Mark Segal

At the Talkhouse The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett has a full slate of programs through New Year's Eve, starting tomorrow with sets by Friday Night Traditional, at 8 p.m., and Rum Punch Mafia at 10.

The third annual Bonac Print Shop Art Showcase, organized by Ryan Sherman, a Springs native, will be at Ashawagh Hall in that hamlet on Dec. 28 and Dec. 29 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The bad news is that tomorrow's premiere screening at LTV Studios of Joanne Friedland Roberts's documentary “The Bonackers” is sold out.

National Theatre Live will return to Guild Hall tomorrow evening at 7 with an encore performance of Noel Coward's comedy “Present Laughter,” filmed as it was performed during a sold-out run at London's Old Vic in 2019.

IOSCO, the leading international policy forum and standards setter for securities regulators, announced the launch of the GEMC Network for Adoption or Other Use of ISSB Standards, a new network aimed at supporting the adoption and use of the IFRS Foundation's sustainability reporting standards in emerging markets.

The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) announced the publication of its finalized Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDSs), largely aligned with the global standards released by the IFRS Foundation's International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), but adding more time for companies to prepare for some key elements of reporting, such as on value chain GHG emissions, compared to the ISSB standards.

The Biden administration announced today the release of a new goal to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 61% – 66% by 2035, on a 2005 basis.

The Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS) voted to replace BlackRock as a manager in its portfolio, due to the investment giant's alleged use of ESG investment policies and its engagement using “an ESG focused agenda.”

Walmart does not expect to hit its interim climate goals, including its targets to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 35% by 2025 and by 65% by 2030, according to a new post on the company's website, citing “factors beyond our control,” including a lack of low carbon refrigeration and mobility technologies.

This week in ESG news: Biden administration sets new U.S. climate goals on eve of Trump takeover; new sustainability reporting standards for Canada, Hong Kong; BlackRock removed from Indiana pension funds over ESG investing; EU passes law requiring 100% recyclable packaging by 2030; UK bans Lloyds ad for greenwashing; Walmart says it will probably miss climate targets; SAP launches new carbon accounting solution; EFRAG releases sustainability reporting standards for small companies; Frontier helps sell $80 million carbon removals to Google, H&M and others; new initiative launched to support sustainability reporting in emerging markets; capital raises for sustainable batteries, clean energy-powered data centers, EV charging infrastructure, and more.