
ESG Today: EU Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho announced that she has found a series of shortcomings in the European Commission’s process to launch its “Omnibus” initiative to simplify and reduce corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements.
Wealth Professional: Canada’s responsible investing sector continues to evolve even as growth expectations ease and the pressure of global anti-ESG backlash rises.
ESG News: JPMorgan has appointed Robert Keepers as Head of Climate Tech, giving one of the world’s largest financial institutions a dedicated leader for clients developing the next generation of decarbonization technologies.
ESG Dive: Lander, whose term as comptroller ends at the end of the calendar year, said all 49 of the asset managers for the city’s pension plans submitted their decarbonization plans to measure their alignment with the city’s Net Zero Implementation Plan.
ESG News: Institutional investors are preparing to increase allocations to sustainable strategies through 2027, even as concerns around political volatility, shifting regulatory guidance and data constraints grow.
Financial Post: Royal Bank of Canada denies claims that it fostered a “boys’ club” environment at its United States capital-markets business, disputing allegations that the firm engaged in sex-based discrimination against female bankers and offered unequal pay and promotions to women.
Portfolio Adviser: Investment commentators have largely welcomed the sweeping changes in last week’s SFDR draft proposal with “significant improvements” outlined for the disclosure framework and a new category system announced.
Funds Europe: EdenTree Investment Management is set to become the “only UK fund house with a fully SDR-labelled product range”, following its decision to adopt Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) labels for seven funds.
ESG Today: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the filing of a new legal action against proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), claiming that the firms violated consumer protection and antitrust laws by jointly pushing an “ESG agenda” through their activities.
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