Legal & General Says Meta Isn’t Doing Enough to Keep AI Clean August 26, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Tim Quinson As the world’s hyperscalers throw vast sums of money into the infrastructure needed for AI, some of their investors are...
House Committee Says It Finds Evidence of ‘Climate Cartel’ December 16, 2024 By Tim Quinson The House Judiciary Committee said it’s found “substantial evidence of collusion and anticompetitive behavior” by the financial industry to “impose...
Trump Administration Seen as Likely to Dismantle ESG Rules November 8, 2024 By Tim Quinson President-elect Donald Trump will likely move to dismantle ESG-related regulations in the US when he takes office in January. That...
A Class-Action Wave Is Coming for ESG Claims January 25, 2023 By Tim Quinson Lawyers are bracing for an increase in ESG-related cases as corporate disclosure requirements stiffen around the world. A survey by...
ESG’s ‘Social License’ Will Endure Even If the Letters Don’t August 10, 2022 By Tim Quinson It’s been a bumpy stretch for adherents of investment strategies based on environmental, social and governance data. Much has been...
The SEC War on Greenwashing Has Begun June 15, 2022 By Tim Quinson For all the greenwashers out there on Wall Street, the party may really be over. There’s now little doubt that...
Net-Zero Holdouts That Stick Out Like a ‘Sore Thumb’ April 13, 2022 By Tim Quinson While many large corporations have announced ambitious pledges to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of the century, their commitments...
SEC to Focus on Companies Instead of Investment Firms in Climate Disclosure September 15, 2021 By Tim Quinson The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to take a different tack on climate-risk disclosures than its counterparts in...
Insurers Need to Accelerate Exit From Oil & Gas Industry to Meet Climate Goals: Report August 26, 2021 By Tim Quinson For the insurance industry to fulfill its stated commitment to combat climate change, it may want to accelerate its efforts...
As Insurers Exit Coal Underwriting, They May Find It’s Good for Stock Valuations February 2, 2021 By Tim Quinson As far as climate groups like the Sunrise Project are concerned, getting insurers out of the coal underwriting business is...