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    House Republicans Probe BlackRock, Vanguard on Their ESG Policies

    2023-07-07

    Yahoo Finance: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and two other House Republicans fired off letters to financial industry giants including BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., and State Street, contending that their efforts to combat climate change could violate US antitrust law.

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    Digital Assets and ESG Are Growing Drivers of M&A Disputes, Says BRG Report

    2023-07-06

    Private Equity Wire: Drawing on insights from leading M&A practitioners and BRG experts, the report examines how the M&A disputes landscape has evolved this year, and explores in depth the sectors and trends that emerged as priorities in last year's report.

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    Asset Managers, Banks Want Tougher ESG Reporting Rules for Firms

    2023-07-06

    BNN Bloomberg: Asset managers have launched a coordinated appeal to get the European Union to rework planned ESG reporting rules, as investors worry the current proposal doesn’t give them the data they need to make informed decisions and avoid greenwashing.

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    Toyota Taps US ESG Bond Market to Fund Electric-Car Push

    2023-07-06

    Yahoo Finance: Toyota Motor Corp. sold socially conscious debt denominated in dollars for the first time in two years as the Japanese carmaker looks to boost its production of electric vehicles to compete with Tesla Inc.

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    PE Managers Increase Focus on Climate Change and DEI

    2023-07-06

    Private Equity Wire: The firm's annual ESG Report shows that the proportion of managers addressing climate-related risks rose 12 percentage points to 55%, while managers have also made strong improvements in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues.

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    What To Talk About When You Don’t Talk About ESG

    2023-07-05

    GreenBiz: Highly charged political arguments over whether environmental, social and governance issues have a legitimate place in business decisions have put many chief executives, chief sustainability officers and other C-suite champions on the defensive.

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    ESG Raters in Britain Face Voluntary Code Ahead of Possible Rules

    2023-07-05

    MSN: Companies in Britain that compile the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings of different firms will face a new voluntary code of conduct ahead of potential regulations for a sector that channels trillions of dollars in investments.

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    ESG Veteran Says Recession Odds Expose Leverage Trap in Strategy

    2023-07-05

    BNN Bloomberg: A recession is coming, and ESG investors may be among those who stand to lose the most. That’s according to James Penny, the chief investment officer of TAM Asset Management and a veteran of ESG investing who correctly predicted the upheaval last year that hit funds dedicated to environmental, social and governance strategies.

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    Carlyle to Take Over £400 Million ESG Consultancy Anthesis

    2023-06-30

    BNN Bloomberg: Carlyle Group Inc. is buying a majority stake in sustainability consultancy Anthesis as the buyout firm seeks to take advantage of rising demand for specialist advice on environmental issues.   

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    ESG Will Reach Most Portfolios in 10 Years

    2023-06-29

    ESG Clarity: ESG investing remains on course to reach almost half of portfolios in two to three years’ time, and to reach 63% in 10 years, according to a survey by The Index Industry Association (IIA).

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