This week in ESG news: CFA Institute launches climate investing certification; BlackRock invests $550 million in carbon capture project; CDP to align with European sustainability reporting standards; KKR raises nearly $3 billion for impact fund; France bans fossil fuel companies from responsible investment funds; GRI, IFRS launch hub to help companies build sustainable reporting capacity; Moody’s launches assessments of company climate plans; Schneider Electric acquires climate consultancy; Australia to develop sustainable finance taxonomy; KPMG study finds high cost, green-on-green conflict holding back net zero progress, and more.

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

Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements

HubSpot Commits to Net Zero Across Value Chain by 2040

Air Products to Build Largest “Blue” Hydrogen Plant in Europe

Government & Regulators

France Bans Fossil Fuel Companies from Responsible Investment Labelled Funds

Biden Administration Invests $2 Billion in Low Carbon Material Building Projects

Dutch Regulator Calls for Sustainability Impact Disclosures for all Financial Products

ESG Reporting & Disclosure

GRI, IFRS Announce Initiative to Help Companies Build Sustainability Reporting Capacity

CDP to Align Reporting Platform with European Sustainability Reporting Standards

ESG Services and Tools

Moody’s Launches Assessments of Corporate Decarbonization Plans

Schneider Electric Acquires Climate Consultancy EcoAct

CFA Institute Launches Climate Investing Certificate

BeZero Launches Carbon Credit Portfolio Construction Solution

Sustainable Finance

Australia to Develop Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, Labels for ESG Investment Products

ESG Investing

Fidelity to Vote Against Companies That Don’t Meet Deforestation-Related Expectations

LGIM Launches New Series of Government Bond ESG Funds

BlackRock Invests $550 Million in World’s Largest DAC Carbon Capture Project

American Century Investments Launches Strategy Targeting Value Companies Benefiting Improving Sustainability Profiles

Private Equity & Venture Capital

GM, Stellantis Invest in Sustainable EV Magnet Startup Niron Magnetics

Finance & Sustainability Professional Education Platform xUnlocked Raises $6 Million

EQT Acquires Battery Storage Platform Statera

Cleantech Startup Princeton NuEnergy Raises $16 Million for Battery Recycling Solution

KKR Raises $2.8 Billion for SDG-Focused Global Impact Fund

Exec Moves

Danske Bank AM Appoints Mads Steinmüller as Head of New Climate and Nature Team

Nuveen Appoints Nick Moss as Head of Nature Based Solutions

Edmond de Rothschild Appoints Nathalie Wallace as Chief Sustainability Officer

Natixis IM Appoints Laura Kaliszewski as Global Head of Client Sustainable Investing

Reports, Surveys & Studies

High Cost of Decarbonization, ‘Green on Green’ Conflicts Holding Back Progress on Global Net Zero Goals: KPMG Report

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