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Protesters block Vanguard office over climate policy
A total of 16 people, many affiliated with a Quaker group, were arrested Wednesday outside the company's Malvern, Pennsylvania, headquarters.
Lawmakers press Gensler over climate, crypto and rulemaking pace
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee questioned the SEC leader about the roughly 50 rules the agency has proposed over the past two years.
Not investing in ESG doesn’t make you anti-ESG
As the environmental, social and governance space evolves, we're learning that the value from an investment perspective is not always best, even if it's always good.
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu joins anti-ESG fray amid setbacks for the movement
The governor signed an executive order this week that entails only limited practical restrictions on state assets but could have a chilling effect.
Six biggest banks on Wall Street failing key ESG test, study says
JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup are listed as falling short in an analysis by Ceres and the Transition Pathways Initiative.
Anti-ESG measures are everywhere, but some are floundering in GOP states
Fiduciaries are citing the high costs of legislation restricting the use of ESG, and some state leaders are listening.
ESG downgrades show complicated nature of sustainability ratings
MSCI announced an adjustment that will lower its ESG scores on about 31,000 funds.
DWS ESG fund launch sets record for sales, at another ETF’s expense
A big client moved $2 billion from a different Xtrackers ESG exchange-traded fund to the new fund, the Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF.
Sustainable investing advocate US SIF names new policy director
The hiring of Rachel Curley comes amid other leadership changes at the industry group, including a new CEO.
Vanguard’s efforts to navigate climate activism get messy
Four months after exiting the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, Vanguard is being depicted as a company doing nothing about climate change.
Sustainable fund advisor Mirova US gets new CEO
Zineb Bennani has worked for parent firm Natixis since 2005.
MSCI to downgrade ESG ratings on over 30,000 funds
The firm’s ratings unit overhauls its methodology as ESG score providers continue to draw criticism for using inconsistent approaches that have yet to be properly regulated.
ESG in advisors’ own words
Financial advisors offer their thoughts on sustainable investing, how politics is affecting it, what clients want to know and how it could help or hurt their practices.
Love it or hate it, ESG has been around for decades — and it isn’t going away
Interest both for and against sustainable investing will almost certainly be rising — and that means that financial advisors can’t afford to ignore it.
Why that $6.2 billion outflow from an ESG ETF is not the end of sustainable investing
Excluding the iShares ESG Aware ETF, sustainable funds saw positive net sales so far this year, according to data from Morningstar Direct.
House GOP questions SEC authority to write climate disclosure regulations
GOP members of an appropriations subcommittee argue against the agency's request for an increase in its funding.
Investors focus on climate, abortion access in potential record proxy season
After last year's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, more companies face votes on reproductive health care.
Franklin Templeton makes ESG hire from CalPERS
James Andrus had been at the pension system since 2014 and most recently served as its interim managing investment director for sustainable investing.
Green funds have run out of ‘investible’ assets, Impax CEO says
Without more green investments, the likelihood of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change becomes increasingly remote, according to the IPCC.
Assessing risks, opportunities in transition to a more sustainable economy
Analysis of ESG factors is a tool that helps investment managers do a better job of evaluating the opportunities and risks arising from global sustainability challenges.
