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    Swiss Central Bank Faces Environmental Protests Over Investments

    Apollo Commits $220 Million to Community Solar Venture with Bullrock Energy Ventures

    FCA to Cut 70% of Capital Rules for Investment Firms

    Sebi Tweaks Framework For ESG Rating Providers Using Subscriber-Pays Model

    Canadian Regulators Hit Pause on Mandatory Climate Reporting Requirements

    Sustainable Funds Suffer Worst Quarter of Outflows on Record

    98% of Goldman Sachs Shareholders Reject Anti-DEI Proposals

    Novata Launches Tech-Enabled ESG Due Diligence Solution to Streamline Investment Workflows

    Franklin Templeton Launches ESG-Enhanced, Low-Carbon S&P 500 and World ETFs

    Institutional Investors Hold Firm Despite Heightened Geopolitical Risks

    Schroders Publishes Stewardship Framework on Climate Risk Resilience and Adaptation

    India to Review ESG Disclosures for Listed Firms, Market Regulator Says

    Net Zero Banking Alliance Eases Climate Rules, Retreats from 1.5°C Target

    ESMA Study Finds Adding ESG-Related Terms To Fund Names Increases Inflows

    Apollo Commits up to $400 Million to Launch New Community Solar JV with Summit Ridge

    Physical Climate Risk Tops Investor Threats, Research Shows

    SEC Gives Nod For First Green Stock Exchange Starting Next Year

    Like Defense, Goldman Says ESG Investors Should Bring Oil and Gas Stocks in From the Cold

    Germany’s New Coalition Government Eliminates Sustainability Due Diligence Law

    ESMA Recommends Simplifying ESG Disclosure Rules for Benchmark Administrators in EU

    Evergreen and Eltif Fund Markets Soar to More Than €83 Billion

    JPMorgan AM Raises $1.5 Billion for Forest & Climate Solutions Fund

    Trump EO Targets State Climate, Emissions and ESG Policies

    Facing Anti-Trans Policies, Top Performing Manager Contemplates Move to Canada

    Institutional Shareholder Services Subsidiary Launches Sustainability Bond Ratings

    China Issues its First Sovereign Green Bonds

    Article 9 Funds Saw Net Outflows in 2024: Efama

    Deutsche Bank’s DWS Fined $27 Million in Greenwashing Probe

    EU Parliament Votes to Delay Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Laws

    Mirova, Robeco Launch Platform to Compare Decarbonization Impact of Climate Solutions

    House GOP Asks SEC To Rescind ESG Disclosures, Names Rules

    UBS Ditches Weapons Exclusion From Sustainable Investment Criteria

    Japan’s $1.7 Trillion Pension Fund Unveils New ESG Investment Strategy

    Sustainable Investing at Goldman Sachs Alternatives Completes Acquisition of Atlas-SSI

    OCC Ends Climate Risk Guidance For Large Banks

    78% of Global Companies Now Link Executive Pay to Sustainability, KPMG Study Finds

    Sustainalytics: DEI Rollbacks Have Limited Impact on ESG Risk Ratings but Raise Broader Concerns for Investors

    SEC Votes to End Defense of Climate Disclosure Rules

    UK Launches World-First Nature Finance Standard to Guide Green Investment

    JLL Acquires Renewable Energy Banking Firm Javelin Capital

    Fidelity International Raises Over $330 Million for Climate-Focused Real Estate Fund

    Nordea AM Reviews Fund Names Following New ESMA Sustainability Rules

    84% of Companies Keeping or Accelerating Climate Targets: PwC

    Morgan Stanley Says Defense Could Get $119 Billion ESG Boost

    JPMorgan Rebrands DEI, Leaves Net-Zero Asset Managers Initiative

    BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street Seek Dismissal of Red States’ Coal Antitrust Suit

    Defence Firms Held Back By UK Ethical Banking Standards, Industry Says

    Fund Bosses Are Piling Into Defense Bets Once Deemed ‘Laughable’

    BlackRock Enhances Sustainability Characteristics of $92 Billion of Funds Ahead of ESMA ESG Fund Naming Rules

    Sustainability as Strategy: Why Smart Companies Keep ESG Policies Despite Political Headwinds

    Australia Court Fines Active Super A$10.5 Million for Greenwashing ESG Investing Claims

    SEC Pushes Back Names Rule Compliance Dates

    UBS Purges DEI From Annual Report Amid Trump’s Backlash

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Raises Record €12 Billion for Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund

    US Banks Turn to SEC to Dodge Climate, Social Shareholder Proposals

    FCA and PRA Axe Plans to Impose Stricter DEI Rules for Financial Services

    JP Morgan Boss Attacks ‘Incompetent’ Advisers That Pushed Diversity Agenda

    Women Unlikely to Reach Parity With Men For 134 Years: JPMorgan

    BNP Paribas AM Establishes €800 Million Venture and Impact Platform

    US Denounces UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Quits Climate Damage Fund

    Half of Execs Report Higher Sales, Lower Costs from Sustainability Initiatives: Survey

    Morningstar Highlights ‘Industry’s Most Exceptional Women Portfolio Managers’

    Majority of UK Business Leaders Lack Carbon Credit Knowledge

    US Exits Climate Finance Initiative Aimed At Helping Developing Nations Quit Coal

    Gender Diversity Improves in UK Private Equity and VC

    State Street Ditches Board Diversity Requirement, Completes Big Three DEI Retreat

    US Anger Grows Over Global Reach of EU’s ‘Hostile’ ESG Rules

    Over 40% of Senior Executives Prioritizing ESG in Career Decisions: Survey

    M&G to Adopt “Sustainability Improvers” Label for Climate-Focused Fund Range

    Europe’s Demand for Digital Sustainability Solutions on the Rise

    Standard Chartered to Engage with all Priority Clients in High-Emitting Sectors Over Next 12 Months

    92% of CFOs Plan to Boost Sustainability Spending

    Blackstone Raises $5.6 Billion for Energy Transition-focused Private Equity Fund

    Wells Fargo Drops Financed Emissions Target Amid ESG Rethink

    Standard Chartered Sets 2050 Net Zero Goal with $300 Billion Sustainable Finance Plan

    Anti-ESG Groups Intensify Activism Early in 2025 Proxy Season

    More Fiduciaries Fight Back Against ‘Politically Motivated’ Anti-ESG Movement

    EU Launches €100 Billion Clean Industrial Deal for Decarbonization and Clean Tech Growth

    FTSE 350 Surpasses Gender Target With Women in 43% of Board Positions

    Asset Owners Demand Greater Transparency on ESG Amid Increased Scrutiny: Cerulli

    Anti-ESG Concerns Dog Vanguard as it Rounds up Fund Board Votes

    BlackRock Resumes Stewardship Talks After Reviewing New ESG Guidance

    ETF Giants Rethink ESG Strategy Amid Tougher SEC Disclosure Rules

    Dems Ask SEC, DOL To Not Issue Anti-ESG Rules

    Climate Change Should be Incorporated Into ‘Daily Decision-Making’: JPMorgan

    HSBC Pushes Back Net Zero Goals by 20 Years

    Vanguard Pauses Corporate Meetings Over New ESG Guidance

    Support for ESG Proposals at Record Low Driven by US Investors, Report Shows

    Federal Judge Sides with Biden Labor Dept. on ESG Fiduciary Rule

    69% of CFOs Expect Higher Returns from Sustainability Initiatives Than Traditional Investments – Kearney

    US Judge Rejects Republican-Led Challenge to Biden-Era ESG Investing Rule

    BlackRock Appoints Louise Kooy-Henckel as EMEA Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions

    ‘Sustainable’ Investors Flee References to Climate Change

    More than 80% of U.S. Board Directors Prefer Executives Stay Quiet on Social Issues: Report

    71% of Companies Strengthen Board Oversight Under CSRD – New Datamaran Survey

    Macquarie Exits the Net Zero Banking Alliance

    BNP Paribas AM Removes ESG From S&P 500 ETF

    US SEC Will Not Defend Climate Rule In Court

    HSBC Taps Global Banking Executive for Chief Sustainability Officer Role

    Clarity AI Launches Solution to Help Fund Managers Comply with New Sustainable Fund Naming Rules

    US Health Department Condemns Private Equity Firms for Role in Declining Healthcare Access

    Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Invests in Torch Clean Energy to Build Integrated Clean Power Platform

    BNP Paribas Surpasses 75% of Energy Financing to Low-Carbon Energies

    Hedge Funds Slam ‘Enormous Burden’ of New ESG Requirements

    Norway's Wealth Fund Maintains ESG Focus Despite US Backlash

    Why ESG Faces Backlash and Its Future Under Trump 2.0

    Investors With $6.8 Trillion Warn EU Not to Bow to ESG Backlash

    Republican Officials Urge SEC, DOL to Adopt Anti-ESG, DEI Rules

    Goldman Sachs AM Seeks Up to $3 Billion for Climate Credit Fund

    Developments Driving the ESG, Sustainability Industry in 2025

    Vanguard Dials Back Diversity Language for US Corporate Boards

    ESG Funds Hit by Worst-Ever Redemptions as Backlash Deepens

    Manulife Raises $480 Million for Carbon Credit-Generating Forest Climate Fund

    State AGs Threaten Financial Institutions Over ESG, DEI Policies

    BlackRock Launches First Fund Using FCA’s “Sustainability Improvers” Label

    IAASB, IESBA Unveil New Global Standards and Guidance to Strengthen Sustainability Reporting

    Sustainable Funds Market Inflows Halve as ESG Falls Out of Favour

    BNP Paribas' ESG Rethink to Focus on Profitable Sustainable Finance

    Allianz Global Investors, EIB Raise $491 Million for Emerging Markets Climate Fund

    Trump Orders Agencies to Target Private-Sector DEI

    Nearly Two-thirds of Employees Say Employers Not Doing Enough to Address Climate Change and Sustainability: Deloitte Survey

    EU Set to Cut ESG Red Tape as France Adds to Mounting Pressure

    Canadian Banks Follow U.S. Peers Out of Net Zero Banking Alliance

    BlackRock and Tennessee Reach Settlement on ESG Suit

    A Fifth of Private Deals Last Year 'Sustainable', UBS Exec Says

    80% of Companies on Track to Meet Climate Targets Tie Executive Pay to Goals: CDP

    BlackRock Settles With Tennessee Over ESG Strategy

    Global Risk Outlook ‘Bleak’ As Environmental Concerns Soar

    IFC Issues $2 Billion Social Bond to Fund Projects in Emerging Markets

    Standard Chartered, Apollo Partner on $3 Billion Infrastructure and Energy Transition Financing

    Research Report Explores the Rising Popularity of Evergreen Funds

    Barclays’ Head of Sustainability Steps Down as Sector Scrutiny Heats Up

    Banks Claim They’re Still in the Climate Fight. Are They?

    Net Zero Investor Coalition Hits Pause After BlackRock Exit

    Schroders Wins St. James’s Place’s Sustainable Investment Mandate

    Politics, Not Climate, to Drive Sustainable Finance Trends in 2025

    ESG Tops In-House Counsel Litigation Concerns

    Two T. Rowe Price Funds Secure SDR Label

    BlackRock Leaves Major Climate Group Amid Wall Street Exodus

    EQT’s New Transition Infrastructure Strategy Acquires Distributed Energy Company Scale Microgrids

    Invesco Appoints Head of EMEA Sustainable and Impact Investing Distribution

    Amundi, EDF Join Firms Asking EU Not to Water Down ESG Rules

    Robeco to Engage Companies on Deforestation, Transition Materials Supply Chain Sustainability

    World Bank Launches $1.088 Billion Sustainable Development Bond for 2025

    Deepki Launches AI-Driven Tools For Real Estate Decarbonisation

    Global Sustainable Bond Sales Reach $1 Trillion for Second Time

    Morgan Stanley Joins Peers in Leaving Climate Group, Maintains Commitment to Net Zero

    Xtrackers Announces Index Name Changes For ESG ETFs

    Qatar Achieves Milestone with $2.5 Billion Green Bond Issuance in 2024

    Sustainability Profession at ‘Crossroads’ Amid Regulation, Compliance Headwinds: Trellis

    Market for ESG, Sustainable Investing Still Massive

    JPX Launches Sustainability Search Tool to Enhance ESG Disclosure for TSE Companies

    How AI is Shaping the Future of Sustainability

    E+S Proposals Grew Over Decade Alongside Anti-ESG Submissions: Report

    Canada Proposes $15 Billion to Boost AI Green Data Centers

    Parnassus Investments Launches Its First Sustainable ETFs

    85% of Investors Say Greenwashing is a Growing Problem: EY Survey

    UBS Wealth Calls Out ‘Overblown’ ESG Investor Angst Over Trump

    Citi Cuts ESG Analyst Jobs as Research Group Trimmed

    Switzerland to Require Companies to Disclose 2050-Aligned Net Zero Roadmaps

    Carbon Credit Market Set for Rebound in 2025: MSCI

    Firms Outperform When There Are More Women on Boards, BI Says

    Goldman Sachs Quits Global Climate Coalition for Banks

    New 'Anti-Woke' ETF Targets Pro-ESG, DEI Companies

    BNP Paribas Launches Low Carbon Infra Equity Fund

    80% of Investors Expect to Increase Sustainable Investments Over Next 2 Years: Morgan Stanley Survey

    Anti-ESG Firm Strive Launches Direct Indexing Product

    Sustainable Bond Sales Hit 11-Month Low as Issuers Retreat

    Racial Diversity Falling Among New Corporate Directors: Conference Board

    Why Companies Are Backing Away From DEI Programs

    Asset Managers Weigh Nuclear Energy and Geopolitics as ESG Dilemmas

    BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street Sued By Republican States Over Climate Push

    BNP Paribas AM, Mirova Acquire Majority Stake in Renewables Developer Arkolia

    Half of Asset Managers Fail to Disclose SBTi Allocations: Funds Europe

    Climate Change Puts UK Pension Fund Returns At Risk

    CEOs Are Focusing On Cost Cutting Rather Than Improving Diversity, Report Finds

    Columbia Threadneedle Adopts ‘Sustainability Focus’ Label For Nine Funds

    95% of World’s Top 250 Companies Now Publishing Carbon Targets: KPMG Report

    UK Investment Sector Sees Progress In DEI Data

    EU Seeks to Streamline ESG Regulations Amid Growing Backlash

    Trump Energy Pick Wrote ESG Report Hailing Oil, Gas, Downplaying Climate Worry

    HSBC Buys Biomass-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Deal with Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres

    Societe Generale Commits to €500 Billion Sustainable Finance Target by 2030

    Global Climate Funds on Brink of First Year of Outflows on Record

    Meet the World’s Most Controversial Climate Capitalist

    EU Approves New ESG Ratings Regulation to Enhance Transparency and Investor Trust

    ESG Tops Operational Priority List For Canadian CEOs, KPMG Reports

    BNPP AM Launches Forestry Fund

    IFRS Foundation Launches Guide to Help Companies Identify, Report Sustainability Risks and Opportunities

    Trump Threatens ESG Investing That Thrived in His First Term

    Only 16% of Global Companies on Track for 2050 Net-Zero Goals: Accenture

    Hedge Fund Risk Management and Regulation Concerns Rise

    Nearly Two-Thirds of Companies not yet Reporting Climate-Related Financial Impact on Financial Statements: EY

    80% of Global Financial Regulators Aligned with ISSB, TCFD Recommendations: FSB Report

    SEC Fines Invesco $17.5 Million for Misleading ESG Investing Claims

    US Green Bond Sales Near Record High, Reaching $550 Billion: BloombergNEF Report

    Hedge Funds Pile Into Banks, Dump Green Energy Post US Election, Goldman Sachs Says

    Ninety One to Adopt SDR Label for Environment Fund

    Companies Boost Social and Climate Reporting Amid ESG Backlash

    HSBC Drops CSO From Exec Board, Insists it’s Not Gearing up to Split

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