U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to end its defense of the rules requiring disclosure of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions.
ESG News: The British Standards Institution (BSI) has introduced groundbreaking government-backed standards, the Overarching Principles Standard (BSI Flex 701), to boost investment in nature-friendly projects across the UK.
ESG Dive: JLL, a Fortune 500 real estate and investment management company, has previously executed more than 150 deals and has participated in transactions worth $20 billion in Europe and Asia’s energy and infrastructure capital markets, according to the release.
ESG Today: Investment management firm Fidelity International announced that it has raised €110 million (USD$119 million) for the Fidelity Real Estate Logistics Impact Climate Solutions (LOGICs) fund, dedicated to energy transition in the real estate sector, adding to the €200 million raised during its first close in March 2024.
Portfolio Adviser: Nordea Asset Management (NAM) has reviewed the names of its sustainable funds in line with new guidelines from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The group has added or kept ‘Sustainable’ in the names of 17 Nordea 1 SICAV funds following the review.
ESG Today: The vast majority of public companies are either retaining or ramping up their climate commitments, with companies found to be more than twice as likely to be increasing their emissions reduction goals than decelerating them, according to a new study released by professional services firm PwC.
MSN: ESG funds in Europe could substantially increase their allocations to the defense industry should existing restrictions be fully removed, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley.
ESG Dive: JPMorgan Chase announced changes to its internal practices on diversity, equity and inclusion and its external memberships in climate-related organizations last week, ESG Dive confirmed.
Yahoo Finance: The lawsuit alleging the three asset managers had conspired to “artificially constrict” the U.S. coal market was first filed in November, claiming the asset managers had made “substantial” investments in public coal companies to get them to drive down their output.
Sky News: The defence industry has long complained that environment, sustainability and governance (ESG) standards, intended to guide business impact on society, have prevented small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) raising finance.
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