Nokia has announced today a five-year multicurrency revolving credit facility (RCF) introducing a sustainability pricing mechanism linking the margin of the RCF to two of Nokia's key sustainability targets: the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions attributed to Nokia's operations and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions attributed to Nokia's customers' use of Nokia's products.

Insurance company Mapre is launching the Mapre Inclusión Responsable – an investment fund which invests in European companies which actively seek to include disabled people within their workforces.

Drastically reduced costs will mean that wind, solar and battery technology will account for half of the grid energy requirements worldwide by 2050.

The European Commission’s expert group on sustainable finance has published a draft list of projects that can be deemed ‘green and climate-proof’.

New certification standards revealed at the second annual World Cannabis Congress will encourage and validate actions by members of the global cannabis industry to advance environmental stewardship, social responsibility and good governance.

Nest, the largest UK pension master trust, has confirmed it will be going tobacco-free across all of its investments.

Volkswagen Group and Goldman Sachs are leading a $1bn investment in Northvolt, alongside BMW Group, AMF, Folksam Group and IMAS Foundation.

Switzerland, Singapore and the US are the most sustainable investment markets in the world with companies listed in these countries delivering the most positive social and environmental benefits, research by Schroders claims.

Unilever has reported that its Sustainable Living brands have managed to grow at a rate of 69 per cent faster than the rest of its business last year.

The world’s largest sovereign fund has continued to divest from climate-related activities and has now formally withdrawn investment in fossil fuels.

Sky has reaffirmed its commitment to the Armed Forces, including its partnership with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to support the employment of veterans.

Law firm Fieldfisher has partnered long-term charity partner the National Deaf Children’s Society to take on the London Legal Walk, completing a 10km walk through the historic Royal Parks and raising funds for the charity’s work supporting deaf children.

The chief technology officers (CTOs) of seven of the world’s major aerospace manufacturers have released a joint statement to demonstrate how they are collaborating to help drive the sustainability of aviation

Eleven major shipping banks, representing a bank loan portfolio to global shipping of approximately $100bn will integrate climate considerations into lending decisions to incentivise maritime shipping’s decarbonisation

HP has released its 2018 Sustainable Impact Report, which includes an industry-leading goal to increase recycled content plastics to 30 per cent by 2025.

Costa Coffee has signed up to the Government’s pledge to help halve food waste by 2030.

SSE has announced plans to shut its Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired plant near Warrington by March 2020, reducing the number of UK’s coal-fired power plants to five.

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) raised over £125,000 at its annual ball with proceeds going to aid local communities.

Fifteen countries are responsible for more than two-thirds of global CO2 emissions, with China and the US responsible for more than 40 per cent, and China creating almost double the emissions of second-placed US, which is in turn responsible for more than twice the level of third-placed India.

Volvo and Uber have jointly developed a production car capable of driving by itself. An XC90 base vehicle has been equipped with safety features that allow Uber to easily install its own self-driving system, enabling the possible future deployment of self-driving cars in Uber’s network as an autonomous ridesharing service.

Alan Jope, the Unilever CEO, has warned that woke-washing is undermining the advertising industry’s credibility and trust.

A potential limited tax on fast fashion has been rejected by the Government, despite the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) accusing it of vacillating and failing to take to kerb waste and place responsibility on retailers for the waste they produce.

Think tank REN21 has expressed fears over a coherent renewable energy programme, saying that polices are ‘erratic’ and holding the sector back from its potential contribution to cutting carbon pollution and meeting climate and development targets.

A group of 88 major investors, with nearly $10tr in assets, is targeting companies that are not transparent enough about their environmental impact and pushing them to disclose this information through the CDP environmental disclosure platform.

Despite the disparate energy policies of the EU and differing geopolitical reasons for them, the EU is attempting to follow the UK’s lead toward a net zero carbon policy by 2050.

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has today revealed the corporate leaders and laggards on climate change, following the first engagement period under its Climate Impact Pledge.

A new rule in the Advertising Codes, which will apply to broadcast and non-broadcast media (including online and social media), banning harmful gender stereotypes in adverts has come into force.

The EU governments’ plans to cut pollution from transport, Europe’s biggest emitter, will fail to meet their own 2030 emissions targets.

Legislation will now put the UK on the path to become the first major economy to set net zero emissions target in law.

ESG standards are many and varied, confusing public and professionals alike – a point that has been made by several commentators, including this one.