion Order Book for First EuGB-Aligned Hybrid Green Bond, Google, NextEra Sign Deal to Restart U.S. Nuclear Plant to Power AI Infrastructure, Net Purpose Acquires SDI AOP to Create Integrated Sustainable Investment Data Platform, Upright Launches Free Double Materiality Assessment Solution, UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers, Net Zero Asset Managers Coalition Returns – Without 2050 Climate Commitment, Amundi Wins Mandate to Launch USD660 Million Fossil-Free Cash Fund for UK Universities, Enko Capital reaches USD100m first close for Africa-focused credit fund
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Weekly ESG Update 44/2025 (27.10.2025 – 02.11.2025)

  • November 2, 2025