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      Wall Street Quietly Turns Tail on Its Sustainability Commitments

      2024-09-12

      BNN Bloomberg: News emerged last week that Morgan Stanley had quietly shelved a central pillar of its sustainability strategy: a commitment to finance the cleanup and prevention of plastic pollution. 

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      Robeco Launches High Income Green Bond Product

      2024-09-05

      Portfolio Adviser: Robeco has launched a High Income Green Bonds strategy, managed with a benchmark-agnostic, global approach investing across all credit sectors within green bond investments.

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      Morgan Stanley Quietly Walks Away From Plastics Financing Goal

      2024-09-05

      BNN Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley no longer has an explicit financing goal to tackle plastic pollution, as the Wall Street bank quietly shelves an earlier target.

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      AQR Gets $350 Million for Fund Pitching Long-Short ESG Bets

      2024-08-23

      Yahoo Finance: A fund launched by AQR Capital Management LLC is about to give investors a taste of how well ESG can be combined with the goal of generating market-beating returns.

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      U.S. Federal Court Strikes Down Missouri Anti-ESG Investing Rule

      2024-08-19

      ESG Today: A U.S. federal court has issued a ruling blocking new regulations in Missouri aimed at limiting the ability of financial professionals to integrate ESG considerations into their investment advice, finding that the regulation was vague and unconstitutional.

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      U.S. ESG Bond Market Facing Slow Death as Sales Hit Five-Year Low

      2024-08-19

      BNN Bloomberg: Bonds that fund companies’ environmental projects, or give corporations an incentive to improve their governance or achieve social goals like boosting gender equality, have seen sales drop this year. 

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      68% of Large U.S. Companies Now Have Dedicated Sustainability Reporting Budgets: EcoOnline Survey

      2024-08-19

      ESG Today: Over two thirds of large companies in the U.S. have put in place dedicated budgets for sustainability reporting, and nearly all plan to increase spending on sustainability and compliance reporting... according to a new survey by ESG and EHS solutions provider EcoOnline.

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      US Judge Blocks Missouri Rule Curbing Socially-Conscious Investing

      2024-08-16

      Investing.com: A federal judge in Missouri struck down the Republican-led state's rule limiting the ability of financial professionals to consider environmental, social, and corporate governance factors in giving investment advice.

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      Canadian ESG Investing Sees Record Growth and Diversification Amid Challenges, Morningstar Report

      2024-08-15

      ESG News: Canadian investors focused on sustainability now have more choices than ever. Despite a record outflow of C$2.1 billion in Q2 2024, largely due to a single institutional investor’s withdrawal from the BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders ETF ESGY, the overall landscape for sustainable investing in Canada is expanding.

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      Texas Adds UK Lender NatWest to Energy 'Boycott' List Over Financing Restrictions

      2024-08-14

      Yahoo Finance: Texas has added Britain's NatWest to a list of firms that "boycott" energy companies, potentially restricting the bank's business with public agencies, the comptroller said.

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