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    EU Launches €100 Billion Clean Industrial Deal for Decarbonization and Clean Tech Growth

    2025-02-26

    ESG News: The European Commission has launched the Green Industrial Deal, a sweeping business plan aimed at reinforcing industrial competitiveness, reducing emissions and securing Europe's clean energy future. 

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    FTSE 350 Surpasses Gender Target With Women in 43% of Board Positions

    2025-02-25

    Portfolio Adviser: Companies in the FTSE 350 index hit their target of having women occupy 40% of leadership positions a year early, with women now filling 43% of company board positions, according to the latest FTSE Women Leaders Review.

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    Asset Owners Demand Greater Transparency on ESG Amid Increased Scrutiny: Cerulli

    2025-02-25

    ESG Dive: Investors and asset owners are increasingly asking asset managers to offer more detailed reports on ESG-related activities, according to a recent report from research firm Cerulli Associates.

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    Anti-ESG Concerns Dog Vanguard as it Rounds up Fund Board Votes

    2025-02-25

    Yahoo Finance: A group of Republican U.S. state treasurers will withhold votes for Vanguard fund board nominees on concerns the slate is "tone-deaf" on sustainability matters, presenting a political hurdle for the top mutual fund manager as it looks to build turnout for a rare fund trustee election.

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    BlackRock Resumes Stewardship Talks After Reviewing New ESG Guidance

    2025-02-21

    MSN: Top asset manager BlackRock said it had resumed stewardship engagements with companies after reviewing new guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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    ETF Giants Rethink ESG Strategy Amid Tougher SEC Disclosure Rules

    2025-02-21

    Yahoo Finance: Vanguard and BlackRock Inc. (BLK) have hit pause on corporate engagement meetings as they consider the consequences of newly released guidance that redefines how investor activism is regulated, according to published reports from Semafor and Reuters citing unnamed sources.

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    Dems Ask SEC, DOL To Not Issue Anti-ESG Rules

    2025-02-20

    ESG Dive: A coalition of 17 Democratic state finance officials sent a letter to the acting heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Labor, combating anti-ESG and anti-DEI claims from their Republican colleagues that were previously sent to the agencies, according to the letter seen by ESG Dive.

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    Climate Change Should be Incorporated Into ‘Daily Decision-Making’: JPMorgan

    2025-02-19

    Yahoo Finance: JPMorgan Chase published the first installment of a climate-focused advisory series last week that the bank says is designed to help clients understand climate risk and how to factor its financial impacts in asset prices.

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    HSBC Pushes Back Net Zero Goals by 20 Years

    2025-02-19

    ESG Today: HSBC revealed a series of major changes to its climate goals, including a decision to push back its 2030 target to achieve net zero emissions in its operations and supply chain by 20 years, citing the “slower pace of the transition across the real economy,” in areas including climate technology, energy transition, and government policy.

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    Vanguard Pauses Corporate Meetings Over New ESG Guidance

    2025-02-19

    Yahoo Finance: Top mutual fund manager Vanguard has paused meetings with portfolio companies while it reviews the impact of new guidance on investor activism from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to people familiar with the matter.

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