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    BlackRock’s Larry Fink Appointed as WEF Interim Co-Chair

    2025-08-20

    ESG News: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Roche vice chairman André Hoffmann have been appointed interim co-chairs of the World Economic Forum (WEF) as the institution enters a critical period of transition.

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    ECB President Warns Lawmakers Against Watering Down CSRD Sustainability Reporting Requirements

    2025-08-19

    ESG Today: Initiatives underway to reduce European sustainability reporting and due diligence reporting requirements could limit the European Central Bank’s capability to manage climate risk in the financial system, according to a letter sent by ECB President Christine Lagarde to European Parliament lawmakers.

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    Amid New Curbs on ESG Shareholder Resolutions, Companies May Lose Useful Signals from Investors

    2025-08-19

    Morningstar: The largest surprise of the 2025 proxy season was the SEC’s new restrictions on permissible shareholder resolutions in the middle of an ongoing proxy season. 

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    ESG Ratings Branded 'A Lawsuit Waiting to Happen' by Legal Expert

    2025-08-18

    Wealth Professional: In a scathing new whitepaper from the Fraser Institute, Bryce Tingle, N. Murray Edwards chair in Business Law at the University of Calgary puts ESG ratings on notice, warning that the metrics driving trillions in investment decisions are deeply flawed and could land fund managers in court.

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    European Defence VC Funding Hits Record $5.2 Billion

    2025-08-18

    Funds Europe: The UK’s defence and national security sectors are set for expansion, with investment in European defence, security and resilience startups reaching an all-time high of $5.2 billion in 2024.

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    Global Banks, Investors Fund $9 Trillion in Deforestation-Risk Companies: Forest 500 Report

    2025-08-15

    ESG News: A new Forest 500 report by nonprofit Global Canopy reveals that in 2024, the 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to deforestation risk collectively financed US$8.9 trillion to companies in the so-called “deforestation economy.” 

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    Aviva Stands by Climate Goals in Face of US and UK Net Zero Pushback

    2025-08-14

    The Guardian: Aviva’s chief executive, Amanda Blanc, has reiterated the insurer’s commitment to climate goals in the face of growing pushback against net zero ambitions in the US and UK.

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    Apollo to Acquire Kelvion From Triton in €2 Billion Deal

    2024-08-14

    Private Equity Wire: Kelvion – formerly the heat exchanger division of GEA Group – serves data centres, industrial processes, carbon capture projects and hydrogen production. Demand for its products is being fuelled by global investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and the energy transition.

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    Leading Real Estate Investment Managers Fall Short on Climate Commitments as Global Heating Intensifies

    2025-08-13

    ShareAction: New research by ShareAction, the organisation campaigning for responsible investment, shows several of the world’s largest real estate investment managers are failing to take even basic steps to tackle climate change, leaving investors exposed to financial risks and critical emissions unchecked in a key sector for the transition to net zero.

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    Nuveen Raises $1.3 Billion for New Power Generation and Sustainable Infrastructure Credit Fund

    2025-08-13

    ESG Today: Investment manager Nuveen announced that it has raised $1.3 billion in capital commitments at the first close of Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II (EPIC II), reaching more than half of its $2.5 billion target for the infrastructure-focused private credit strategy.

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