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    KPMG: Majority of U.S. CEOs Expect Significant Returns from Sustainability Investments Within 3-5 Years

    2024-04-16

    ESG Today: The majority of U.S. CEOs expect to see significant returns from their company’s sustainability investments within three to five years, and the corporate leaders continue to rank ESG as their top operational priority.

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    Texas Muni Borrowers Bemoan Anti-ESG Laws Restricting Banks

    2024-04-16

    BNN Bloomberg: Texas borrowers gathered at an industry conference bemoaned two Republican-backed laws in the state that issuers say have restricted which Wall Street banks they can do business with. 

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    Europe Stands Firm Against Driven ESG Backlash

    2024-04-12

    XM: In the United States, conservative politicians have been successful in tamping down environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) product marketing, in diluting regulations that promote ESG disclosures, and in discouraging financial firms from co-ordinating on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

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    ESG Industry Will Withstand a Trump Victory, Impax CEO Says

    2024-04-09

    BNN Bloomberg: Investment funds focused on environmental, social and governance factors will be able to withstand a victory by Donald Trump in the US Presidential election this November, according to Ian Simm, the founder and CEO of Impax Asset management. 

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    Financial Firms Tout Energy Business After West Virginia Restrictions

    2024-04-09

    Yahoo Finance: West Virginia has added Citi, HSBC and two other financial firms to a list of institutions that may be barred from some state business due to their energy finance policies, prompting three of them to assert their commitment to that industry.

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    BMO Drops Anti-Coal Policy Amid Wall Street Rebuke of ESG

    2024-04-09

    Yahoo Finance: BMO Bank quietly dropped its policy restricting lending to the coal industry in late 2023, helping it avoid being labeled an energy “boycotter” in West Virginia.

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    SEC Pauses Climate Disclosure Rules Amidst Legal Challenges

    2024-04-05

    ESG Today: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has paused the implementation of its recently released climate disclosure rules requiring companies to report on climate-related risks and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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    ESG Pioneer Mary Jane McQuillen Says Sector Held to ‘Different Standard’

    2024-04-05

    Yahoo Finance: Two decades ago, she served as one of 12 asset managers who helped former United Nations official Paul Clements-Hunt coin the term for what’s now a $3 trillion fund sector that aims to not only reap financial returns, but also deliver positive impacts on environmental, societal and governance issues.

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    EY Launches Sustainable Finance Hub to Help Financials Meet New ESG Reporting, Regulatory Requirements

    2024-04-05

    ESG Today: Professional services firm EY announced today the launch of a new Sustainable Finance Innovation Hub, aimed at supporting financial institutions globally in meeting their ESG regulatory and reporting requirements.

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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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