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    Wall Street Banks Score Win in Anti-ESG Louisiana Debt Spat

    2024-08-08

    BNN Bloomberg: The public finance desk at Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other Wall Street banks just sidestepped a potential ESG fight in Louisiana. In a quick meeting that lasted less than 10 minutes, members of the state’s bond commission approved the firms as part of a group of managers that the state can hire on debt deals.

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    Financial Performance Main Motivator Behind ESG Strategies For First Time

    2024-08-07

    Yahoo Finance: Businesses believe the desire to improve financial performance should be the single most significant factor behind companies introducing environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies for the first time, a new survey has found.

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    Nuveen Climate Fund Invests $20 Million in e-waste Circularity Solutions Provider Onepak

    2024-08-07

    ESG Today: Digital supply chain and reverse logistics provider Onepak announced that it has raised $20 million from the Private Equity Impact team at asset manager Nuveen, aimed at developing and scaling its platform for facilitating e-waste circularity.

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    US Acknowledges 68% of Corporate Leaders are Involved in Greenwashing Practices: ERM

    2024-08-05

    ESG News: A recent report by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) highlights a significant issue within the ESG rating market: greenwashing. According to the study, 68% of corporate leaders in the United States admit to engaging in greenwashing practices.

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    US Appeals Court Orders Judge to Reconsider Biden ESG Investing Rule

    2024-07-18

    U.S. News: A U.S. appeals court ordered a Texas judge to reconsider his decision upholding a Biden administration rule that allows socially conscious investing by employee retirement plans, in light of a major recent Supreme Court ruling.

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    Wall Street Starts Calling Time on ESG Labels After Backlash

    2024-07-17

    Yahoo Finance: At Institutional Investor, keeper of Wall Street’s version of the Oscars for financial analysts, the winner in one category this year is — nobody. The red carpet is being formally rolled up for the three letters, ESG. The 57-year-old II has dropped the label, short for environmental, social and governance, from its annual analyst rankings.

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    BlackRock Hires Government Liaison as Texas Pushes Against ESG

    2024-07-15

    BNN Bloomberg: BlackRock Inc. is bolstering its government-relations staff with a new hire in Austin as the money manager fends off criticism from Texas Republicans.

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    BlackRock Launches Global Real Estate ESG ETF

    2024-07-04

    ESG News: BlackRock has introduced the iShares Global Real Estate Environmental Tilt UCITS ETF, a pioneering exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into global real estate investments.

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    Over 90% of US Companies Plan to Increase Reporting Efforts on SEC’s Final Climate Rule

    2024-07-04

    PA Future: More than 90% of US companies plan to increase reporting emphasis on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s final climate rule despite legal challenges, according to results from the latest research from Persefoni in conjunction with the Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF).

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    Private Capital ESG Fundraising in 2024 Comparable to 2022 Standout Highs

    2024-07-03

    PA Future: Private capital ESG fundraising hit $55bn by the end of April 2024 – a pace comparable to 2022’s high of $163bn over 12 months, according to the latest report from Preqin.

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