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    LGIM Dials Up Its Engagement on Climate, as Window to Achieving 1.5 Degrees Rapidly Closes

    2023-06-15

    Legal & General: Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), one of the world’s largest asset managers, has announced the results of its seventh Climate Impact Pledge – its annual engagement programme to encourage companies to tackle climate change and the transition to net-zero carbon emissions.

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    Bank of America Leads Big Banks Back to the ESG Market

    2023-06-14

    BNN Bloomberg: Bank of America Corp. returned to the green bond market, ending a seven-month issuance drought for bonds tied to ESG financing from Wall Street’s biggest lenders.

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    ESG Investing is Not Dead, or Even in Decline—it is Growing Up

    2023-06-13

    Quartz: When Morningstar observed a slowdown in new ESG fund launches last quarter, it seemed like big news. Could the public interest in sustainable investing be waning?

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    Yellen Says US Is Concerned About EU’s ESG Supply Chain Rules

    2023-06-13

    Yahoo News: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US is concerned about the potential “negative, unintended consequences” of European Union efforts to force corporations to screen their supply chains for environmental and social risks.

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    How Can CFOs Prepare For Increased ESG Requirements?

    2023-06-12

    Sustainability Magazine: Chief Financial Officers (CFO) are increasingly required to create systems to tackle ESG issues, to abide by impending federal climate-disclosure regulations and mounting pressure from shareholders.

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    Anti-ESG Funds Take Off, But Soon Stumble

    2023-06-08

    Advisor's Edge: Amid an ideological backlash against ESG investing in the U.S., “anti-woke” investing took off in the third quarter of 2022, according to a new report from Morningstar — but its momentum quickly fizzled.

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    European Managers Prioritise ESG, Unlike US Counterparts

    2023-06-08

    Funds Europe: Continued evidence of the disparity between attitudes towards ESG by European fund managers and US fund managers has been published - although US managers expect demand for ESG data to increase.

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    Wildfire Smoke Sparks Interest in BlackRock’s ESG Fund

    2023-06-08

    ETF.com: Smoke from Canadian wildfires draped the world’s financial center in a dangerous haze, and may have sparked a significant move into the largest environmentally focused exchange-traded fund. 

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    The Little-Known Group That's Battling Wall Street Over ESG

    2023-06-07

    BNN Bloomberg: Operating with a meager budget from a suburban home outside Washington, Will Hild is gearing up for his next battle against Wall Street and the forces behind ESG investing.

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    Another Blow for Ethical Investors as ESG Withdrawals Continue

    2023-06-06

    Good Money Guide: ESG equity funds, which prioritize companies adhering to environmental, social, or governance criteria, experienced a significant outflow of funds in May with net flows of minus £304 million.

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