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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: SBTi publishes first draft of new corporate net zero standard; Canadas new PM cancels consumer carbon tax; Amazon launches service to sell carbon credits to companies; UBS pushes back net zero goals after acquiring Credit Suisse; BlackRock enhances sustainability characteristics for funds ahead of new regulations; global accounting (..)

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Billion Valuation Exec Moves Sustainability Consultancy Revolt Appoints Kirsten Flanik as CEO North America Reports, Studies & Surveys Companies, Investors Overlooking Major Financial Risks from Unmeasured Scope 3 Emissions: BCG, CDP Report

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: IBM study shatters “myth” that ESG harms profitability; PwC boosts nature and biodiversity capabilities; Starbucks certifies 3,500 environmentally sustainable stores; Hong Kong to require all issuers to report on climate; EU lawmakers adopt rules tackling deforestation in supply chains; Schneider Electric launches (..)

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Fifth Third Publishes Second Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report

3BL Media

Fifth Third maintains a Climate Leadership score of A- from CDP for its efforts and disclosures related to climate change. The Company’s A- score placed Fifth Third in the top quartile of CDP’s Financial Services Activity Group. 1, 2021, Fifth Third Bancorp settled the issuance of its inaugural Green Bond for $500 million.

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ICYMI: Fifth Third Publishes Second TCFD Report

3BL Media

Fifth Third maintains a Climate Leadership score of A- from CDP for its efforts and disclosures related to climate change. The Company’s A- score placed Fifth Third in the top quartile of CDP’s Financial Services Activity Group. 1, 2021, Fifth Third Bancorp settled the issuance of its inaugural Green Bond for $500 million.

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A deep dive into the rise of non-financial reporting and what it means for business

We Mean Business Coalition

But on top of this have even more countries gone in the direction of establishing Taxonomies, which supports both identification of green companies, but even more importantly also can raise capital to green sub-projects within companies via green bonds.

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GreenFin 21 and the 5 cornerstones of sustainable finance

GreenBiz

midsection to dismiss what they perceived as a fad — after he approached them about why courses in green bonds, ESG funds, sustainability-linked loans and other green finance instruments weren’t part of his university curriculum. . CFOs like the optics of green bonds and loans.