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  Q&A

  What’s driving governance support as E+S approval dips: Diligent Market Intelligence

  “Investors are increasingly focused on good governance and are taking basic governance structures quite seriously,” Diligent’s Editor In Chief Joshua Black told ESG Dive.

  Sustainability

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  Catona Climate, Compassionate Carbon team up to boost nature-based projects

  The collaboration aims to restore and protect vast land areas across the Global South and remove millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

  Sustainability

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  Environmental scorecard improves for viscose, rayon manufacturers

  More than half of the global producers of manmade cellulosic fiber achieved positive marks from Canopy, but the nonprofit group said there’s still work to be done.

  Sustainability

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  L’Oréal Groupe spearheads supplier decarbonization fund

  The Solstice program will help small and medium-sized enterprises access funding to advance scope 3 commitments.

  Sustainability

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  COP29

  COP29: What the conference offered climate activists, developing nations this year

  A retrospective on what the annual climate summit offered the over 55,000 delegates and negotiators that descended onto Baku, Azerbaijan.

  Sustainability

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  DEI failures contributed to a drop in stock prices, Lululemon shareholder alleges

  Lululemon’s DEI initiative was “misguided” and its structure raised ethical concerns, the shareholder said in a derivative action lawsuit filed on behalf of the company.

  Social Responsibility

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  Trump’s SEC pick sparks concern from ESG, climate experts

  The president-elect picked Paul Atkins for Securities and Exchange Commission chair, who experts expect to prioritize maximizing corporate returns over ESG considerations.

  Sustainability

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  Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls for mandated scope 3 emissions disclosures

  The UN-convened alliance also included a number of actions asset owners can immediately take to overcome current accounting challenges.

  Sustainability

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  Meta seeks up to 4 GW of new nuclear power to help meet AI, sustainability objectives

  The Facebook and Instagram parent aims to deploy new nuclear generation capacity to power its data centers beginning in the early 2030s, it said Tuesday.

  Sustainability

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  BlackRock, Temasek venture leads $35M funding round for ConnectDER

  The latest funding round led by Decarbonization Partners will help accelerate growth for the home solar power and EV adapter company.

  Sustainability

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  Coca-Cola lowers ambition with new 2035 packaging and sustainability targets

  The beverage company introduced two new targets centered on packaging design and collection after use, but did not set a specific emissions reduction goal for 2035.

  Sustainability

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  Racial diversity falling among new corporate directors: Conference Board

  The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering recommending a rule requiring companies to disclose more about diversity on their boards.

  Social Responsibility

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  Anti-ESG firm Strive launches direct indexing product

  The firm said the new option will allow clients greater customization on their investments, “without regard to ESG or DEI restraints.”

  Sustainability

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  Amazon Web Services leans on AI to decarbonize data centers

  Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary has signed a deal with Orbital Materials and made infrastructure updates to boost data center sustainability and energy efficiency.

  Sustainability

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  Inflation Reduction Act changes ‘not a Day 1 priority’ for Trump, Congress: Crux

  Though a full repeal of the 2022 climate law is unlikely, a Republican-controlled legislature could repeal or phase out some of its individual provisions beginning next year, policy experts said.

  Sustainability

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  BNP Paribas’ asset management arm to exclude new oil and gas bonds

  The updated investment strategy comes approximately a year after BNP Paribas Group began refraining from participating in bond issuance by such companies.

  Sustainability

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  BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street sued by Texas, red states

  The three firms are accused of forming “a cartel to rig the coal market,” but State Street and BlackRock called the lawsuit “baseless” in separate statements to ESG Dive.

  Updated Dec. 2, 2024

  Sustainability

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  Utility-scale US solar installations to surpass 32 GW for record high in 2024: ACP

  “Installations in 2025 are expected to be 16% lower than in 2024, but the market will recover,” the American Clean Power Association said.

  Sustainability

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  Note from the Editor-in-Chief

  A change in ownership and what it means for our readers.

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  COP29

  What the US offered on climate action at COP29

  The United States’ delegation at the annual climate conference said its federal government was on track to reduce scope 3 emissions by 30% by 2030.

  Sustainability

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  Q&A

  Homium’s new chief impact officer wants to build a homeownership asset class

  Marcus Martin joined the sustainable homeownership financing firm earlier this month after spending the last four years leading the ESG practice for various divisions at U.S. Bank.

  Sustainability

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  Walmart joins growing list of companies rolling back DEI policies

  A cultural moment all but forced employers to pivot to DEI in 2020. If the retailer's decision demonstrates anything, it is how far the pendulum has swung since then.

  Social Responsibility

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  COP29

  Key takeaways from COP29: a contentious finance deal, carbon markets, more

  The annual climate summit — which drew in over 55,000 participants from all over the world — concluded with a contentious climate finance deal and a pledge to bolster carbon markets.

  Sustainability

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  Phillips 66 indicted over alleged wastewater dumping violations in LA

  The company is charged with six counts of Clean Water Act violations related to two discharges from the company’s Los Angeles area refineries into the local sewage system.

  Sustainability

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  Climate protesters disrupt Saudi Aramco CFO talk at MIT conference

  Saudi Aramco CFO Ziad Al-Murshed’s talk ended abruptly after climate protesters took the stage at the MIT Sloan CFO Summit in suburban Boston.

  Sustainability

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