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Weekly ESG News from the financial services and insurance industry.

Arcmont Asset Management launches new impact lending strategy, New carbon credit service launched by Amazon, Just Climate secured $175mn from CalSTRS and Microsoft´s Climate Innovation Fund, PGIM launches Better Future Fund, Stafford raised more than USD 1bn for Timberland Fund, SBTi launches draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2 for consultation, CDP and EFRAG publish mapping between CDP question bank and ESRS E1, Nordea signs carbon removal contract
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Weekly ESG Update 12/2025 (17.03. – 23.03.)

  • March 25, 2025
Aligned Climate Capital closed its second Venture Funds with USD 85mn, JTC announced partnership with Novata to grow sustainability services business for asset managers, TNFD launched a global adoption campaign ahead of COP30, BNP Paribas appoints Marinus Oosterbeek and Vincent Baillin as Managing Directors at Opera Tech Ventures, Circularity Capital appoints Anders Berger as Investment Director, Clarity AI launches new solution to simplify sustainability research, Treeconomy launches due diligence tool for nature-based investments, EcoVadis introduces carbon data network to support achieving Net Zero
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Weekly ESG Update 11/2025 (10.03. – 16.03.)

  • March 18, 2025
Mirova Research Center and Sweep partner for the creation of a Corporate Contribution Index to Carbon Neutrality, Amundi launches new Green Bond ETF with a focus on Euro government, low duration bonds, M&G’s Sustain Paris aligned funds adopt ‘Sustainability Improvers’ label in the UK, Areim raises EUR 450 million for sustainable data center fund, Sustainability Standards Board of Japan issues disclosure standards, US Government rejects UN 2030 agenda and SDGs, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Plant (KHNP) issued first nuclear power green bond in Asia, Wells Fargo drops Net Zero goals
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Weekly ESG Update 10/2025 (03.03. – 09.03.)

  • March 10, 2025
Schroders Greencoat launches Global Energy Infrastructure LTAF, AllianzGI updates its proxy voting policies for 2025, Dubai Islamic Bank Publishes its First Sustainability-Linked Finance Facilities financing Framework, Goldman Sachs Asset Management launches biodiversity bond fund, The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has released its 2024 Annual Report, China releases framework for sovereign green bonds, European Commission publishes first packages of proposals to simplify EU sustainability regulations, Sylvera launched biochar carbon removal ratings
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Weekly ESG Update 09/2025 (24.02. – 02.03.)

  • March 4, 2025
Mizuho Bank and GenZero enter into strategic partnership for transition credits, FTSE Russell launched FTSE Blossom World Index Series, TNFD launched new platform to scale to upskill companies on nature-related issues, South Pole appoints Data Olufon as Co-Head of Global Climate Advisory, Canada issued its third green bond, Bloomberg launched new Climate Risk Management Solution, HSBC pushes net-zero emission targets back by 20 years
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Weekly ESG Update 08/2025 (17.02. – 23.02.)

  • February 25, 2025
SBTi announced new Expert Working Groups and a second public consultation, US SEC will not defend climate rule, GIIN launches Forestry Investors Benchmark, Louise Kooy-Henckel appointed EMEA Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions at BlackRock, HSBC appoints Julian Wentzel new Chief Sustainability Officer, Macquarie Group exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), Clarity AI and Green Growth Futura announce partnership for sustainability consultant, Achilles launches new analytics tool for supply chain sustainability tracking and reporting
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Weekly ESG Update 07/2025 (10.02. – 16.02.)

  • February 18, 2025
Clarity AI Launches Tool to Help Fund Managers Navigate ESG Naming Rules, Resale Tech Startup Archive Secures $30M to Expand Sustainable Retail Solutions, EU Proposes Cutting Taxonomy Reporting Burden by a Third, UK Court Halts Shell, Equinor Oil Projects Over Climate Concerns, €6.6 Trillion Investor Group Warns Against EU Sustainability Reporting Rollbacks, Greentown Labs Appoints Georgina Campbell Flatter as CEO, Île-de-France Mobilités Raises €1 Billion in Landmark EuGB Green Bond Offering, LEGO Expands Solar Energy: 72% Growth Planned for 2025, DHL to Purchase 375M Liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Annually from Neste, Pharma Giants Secure 10-Year Renewable Energy Deal Through Energize Consortium, BNP Paribas Directs Over 75% of Energy Financing to Low-Carbon Sources
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Weekly ESG Update 06/2025 (03.02. – 09.02.)

  • February 10, 2025
Schroders ready to adopt all four SDR labels for its product range of 16 funds, First EU Green Bond from a public sector issuer listed on Euronext, Manulife Investment Management closes Forest Climate Fund at $480mn, American Express Global Business Travel launches emissions-based carbon pricing solution, UNEP FI introduces Human Rights Toolkit for financial institutions, IFRS Foundation publishes guide to help companies how to publish climate-related information only under ISSB Standards, BDO has appointed Hannah Routh as its Head of Sustainability and ESG, France announced provisional plan to issue EUR 11bn of green bonds in 2025, Dunya Analytics launches innovative platform for biodiversity risk, RepRisk makes data available to bloomberg customers
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Weekly ESG Update 05/2025 (27.01. – 02.02.)

  • February 4, 2025
Emerging markets climate fund of EIB and Allianz Global Investors reaches funding target of €450 million, Scottish Widows and Robeco announced strategic partnership, BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund raised €172m, TNFD issues new sector guidance, Platform on Sustainable Finance publishes report on assessing corporate transition plans, NatureAlpha appoints Laura Segafredo as Chief Growth Officer, Josephine Tucker appointed as lead of new Energy Advisory and Sustainability practise, EcoVadis introduces CSRD questionnaire to simplify supply chain data collection
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Weekly ESG Update 04/2025 (20.01. – 26.01.)

  • January 25, 2025
Mirova invests USD 10mn in solar leader ecoligo, responsAbility reaches investments of USD 350mn for its Asia Climate Strategy, Schroders wins £5.2bn sustainable investment mandate by St. James’s Place, ERM Strengthens Environmental Services with NewFields Acquisition, SGS Enhances Sustainability Services with Nature Suite Launch, Google Signs Record Biochar Carbon Removal Deals, U.S. Allocates $6 Billion for Clean Energy and Decarbonization, EBA Issues ESG Risk Management Guidelines for Banks, Mars Appoints Alastair Child as Chief Sustainability Officer, Sodali Appoints Andrew Benett as CEO
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Weekly ESG Update 03/2025 (13.01. – 19.01.)

  • January 21, 2025