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    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

    Morgan Stanley Adjusts Climate Targets With Paris Agreement Goal Slipping

    BlackRock, Vanguard Stakes in Banks Draw Labor Union Critics

    Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Members Invested $175 Billion in Climate Solutions in 2023: Report

    Over Half of CFOs Fear Greenwashing Risk as Sustainability Data Problems Persist: EY Survey

    Wall Street Bankers Doing ESG Debt Swaps Get New Deals Pipeline

    A Rush for Greener Offices in Asia Is Leaving Hong Kong Behind

    M&G, responsAbility Launch SDG-Focused Article 9 Sustainable Bond Fund

    MSCI Appoints Richard Mattison to Lead ESG and Climate Business

    Global Sustainable Funds Gain $10.4 Billion in Q3 2024

    Morgan Stanley Signs Multi-Year Carbon Removal Deal with Climeworks

    Hundreds of ESG Funds Are Being Wound Down, Morningstar Says

    AI Adoption for ESG Research Set to Grow

    Mirova Wins Mandate to Manage New €100 Million Biodiversity Fund

    WisdomTree ESG Funds With Fossil Fuels Draw SEC Penalty

    UBS Bankers Under Pressure From Lawyers to Rethink ESG Labels

    ICC Unveils New Principles for Sustainable Trade Finance to Combat Greenwashing

    ClientEarth Files Greenwashing Complaint Against BlackRock Over ‘Sustainable’ Investment Claims

    Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Opportunity Finance Network Announce Annual Contribution Recipient in Support of Affordable Housing Initiatives

    Super Withdrawal Proposal Risks Gender Economic Abuse: WIS

    IFS, PwC Launch Sustainability Reporting Solution

    ESG Investing Falls Out of Favour as Two Thirds Say 'Greenwashing' is a Key Concern

    99% of Insurers Have Set Climate Transition Goals in their Investment Portfolios: BlackRock Survey

    Carbon Footprints of European Fund Portfolios Revealed

    CFTC Issues Final Voluntary Carbon Market Guidance

    Canadian Pension Funds Continue Investing in India Amid Diplomatic Tensions

    EU Watchdog To Clarify ESG Fund Naming Rules After Backlash

    Report Shows Greenwashing Dip Among ESG Asset Managers

    Canada To Set Mandatory Climate Disclosure Criteria for Large Private Companies

    Most CEOs Sticking with Climate Strategies, but Changing How they Communicate it: KPMG Survey

    KKR Says Focus on Demand to Avoid ‘Stupid’ Green Investments

    CDPQ, Nuveen Launch $600 Million Sustainable Commercial Real Estate Finance Program

    Morningstar Sustainalytics Enhances ESG Reporting Tools to Meet EU Regulatory Demands

    4 Ways Tech Can Help CFOs Navigate A Tricky ESG Landscape

    Investors With $15 Trillion Signal New Approach to Miners

    Climate Investment Funds Eyes $1 Billion to Help Green Industries

    Two-Thirds of Asset Owners Say ESG Materiality has Increased Across Markets and Factors

    Private Equity Firms Ploughing Billions Into Fossil Fuels, Analysis Reveals

    Anti-ESG Backlash in US Is Overstated, JPMorgan Exec Says

    European Real Estate Decarbonisation Costs Increase But Remain Achievable

    EU Commission Warns 17 Member States Over Failure to Implement CSRD Sustainability Reporting Rules

    Morgan Stanley Secures $750 Million for Climate-Focused Private Equity Fund

    32% of Respondents Identify CFOs as Pivotal Leaders in Sustainability Reporting Across Asia Pacific: New Deloitte Survey

    KKR, BBVA Launch Decarbonization Investment Partnership, Backed by $200 Million Commitment

    Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance turns five with 1.5°C-aligned emissions reductions

    U.S. CFTC Approves First Guidelines for Trading Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts

    Asset Owners Urged to Prioritise Decarbonisation Over Short-Term Returns

    Probe Into EY India's Office After Worker's Death Finds It Lacked Labour Welfare Permit

    A $9.5 Trillion Investor Group Unveils Milestone Emissions Cuts

    ASIC's Vanguard Greenwashing Action Results in Record $12.9 Million Penalty

    TPG Raises $1.25 Billion for Global South-focused Climate Solutions Investment Strategy

    Big Asset Owners Are Leaning Further Into ESG Factors, Says Morningstar

    Beyond the Metrics: Understanding What ESG Scores Can and Can’t Do

    17% of Article 9 Funds Underperform vs Article 8, Finds “First” Open Fund Impact Database

    Top US Money Managers Cut Support For ESG Proposals Amid Republican Pushback

    $29 Trillion Investor Coalition Urges Governments to Tackle Climate Crisis Ahead of COP29

    Datamaran Gets $33 Million Investment From Morgan Stanley Funds

    Study Finds Largest Global Companies are Accelerating Climate Commitments...Quietly

    BlackRock, Microsoft and GIP Form Group To Raise $100 Billion to Invest in AI Energy Infrastructure and Sustainability

    Just 20% of Asset Managers Track Social Mobility

    Thomson Reuters and SAP Collaborate to Simplify ESG Reporting for Global Businesses

    Companies Already Seeing Major Impact, Financial Benefits from Use of AI in Decarbonization Efforts: BCG Survey

    Wall Street Quietly Turns Tail on Its Sustainability Commitments

    85% of Companies Increased Sustainability Investments Over Past Year, as Execs Expect Direct Business Benefits: Deloitte Survey

    94% of Investors Consider Defence Stocks ESG Friendly

    AllianzGI Raises €560 Million for Impact Credit Fund Supporting SMEs Addressing Environmental & Social Challenges

    Finnish Company Upright Launches the First-Ever Open Database on Science-based Impact of Funds

    CFA Institute Calls For Stricter ESG Fund Classification Standards

    Goldman Stock-Picking Model Is Challenging ESG Assumptions

    Robeco Launches First High Income Green Bond Strategy in Credit Market

    An ESG Backlash Erupts in Europe on World's Strictest Rules

    BNP Paribas AM Launches US and Japan ESG Active Beta ETFs

    Asset Managers Struggle With Luxembourg Tax Perk: ESG Regulation

    Investment Flows into Transition-Focused Funds Doubles Green Funds: ESMA

    Robeco Launches High Income Green Bond Product

    Morgan Stanley Quietly Walks Away From Plastics Financing Goal

    Mirova Raises $233 Million for Environmental Solutions Impact Private Equity Fund

    85% of Financial Institutions Leverage ESG Ratings Amid Global Push for Regulatory Alignment, CDP Report

    Investors With $13 Trillion Urge Climate Approach to Superbugs

    Candriam Launches New Fund Investing in Sustainability Leaders and Shorting Less Sustainable Companies

    AQR Gets $350 Million for Fund Pitching Long-Short ESG Bets

    Fidelity Closes Sustainable Water & Waste OEIC

    73% of Private Equity Managers Now Boast Robust ESG Processes, LGT Capital Partners’ ESG Report

    Global Sustainable Finance Issuance Rebounds After 2022-2023 Dip

    Australia Watchdog Warns Funds on Greenwashing as Cases Pile Up

    BlackRock Support For ESG Shareholder Resolutions Hits Fresh Low

    U.S. Federal Court Strikes Down Missouri Anti-ESG Investing Rule

    U.S. ESG Bond Market Facing Slow Death as Sales Hit Five-Year Low

    68% of Large U.S. Companies Now Have Dedicated Sustainability Reporting Budgets: EcoOnline Survey

    Top Australian Banks Shift Focus from Carbon-Heavy Lending

    US Judge Blocks Missouri Rule Curbing Socially-Conscious Investing

    Deutsche Bank Executive Says ESG Backlash Is Losing Its Bite

    Canadian ESG Investing Sees Record Growth and Diversification Amid Challenges, Morningstar Report

    Texas Adds UK Lender NatWest to Energy 'Boycott' List Over Financing Restrictions

    BofA Snubbed by Louisiana’s GOP Treasurer in ESG Culture Wars

    Standard Chartered Rolls Out ESG-Linked Cash Accounts for Corporate Clients

    Stewart Investors Launches Asia Pacific and Japan Sustainability Fund

    Goldman Investment Arm Joins Firms Quitting Major Climate Club

    U.S. SEC Defends its Authority for Climate Disclosure Rule in Court

    Fund Managers Must Bring in Cross-Function ESG Generalists to Boards, Expert Says

    Wall Street Banks Score Win in Anti-ESG Louisiana Debt Spat

    Britain to Propose Law Next Year to Regulate ESG Raters

    Blackstone Acquires Majority Stake in Renewable Energy-Focused E&C Firm Westwood

    Financial Performance Main Motivator Behind ESG Strategies For First Time

    Nuveen Climate Fund Invests $20 Million in e-waste Circularity Solutions Provider Onepak

    US Acknowledges 68% of Corporate Leaders are Involved in Greenwashing Practices: ERM

    Bill Gates’ Climate VC Breakthrough Energy Raises $839M, 2024’s Largest in the Sector

    ESMA Recommends Sustainability Disclosure Requirements for All Financial Products

    How Corporate Advocacy Helped Secure The EU’s New Nature Restoration Law

    Brookfield Renewable Issues C$400 Million Green Bonds to Fund Sustainable Investments

    Switching to Sustainable Funds Offers Minimal Risk Impact: Study

    How CFOs Can Overcome ESG Reporting Challenges

    MSCI Study Finds Higher ESG Ratings Lower Cost of Capital for Companies

    Companies, Investors Overlooking Major Financial Risks from Unmeasured Scope 3 Emissions: BCG, CDP Report

    T. Rowe Price Sees Blue Bond Market Poised for Growth

    Only 23% of EU Green Bonds to Meet December ‘Gold Standard’

    'Strengthen — Not Weaken': Big Business Calls for Policies That Drive Action on Nature

    Backlash Against ESG Seen in Sharp Decline of Fund Launches

    US Appeals Court Orders Judge to Reconsider Biden ESG Investing Rule

    Blackstone Invests $200 Million in Australian Energy Transition Platform Symphony Infrastructure Partners

    Wall Street Starts Calling Time on ESG Labels After Backlash

    HSBC Launches New Infrastructure Finance Unit to Pursue Low Carbon Transition Opportunities

    BlackRock Hires Government Liaison as Texas Pushes Against ESG

    60% of Asia Pacific Investors Ready to Pay Premium for High ESG Maturity Targets: KPMG

    China Property Crash Is Hurting Niche Pocket of ESG Finance

    EU Markets Watchdog Signals a Hard Line on New ESG Disclosures

    UK Pension Funds and Insurers Favour Renewable Energy

    BlackRock Launches Global Real Estate ESG ETF

    Over 90% of US Companies Plan to Increase Reporting Efforts on SEC’s Final Climate Rule

    Deutsche Bank Issues Inaugural €500 Million Social Bond

    Do ESG Factors Help or Hurt Private Fund Returns? A New Report Has an Answer

    Regulations Are Fueling The Sustainability Agenda, Experts Say

    Private Capital ESG Fundraising in 2024 Comparable to 2022 Standout Highs

    Invesco Launches New Global Climate ETF with $1.6 Billion from Pension Insurer Varma

    Major Chinese Asset Managers Have No Plans To Phase Out Fossil Fuel Investments, Greenpeace Says

    Wealth Managers Ill-Equipped for Rising ESG and Climate Focus

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