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    Barclays Turns to Enhanced Rock Weathering for First Carbon Removal Deal

    2025-10-09

    ESG Dive: The offtake agreement builds on Barclays’ broader climate goals, which include a commitment to allocate $1 trillion in sustainable and transition financing by 2030.

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    Brookfield Raises $20 Billion for Record Transition Fund

    2025-10-07

    GlobeNewswire: Brookfield announced the final institutional close for its flagship energy transition strategy, Brookfield Global Transition Fund II (“BGTF II” or “the Fund”), with $20 billion raised in fund commitments and strategic capital from a diverse range of existing and new investors.

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    Net Zero Banking Group Abandons Operations After Member Exodus

    2025-10-03

    City AM: The global Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has announced it will cease operations following an exodus of its membership after President Donald Trump returned to power. In a statement, the group said following a vote it will transfer from a member-based alliance to establish its guidance as a framework.

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    Companies Still Acting on Climate Change, But ‘Afraid To Talk About It’ Publicly: Experts

    2025-10-01

    ESG Dive: The terms “climate change,” “ESG” and “sustainability” have become highly politicized terms in recent years, landing in the fine print of contentious lawsuitsstate-led probes and federal deregulation

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    Renewable Energy Sector’s Human Rights Practices Have ‘Critical Gaps,’ Says BHRRC

    2025-09-30

    Yahoo Finance: The renewable energy industry has steadily improved its core human rights policies and practices, despite facing political and financial challenges, according to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre’s latest Renewable Energy and Human Rights Benchmark report

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    Most Companies Say Pressure for Sustainability Reporting Increasing Despite Regulatory Pullback: PwC Survey

    2025-09-29

    ESG Today: A majority of companies subject to CSRD or ISSB disclosure requirements say that pressure from a variety of stakeholders including investors and customers to provide sustainability reporting and data has continued to increase over the past year, according to a new report by global professional services firm PwC.

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    Trump Criticises Countries' Migration and Climate Policies in Scathing UN Speech

    2025-09-23

    BBC: Donald Trump has criticised other countries' migration and climate policies, during a scathing speech to the United Nations that also took aim at the body itself.

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    Wells Fargo Execs Settle Suit Over Diverse Hiring Practices

    2025-09-18

    ESG Dive: In 2020, Wells Fargo launched a “diverse slate” policy, requiring at least half of job candidates interviewed for open positions paying $100,000 or more per year be women, nonwhite or otherwise disadvantaged.

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    Families Back Sustainability Amid Global Uncertainty

    2025-09-15

    Funds Europe: Family offices are reinforcing their commitment to sustainable finance, even as global markets face political and economic turbulence, according to a survey by the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFi).

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    ‘Mob Wives’ and Missed Opportunities: The Hypocrisy of Avoiding Defense Investments

    2025-09-10

    Institutional Investor: Private capital is flooding into defense technology companies at unprecedented levels. Venture funds are "pouring money into defense startups," Bloomberg reports, with defense-related U.S. startups raising more funding since early 2023 than in the previous nine years combined.

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