Companies Face Less Pressure for Climate and Social Reforms June 9, 2023 By Ross Kerber Shareholder support for proxy resolutions on topics including climate change and workforce diversity dropped significantly this spring, analysts said, as...
NC Bill Banning Environmentally Conscious Investment Advances in Senate June 9, 2023 North Carolina agencies and state pension plans would be prohibited from using socially and environmentally conscious criteria to make investment...
FIFA Made False Claims About Carbon Neutrality at Qatar World Cup: Regulator June 8, 2023 By John Revill Soccer’s world governing body FIFA made false and misleading statements about the reduced environmental impact of the 2022 World Cup...
Delta Air Lines Faces Proposed Class Action Over Carbon Neutral Claims May 31, 2023 By Allison Lampert Delta Air Lines is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over advertising touting the U.S. carrier as carbon-neutral, according to...
Insurers Latest Target of U.S. AGs ESG Antitrust Concerns May 22, 2023 By Denise Johnson Insurers and reinsurers who are members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), received a letter from 23 attorneys general raising...
Methane-Tracking Satellites Catch Polluters May 2, 2023 By Aaron Clark Think of them as speed cameras, but for methane. Just like roadside instruments used to identify drivers breaking traffic rules,...
Texas Anti-ESG Push Is Coming for Insurers and Pensions in New Bills March 6, 2023 By Shelly Hagan and Nic Querolo A Texas lawmaker is seeking to broaden the fight against ESG (environmental social governance) policies by imposing further limits on...
Exxon Broke Rules With Late Reporting of Methane Leak March 1, 2023 By Aaron Clark and Zachary Mider Exxon Mobil Corp. failed to initially report a release of the super-potent greenhouse gas methane in the Permian Basin that...
Shell Accused of Greenwashing by Climate Group in SEC Claim February 2, 2023 By William Mathis and Austin Weinstein A climate activist group is urging the US Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Shell Plc’s claims about its...
U.S. Securities Regulator Lists April for Climate Rule Action January 13, 2023 By Ross Kerber The top U.S. securities regulator has cited April as the release date for a long-anticipated rule on companies’ climate-related disclosures,...