The pooled employer plan is going live as the Department of Labor's new ESG rule takes effect.
A legal challenge to the agency's rule on investments in retirement plans was inevitable, lawyers say.
The effort comes as Republicans have increasingly supported an anti-ESG push, largely led by the states, including Texas and Florida.
The VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF is in line with a 2.12˚F temperature rise.
Currently, the fund does not have a sustainability mandate and thus has an average sustainability rating from Morningstar.
Shareholder engagement, the energy transition and regulation will get a lot of attention.
North Carolina-based Earth Equity Advisors is a certified B Corporation and specializes in fossil-fuel-free portfolios.
Target-date funds that are sustainable or responsible are fair game now for retirement plans, but there aren't many of them.
The year saw major developments in legislation and regulation that affect sustainable investing, including proposals from the SEC and a long-awaited final rule from the Department of Labor.
Anti-greenwashing proposals are already having an effect, results of a US SIF survey suggest.
