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    Federal Banking Regulators Withdraw Guidance On Climate Risk Management

    2025-10-20

    ESG Dive: The Fed, FDIC and OCC said their existing standards require supervised financial institutions to have an effective risk management process in place that is on par with the “size, complexity, and risk of their activities.”

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    More Engagement Needed To Save ESG Investing

    2025-10-20

    Funds Europe: If the perceived decline of ESG funds is to be reversed, asset managers need to increase their engagement with their portfolio companies.

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    Carlyle, CalSTRS to Co-Invest in Climate Solutions

    2025-10-09

    ESG Today: Global private capital investment firm Carlyle’s private equity business unit Carlyle AlpInvest announced the launch of a new co-investment partnership with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), one of the largest public pension funds in the U.S., targeting joint investments in climate solutions.

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    Barclays Turns to Enhanced Rock Weathering for First Carbon Removal Deal

    2025-10-09

    ESG Dive: The offtake agreement builds on Barclays’ broader climate goals, which include a commitment to allocate $1 trillion in sustainable and transition financing by 2030.

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    Study Reveals 'Service Gap' as ESG Demand is Not Met by Many Advisors

    2025-10-08

    Wealth Professional: With the Trump administration having fuelled a significant pullback in investment in ESG initiatives in the US, which has spilled over into Canadian and other international markets, some would consider that this is a barren land for advisory business.

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    EU To Push Development Banks' Climate Focus Despite US Opposition, Draft Shows

    2025-10-08

    MSN/Reuters: The European Union will double down on its support for reforming global development banks to do more to fight climate change, a draft EU document showed, a stance that puts Brussels at odds with the U.S. ahead of World Bank and IMF meetings this month.

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    EU Postpones Sustainability Reporting Rules for Non-EU Companies

    2025-10-08

    ESG News: The European Commission has delayed the rollout of sustainability reporting standards for large non-EU companies under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), as part of a broader effort to reduce regulatory complexity and administrative costs across the bloc.

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    Dalio's Billions to Help Map Oceans as Deep-Sea Race Advances

    2025-10-07

    Financial Post: Billionaire Ray Dalio’s philanthropic arm is backing new research in the Indian Ocean to bolster marine protection after nations pledged to curb exploitation of the deep seas.

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    Brookfield Raises $20 Billion for Record Transition Fund

    2025-10-07

    GlobeNewswire: Brookfield announced the final institutional close for its flagship energy transition strategy, Brookfield Global Transition Fund II (“BGTF II” or “the Fund”), with $20 billion raised in fund commitments and strategic capital from a diverse range of existing and new investors.

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    Climate Risk ‘Cannot Be About Politics,’ Say Sustainable Investors Seeking Bipartisan Collaboration

    2025-10-07

    ESG Dive: In a year marked by withdrawals from global climate agreements, funding suspensions for clean energy projects and other measures that reverse the United States’ federal climate policy, sustainable investors are trying to find a way forward with Republicans steering both Congress and the White House. 

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