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    Swiss Central Bank Faces Environmental Protests Over Investments

    2025-04-25

    Yahoo Finance: Environmentalists protested at the Swiss National Bank's annual shareholder meeting, urging the central bank to divest from companies they say contribute to environmental devastation in regions like the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna.

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

    2025-04-25

    ESG News: Apollo-managed funds have committed up to $220 million in a joint venture with Bullrock Energy Ventures, targeting a significant expansion of community solar projects across New York and New England. 

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    FCA to Cut 70% of Capital Rules for Investment Firms

    2025-04-24

    Portfolio Adviser: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled plans to cut 70% of the legal text required by investment firms in an effort to “remove unnecessary burdens on firms”.

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

    2025-04-24

    MSN: Markets regulator Sebi has tweaked the framework for ESG Rating Providers (ERPs), especially for those using a subscriber-pays model, requiring them to share ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) rating reports with both subscribers and the rated issuer simultaneously. 

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    Canadian Regulators Hit Pause on Mandatory Climate Reporting Requirements

    2025-04-24

    ESG Today: Canada’s securities regulators announced that they are pausing their work on the development on key sustainability reporting initiatives, including a new mandatory climate-related disclosure rule and amendments to diversity-related disclosure requirements.

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    Sustainable Funds Suffer Worst Quarter of Outflows on Record

    2025-04-24

    Portfolio Adviser: Sustainable funds suffered their worst outflow on record in the first quarter as investors globally withdrew a record-breaking $8.6bn throughout the period, according to Morningstar Sustainalytics.

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    98% of Goldman Sachs Shareholders Reject Anti-DEI Proposals

    2025-04-24

    ESG Today: Goldman Sachs shareholders overwhelmingly rejected two anti-DEI proposals directing the company to consider eliminating its diversity, equity and inclusion-based compensation incentives for executives and to review legal and reputational risks stemming from the firm’s DEI policies, with each proposal receiving only 2% shareholder support at Goldman Sachs’ annual meeting.

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

    2025-04-23

    Business Wire: Novata, the private markets’ leading sustainability management partner, today announced the launch of its new ESG Due Diligence solution to enable deal professionals to request, review, and contextualize sustainability data, pre-investment, in a single, secure environment, and seamlessly connect it to post-deal monitoring.

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

    2025-04-22

    ESG News: Franklin Templeton has expanded its suite of sustainable investment products with the launch of two new Article 8 UCITS ETFs: the Franklin S&P 500 Screened UCITS ETF and the Franklin World Screened UCITS ETF. 

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    Institutional Investors Hold Firm Despite Heightened Geopolitical Risks

    2025-04-17

    Financial Newswire: A snap poll of more than 160 institutional investors worldwide, conducted by London-based investment consultancy group Bfinance, found that most have not altered their strategic positions in response to the current trade war-driven economic maelstrom.

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