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      Finance And Real Estate Departments Play Critical Role In ESG Reporting

      A $9.5 Trillion ESG Investor Group Wants Private Market Reforms

      South Carolina Proposes Anti-ESG Bill Aimed at Backing Farmers

      Investors Grapple With Inconsistent Climate Data Amid Regulatory Gaps, Report Finds

      What ESG Investors Need To Know About ‘Systems-Level Investing’

      Robeco Renames Multi-Asset Funds To Emphasise Sustainability Focus

      KPMG: Majority of U.S. CEOs Expect Significant Returns from Sustainability Investments Within 3-5 Years

      Texas Muni Borrowers Bemoan Anti-ESG Laws Restricting Banks

      UK Pension Schemes and Insurers Boost Sustainable Investments

      Europe Stands Firm Against Driven ESG Backlash

      EU Parliament Adopts Law to Establish Carbon Removal Certification System

      Slow Progress On Companies’ Net-Zero Trajectories Despite Narrowing Disclosure Gap

      ESG Industry Will Withstand a Trump Victory, Impax CEO Says

      Preqin Launches New Benchmarks to Assess Private Markets ESG Funds

      Financial Firms Tout Energy Business After West Virginia Restrictions

      Japan Releases Proposed IFRS-Based Sustainability Reporting Standards

      BMO Drops Anti-Coal Policy Amid Wall Street Rebuke of ESG

      How Any Startup Can Set A Strong Sustainability Foundation

      SEC Pauses Climate Disclosure Rules Amidst Legal Challenges

      ESG Pioneer Mary Jane McQuillen Says Sector Held to ‘Different Standard’

      EY Launches Sustainable Finance Hub to Help Financials Meet New ESG Reporting, Regulatory Requirements

      BlackRock Faces Activist Investor Pressure to Split Fink Chair and CEO Role

      A $290 Billion ESG Bond Market Faces EU Snub in New Proposal

      Fed Blocks Tough Global Climate-Risk Rules for Wall Street Banks

      80% of Global Investors Now Have Sustainable Investment Policies in Place: Deloitte/Tufts Survey

      ESMA Adding ESG Factors To Rating Agency Rules

      Large Corporations Face Increasing Calls for Follow-Through on Climate Commitments

      Canadian Firms are Risking Investor Lawsuits Due to ESG Fraud

      US House Panel Subpoenas ESG Corporate Activist Group

      Greenhushing Impacting Private Markets’ ESG Activity

      Bond Investors Flag ESG Dilemma in Europe’s Plan to Fund Defense

      BNP Paribas AM Launches Global Net Zero Transition Fund

      Bonuses Padded by Cryptic ESG Claims Draw Activist Scrutiny

      Texas Schools Fund Pulls $8.5 Billion From BlackRock Over ESG Policies

      Most Passive Funds Labeled ESG Are Financing Oil, Gas Expansion

      Bloomberg Survey Reveals ESG Data Coverage and Management as Top Challenges for Firms in Europe

      How ESG Due Diligence Lowers Risk and Boosts Value for Private Equity

      Canada Releases Proposed IFRS-Based Sustainability Reporting Standards

      3 Big Ways The New SEC Rule Will Change ESG Reporting

      Canadian Banks Face ESG-Related Proposals at AGMs, But Little New on Climate

      Five Ways Modern Enterprises Can Take Advantage Of ESG

      Mirova Raises Over $200 Million from Corporate Investors for Nature Restoration Fund

      80% Foresee Fewer Investment Options Due To ESG Requirements, Study Shows

      By the Numbers: How Much U.S. Investors Are Diverging From Global Peers on ESG

      BlackRock Acquires Solar and Storage Portfolio from Excelsior Energy Capital

      Banks, Hedge Funds Need to Stop Using Sexual Harassment NDAs, UK Lawmakers Say

      Financial Services Firms Among Top 10 To Pay Greenwashing Fines

      Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Updated Guidance On ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure

      Green Groups Decry SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule as Too Weak

      People’s Pension Goes All-In on Climate Aware Investments

      Britain Says It Will Regulate ESG Ratings Later In 2024

      US Banks Abandon ‘Bare Minimum’ Environmental Standards Project, Alarming Climate Groups

      ESG Data Management is a Top Challenge for European Firms, Survey Finds

      Capital Group Launches Three Sustainable Funds

      Companies Walk ESG Tightrope, Under Fire From All Sides Over Disclosures

      S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches Biodiversity-Focused Benchmarks

      BNP’s Clients Are Piling ESG Billions Into Money Market Funds

      EU Council Fails to Approve New Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence Law

      Investors “Do Not Know How To Measure Climate Risk”

      Climate Investors Warn the Right Is Winning the War on ESG

      Deutsche Bank Releases New Framework to Classify Sustainable Finance and Investment

      House Committee Seeks Details From Fed About Funds’ ESG Pledges

      Companies Risk Greenwashing With Their Trade Group Activities, Report Says

      Big Companies Press Ahead With ESG Despite US Political Backlash

      Harnessing AI For Your Company’s ESG Strategy

      The ESG Backlash on Wall Street Spurs a Jump in ETF Closures

      JPMorgan, State Street Exit Climate Action Group, BlackRock Reduces Role

      Goldman Sachs AM Launches Global Green Bond ETF

      Does the SEC Climate Rule Really Matter? Investors Will Still Demand Disclosure

      Investors Told To Vote Down Fossil Fuel Directors

      What EU Requirements For The 'S' In ESG Mean For US Companies

      BlackRock’s ESG Fund Business Is Soaring Despite Attacks by the GOP

      CSDDD Vote Delay ‘A Leadership Failure’ Amid Rising Tensions

      A Hedge Fund Manager’s Guide to Handling GOP Attacks on ESG

      HSBC, Google Partner to Finance and Grow Climate Tech Companies

      Schroders Launches Energy Transition Infrastructure LTAF

      EU to Delay ESG Reporting Rule for Some Sectors by Two Years

      3 Finance Strategies To Help With Corporate Climate Goals

      EU Sets 90% Decarbonisation Reduction Target By 2040

      ESG Funds Faced Their Worst Year On Record In 2023

      Brookfield Raises $10 Billion for Climate Transition Fund

      Just Eight Asset Managers Achieve Morningstar’s Top ESG Rating

      Mirova Raises Over $280 Million For Emerging Markets-focused Climate Fund

      EU’s Toughest ESG Rule Hits Stumbling Block on German Concerns

      Investors in Japan Drain $4.5 Billion as They Exit ESG Funds

      More Than 80% of Companies Adopting ESG Metrics in Exec Compensation Plans: WTW Study

      Successful ESG Strategies Can Be A Path For Growth

      Antitrust and ESG Regulations ‘Key Obstacles’ to M&A Deals in 2024

      Goldman, JPMorgan Weigh In as ESG Funds Suffer Historic Blow

      ETFs Drive ESG Inflows in Europe as Actives Bleed Assets

      Barclays Banned From Texas Municipal-Bond Market Over ESG Dispute

      Morgan Stanley Rolls Out Trio Of ESG Strategies

      US Investor Exodus Deals Historic Blow to Global ESG Fund Market

      HSBC Launches Net Zero Transition Plan

      Banks Are Asking Investors to Look Past a Dreaded ESG Metric

      France Will Jail Corporate Directors Who Fail To Adhere To New CSRD Requirements

      EU Lawmakers Back Delay To Sector-Specific ESG Corporate Sisclosures To 2026

      Less Than A Third Of World’s Most Influential Companies Have Emissions Reduction Targets

      Exxon Sues ESG Investors to Stop Climate Proposals on Ballot

      EU Banking Regulator Releases Proposed Requirements for Banks to Manage ESG, Climate Transition Risks

      Navigating The Green Revolution: A Guide To Sustainable Investments

      ‘Toxic’ Attacks on ESG Lead Wall Street to Mount a New Defense

      Firms Miss Out On $13 Trillion As Half Of Disabled Consumers Face Barriers To Buying

      UK Regulator To Quiz Top Finance Firms On Sexism, Bullying

      Sustainable Investors More Likely To Engage On Climate Policy, MIT Sloan Analysis Suggests

      A Huge Crypto Bet Spawns the World’s Top-Performing ESG Fund

      Anti-ESG Politics Affects Names More Than Strategies

      More Men Than Women Joined Boards Of Europe’s Top Financial Service Firms Last Year

      Asset Managers Backsliding On ESG Commitments In Key Shareholder Votes

      US ESG Support Dips Below 50%, European Asset Managers Stay Strong

      Hedge Funds Increasingly Incorporating ESG Metrics

      Apex ESG and MJ Hudson Merge to Form Data and Reporting Partnership

      Even BlackRock Funds Buying Oil Stocks Are Banned by Texas ESG Fight

      Hedge Funds Target ‘Catastrophic’ ESG Lapses for Huge Returns

      Big Canadian Banks May Be Making Misleading Claims On Sustainability, Says Securities Complaint

      Business Action On Energy Efficiency Could Save $2 Trillion A Year, New Research Claims

      ESG Campaigns Seen Falling Out of Favor With Activist Investors

      Investment Managers Are Still Over-Promising And Under-Delivering On ESG

      Successful ESG Strategy Aligns With Investor Requirements

      ESG-Linked Bond Sales Drop Most on Record on Investor Skepticism

      ‘Trickier’ For ETFs To Adopt France’s ESG Investment Rules

      Global Emerging Markets Bounced Back In 2023

      ‘A Bully’: The Billionaire Who Led Calls For Claudine Gay’s Harvard Exit

      Only 7% Of US Climate Tech Venture Capital Funding Went To Female Founders In 2023

      Four Trends Shaping Sustainable Finance's Future In 2024

      The Year Ahead in ESG: Assurance, Transition Finance and Natural Capital

      Will Corporate Climate Coalitions Deliver? A Progress Report On 6 Buyer Groups

      Schroders Joins GREEN For Real Estate Sustainability

      A ‘Digital Handshake’ For The Planet: How One Asset Management Firm Adopted A New Framework For ESG

      UK Corporates Face ESG and Pension Progress Lag, Study Shows

      ASIC Issues Infringement Notice To Northern Trust Asset Management For Greenwashing

      BlackRock Sued by Tennessee Over ‘Misleading’ ESG Strategy

      FCA Urged To Introduce Mandatory Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting

      Newly Filed Bitcoin ETF Application Targets ESG Investors With Carbon Credits

      Basic Environmental and Social Risks Remain in Central Banks and Supervisors

      BlackRock, State Street Subpoenaed in House ESG Probe

      BNP Paribas Launches Climate Debt Fund

      BlackRock, TPG Deal With UAE Finds New Way to Juice ESG Returns

      Goldman Sachs Closes Climate ETF as Investors Flee ESG

      US Regulator Probes Banks' Climate Risk Planning

      UK Watchdog Urges ESG Raters to Adhere to New Code Ahead of Possible Rules

      Apollo Launches Clean Transition Private Equity Fund

      Renewable Energy Investors Should See Green In Africa

      House Panel Subpoenas Vanguard, Arjuna In ESG ‘Collusion’ Probe

      ESG Critics Ultimately May Help Improve the Strategies

      EMs Face Dearth of Private Capital Amid Slow Gains in Transparency

      Swiss Life's Infrastructure Fund Reaches First Close

      Sprott, HanETF Launch Copper Miners ETF Focused On Lower Carbon Footprint

      Companies With Emission Reduction Targets Align With EU Taxonomy, Study Finds

      Investors Should Look To The Global South To Scale Climate Solutions

      Columbia Threadneedle Launches Social Bond Fund

      Financial Services DEI Score Drops Amid ‘Lack Of Real Progress’

      What Banks Really Mean When They Put Trillions Into ESG

      Pension Funds To Push On With ESG After 2022's "Temporary Setback"

      SDR an ‘Important Moment’ in Building Trust in the UK’s Sustainable Investing Market

      Why COP28 is a Pivotal Moment for Climate Finance

      Why ESG Is So Difficult—And How To Implement It Successfully

      Global ESG Market Shrinks After Sizable Drop in US

      Force All Businesses To Embrace ESG, Urges New Labour Think Tank

      Five Funds Tackling Climate Change Ahead of COP28

      More Than Half Of Companies Risk ‘Net Zero Greenwash’, Report Says

      Dimensional Launches New Sustainability-Focused Investment Fund

      Asset Managers Quietly Add ‘ESG’ to Portfolios of Defense Stocks

      Big Oil Has a Place in ESG Funds, Says Deutsche Bank CIO

      Canadian Companies Not Ready For New ESG Standards And Reporting Regulations

      Invesco Names New Director Of ESG Research

      Hiring Slows For Engagement Roles At Asset Managers

      ESG Targets of Europe’s 20 Biggest Banks Slammed in New Report

      North American Companies at Greatest Risk of Violating UN Environmental Standards, New Research Finds

      Schroders Reit Changes Objective To Improve Green Credentials Amid NAV Dip

      MSCI Accused of ‘Conflicts of Interest’ in ESG Ratings

      FCA Finds ESG Funds ‘Not Meeting Expectations’

      Canadian SMBs Most Likely To Struggle With Understanding ESG Reporting Standards

      Quebec is Improving Representation of Women in Investment Funds Industry

      Investors And Executives See ESG As Key To Future Strategy

      How Auditors Can Use Generative AI For ESG Audits

      ECB Sends Stark Warning to Bank Executives With ESG Regulation

      JP Morgan ESG Head Umunna Calls For New Green Tech Funding Model

      Banks Put Forward for Exclusion From EU’s Toughest ESG Rules Yet

      Robeco Targets Fashion Industry With Equities Strategy

      EEA Urges More Private Investment To Support Green Deal

      ESG Veteran Says Purge Has Further to Go With ETFs Next in Line

      Why Leading VCs Are Rethinking Their Food Investments

      EU-Listed Securities Face Review as ESG Rules Hit Multinationals

      Nuveen Appoints Head Of Nature-Based Solutions

      The Real Reason So Many Asset Managers Are Struggling in China

      ‘ESG’ Is Too Important to Ax, Investors Say

      Company Revenue Covered By Net-Zero Targets Hits $27 Trillion

      LGIM Unveils ESG-Focused Emerging Markets Bond Fund

      Rockefeller Asset Management Launches ESG Equity Ucits Fund For European Investors

      Middle East Conflict Brings Focus on Weapons Investing for ESG Managers

      Schroders Launches Two Sustainability-Focused Equity Funds

      Dimon Urges Texas to Keep Pro-Business Stance Amid Anti-ESG Laws

      ESG Catapults Reputational Risk Into The Top Five, Willis Towers Watson Reports

      Man Group Buys Majority Stake In Impact Investing Asset Manager

      Hong Kong's Market Regulator Backs Development of Voluntary Code of Conduct for ESG Services Providers

      Top Banks Failed to Disclose Finance Shares Directed to Climate Solutions

      Franklin Templeton Launches Two Green Bond ETFs

      FCA Warns Some ESG-Labelled Passives ‘Completely Misleading’ – Report

      Companies Are Slowly Realizing Their Banks Are Adding To Their Carbon Emissions

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