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    BlackRock Faces Activist Investor Pressure to Split Fink Chair and CEO Role

    2024-04-05

    ETF Stream: BlackRock’s Larry Fink will face a vote on his dual role as chairman and CEO after UK activist investor called for more oversight over the asset manager’s approach to sustainable investing.

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    A $290 Billion ESG Bond Market Faces EU Snub in New Proposal

    2024-04-04

    BNN Bloomberg: The Platform on Sustainable Finance, which advises the European Commission on environmental, social and governance policies, is proposing that flows generated through sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) be excluded from an EU exercise designed to monitor how well the bloc’s green rules are working.

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    Fed Blocks Tough Global Climate-Risk Rules for Wall Street Banks

    2024-04-03

    BNN Bloomberg: US regulators, led by the Federal Reserve, have thwarted a push to make climate risk a focus of global financial rules, according to people familiar with the matter.

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    80% of Global Investors Now Have Sustainable Investment Policies in Place: Deloitte/Tufts Survey

    2024-04-02

    ESG Today: The vast majority of professional investors globally have put in place ESG investment policies over the past several years, with investors looking both to minimize sustainability-related risk and capitalize on opportunities.

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    ESMA Adding ESG Factors To Rating Agency Rules

    2024-04-02

    Investment Executive: European regulators are consulting on proposed changes to rules governing credit rating agencies that aim to boost sustainability considerations.

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    Large Corporations Face Increasing Calls for Follow-Through on Climate Commitments

    2024-04-01

    GreenBiz: As the 2024 proxy season gets underway — and as climate disasters occur with increasing frequency, costing hundreds of billions in damages and business disruptions in recent years — many shareholder resolutions at large public companies focus on the climate crisis. 

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    Canadian Firms are Risking Investor Lawsuits Due to ESG Fraud

    2024-03-22

    Wealth Professional: While greenwashing is commonly called out by investors and consumers, a more sinister and potentially damaging trend is emerging, ESG fraud, and its scale is highlighted in a new report from KPMG in Canada.

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    US House Panel Subpoenas ESG Corporate Activist Group

    2024-03-22

    Yahoo Finance: A U.S. House of Representatives panel has subpoenaed the head of an activist group that pressures companies over environmental, social and corporate governance issues to appear for a March 28 deposition, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

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    Greenhushing Impacting Private Markets’ ESG Activity

    2024-03-22

    Funds Europe: Some asset managers are retreating from their public ESG commitments due to so-called ‘greenhushing’ suggests a report into ESG investing in private markets.

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    Bond Investors Flag ESG Dilemma in Europe’s Plan to Fund Defense

    2024-03-21

    BNN Bloomberg: The possibility that Europe will tap its investment bank to fund defense spending is being met with skepticism from bond investors, who flag risks to the lender’s sustainability credentials and higher borrowing costs. 

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