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Fund shops focused on ESG despite pushback, reports show
More than half of US asset managers see ESG as a high priority, and many are adding staff to support that.
SEC’s Crenshaw sees potential overlap in EU-US climate rules
The watchdog agency teed up a sweeping proposal in March 2022 intended to standardize the types of disclosures public companies make about greenhouse gas reduction goals.
GOP attorneys general go after climate-minded insurers
The Republican AGs are examining net-zero goals that insurance companies have agreed to as part of an industry group.
Bank group led by Barclays, Morgan Stanley nearing deal on CO2 disclosure
The agreement would move efforts forward on calculating and disclosing the carbon footprints of the industry’s capital-markets operations.
As You Sow shines light on fossil fuels in 401(k) bond funds
An analysis tool on its Invest Your Values site gives participants a peek into the exposure their plans have.
SEC’s delay on climate disclosure rule leaves companies in limbo
Few companies have goals in place that would reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with Paris goals, according to MSCI.
NYC pension funds sued for selling fossil-fuel assets
Plaintiffs claim the three pension funds breached their fiduciary duty when they sold roughly $4 billion in fossil-fuel investments in 2021.
House hearing on ESG paints picture of two different Americas
Representatives took jabs at the other party and expressed opposing views on the potential of ESG.
S&P expands focus on biodiversity risk data
New data on 17,000 companies is available using a methodology developed in conjunction with the UN Environment Programme.
More ESG ETFs close as issuers lose patience
Just 58 sustainable exchange-traded funds launched globally in the first quarter, down from 101 that were introduced during the same period last year.
Maine legislators halt bill opposed to use of ESG factors
State pension professionals argued against it, saying the legislation would limit investment considerations.
The Bud Light case for ESG
The 'anti-woke' crowd found a boogeyman in Anheuser-Busch just as it has with ESG broadly.
ESG could have saved Silicon Valley Bank
One of the nation’s largest banks experienced a series of governance lapses that resulted in the mismanagement of interest-rate risk.
Strive Asset Management fills leadership vacuum created by CEO’s run for president
Chief investment officer Matt Cole takes on the added role of CEO at the disruptive new asset management shop after Vivek Ramaswamy's departure.
Florida’s new law makes ESG murkier
The law is the 'farthest-reaching' of the actions various states have taken to restrict the use of environmental, social and governance considerations.
Why the ESG backlash has little effect on corporations
Politicians' manufactured controversies are having minimal impact in boardrooms.
Hennessy Advisors picks up more assets to support new ESG ETF
The firm will fold the $70 million of assets it bought from Community Capital Management into its first ETF, an ESG-focused product, which it recently launched with acquired assets.
Many shareholder resolutions this year target workers’ well-being
Investors have filed more than 140 shareholder resolutions this year, pressing companies to improve employees’ health and safety.
ESG funds spurned for safer bets in Q1
US investors pulled $5.2 billion from environmental, social and governance funds last quarter, according to a report by Morningstar.
Florida bans use of ESG by public investments
The state’s Senate approved a bill that bans state and local governments from using environmental, social, governance criteria when selling debt or investing public money.
