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    Standard Chartered Appoints Roger Charles as Head of Sustainability Initiatives

    2025-09-02

    ESG News: Standard Chartered has appointed Roger Charles as Head of Sustainability Initiatives, Coverage, within its Corporate & Investment Banking team.

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    Preliminary Injunction Halts Enforcement of Texas’ Latest Anti-ESG Law

    2025-09-02

    Yahoo Finance: A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Texas Senate Bill 2337, which targeted proxy advisory firms and restricted use of ESG factors, preventing implementation of the law that was set to take effect Sept. 1.

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    How India’s Financial Regulators Can Align Climate Action With Social Equity

    2025-09-02

    Green Central Banking: India is undergoing an ambitious energy transition, and as the country accelerates its path to decarbonisation this shift must be both fast and fair.

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    Democrat Finance Officials Push Asset Managers to Reaffirm Commitment to Manage Climate Risks

    2025-08-22

    ESG Dive: The Democratic finance officials behind the Aug. 15 letter represent more than $3 trillion in pension fund assets, according to Lierman’s release and are organized under the group Americans for Responsible Growth.

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    Invesco EUR AAA CLO UCITS ETF to Adopt ESG Criteria

    2025-08-22

    Investing.com: Invesco Markets II Plc announced that its Invesco EUR AAA CLO UCITS ETF will incorporate environmental and social characteristics into its investment policy, effective September 30, 2025.

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    Morgan Stanley Backs Overhaul’s $105M Series C to Advance Supply Chain Sustainability

    2025-08-21

    ESG News: Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s 1GT climate private equity strategy has joined a $105 million Series C round for Overhaul Group, a global provider of in-transit cargo risk management solutions. The round was led by Springcoast Partners with support from Edison Partners.

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    Companies With Climate Targets Have More Than Tripled Since 2023: SBTi

    2025-08-21

    ESG Dive: The SBTi, which validates that organizational sustainability targets align with climate science, collected data from the end of 2023 until Q2 of 2025. The data included corporations, small and medium enterprises, and financial institutions.

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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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