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...
Companies Boost Social and Climate Reporting Amid ESG Backlash October 31, 2024 By Ross Kerber Many U.S. companies have stepped up reporting on environmental and social matters in recent years even with sustained pressure from...
ESG’s Appeal Fades in Emerging Markets as Profit Seeking Eclipses Virtue October 21, 2024 By Zijia Song Sustainable investments in emerging markets are facing a reckoning as environmental, social and governance strategies crumble under the weight of...
An ESG Backlash Erupts in Europe on World’s Strictest Rules September 10, 2024 By Lisa Pham, Frances Schwartzkopff and Saijel Kishan For TotalEnergies SE Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne, the difference in the performance of his company’s stock and that of...
Texas Officials Sued Over Anti-ESG Law Targeting Wall Street August 29, 2024 By Amanda Albright and Madlin Mekelburg The American Sustainable Business Council sued Texas officials in an effort to block a law that restricts state investments with...
Net Zero’s Carbon Removal Conundrum August 19, 2024 By Alastair Marsh To achieve net-zero emissions, where emissions and removals of greenhouse gas pollution balance each other out, governments and corporations must...
Goldman Sachs’ Fund Division to Leave Climate Investor Group August 13, 2024 By Iain Withers and Simon Jessop Goldman Sachs’ fund division is to leave investor engagement group Climate Action 100+, joining other financial services companies which have...
Wall Street Pushes Back After Activists Escalate Protests July 15, 2024 By Alastair Marsh Against a backdrop of intensifying climate protests targeting Wall Street, the heavyweights of US finance are pushing back against what...
ESG Investing Rule Presents Early Test on Limits of US Agency Powers July 8, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A challenge to a Biden administration rule allowing socially conscious investing by employee retirement plans will present an early test...
US House Committee Report Finds Wall Street ‘Colluded’ to Curb Emissions June 11, 2024 By Isla Binnie A U.S. congressional committee will accuse the biggest Wall Street firms on Tuesday, in a report seen by Reuters ahead...