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    Major Companies Reframing, Not Abandoning, DEI: Report

    2025-08-12

    ESG Dive: Companies have been rolling back their DEI programs since the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision outlawing affirmative action in higher education. After President Donald Trump’s reelection, McDonald’sMeta, a few banks and others preemptively adjusted policies in anticipation of backlash.

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    Blackstone to Acquire Enverus, Energy Data and Analytics Leader, in Energy Transition-focused Deal

    2025-08-06

    ESG News: Blackstone has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enverus, the largest SaaS‑based energy data and analytics platform, from Hellman & Friedman and Genstar Capital.

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    JPMorgan Mansart Launches Sustainability-Focused Global Equity Fund

    2025-08-06

    ESG Today: J.P. Morgan’s specialist asset management business Mansart has launched the J.P. Morgan Mansart iCubed Global Equity Select Fund, a new fund aimed at providing exposure to developed market equities, while delivering substantially enhanced sustainability characteristics and maintaining low tracking error to its parent universe.

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    State Finance Officials Press US Asset Managers To Denounce ESG, Climate

    2025-08-04

    ESG Dive: The push against the use of ESG factors, such as climate considerations in investment decisions and proxy engagement, follows Wall Street’s exodus from climate alliances earlier this year, spurred by mounting pressure from Republican-led state probes and changes in federal leadership. 

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    Texas Judge Greenlights Multi-State Lawsuit Accusing BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street of Using Climate Initiatives to Manipulate Energy Markets

    2025-08-04

    ESG Today: A U.S. federal judge has denied motions to dismiss most of the claims in a multistate lawsuit accusing asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street of violating antitrust laws and conspiring to use sustainable investment initiatives to manipulate coal markets, allowing the case to proceed.

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    GOP Officials In 21 States Demand Wall Street Giants Cease ESG Investing

    2025-07-30

    Financial Advisor Magazine: The top financial officers from 21 states have given 18 Wall Street giants—including BlackRock and JPMorgan—until September 1 to ensure their investment strategies follow “a fiduciary model" that's free of ESG investing or risk losing billions in state pension business.

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    1 in 5 Companies Say They’ve Slashed DEI Since Trump’s Election

    2025-07-30

    ESG Dive: Since President Donald Trump was reelected last fall, 20% of companies have scrapped their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a July 23 Resume.org report. 

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    Fidelity Partners With Ebi for Launch of ESG Index Fund

    2025-07-29

    Portfolio Adviser: Fidelity International has launched an ESG-screened global equity index fund, seeded with £320m from discretionary fund manager ebi. 

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    Trump’s SEC Distances Itself From Biden-Era ESG, Climate Rulemaking

    2025-07-25

    ESG Dive: Shortly after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, the Securities and Exchange Commission started taking steps to distance itself from rules promulgated under the prior administration, particularly those on environmental, social and governance issues. 

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    SEC Declines to Say if it Will Uphold Climate Disclosure Rule if Lawsuit Against it Fails

    2025-07-24

    ESG Today: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has told the U.S. Court of Appeals that it does not intend to review or revisit its climate disclosure rules for companies, and asked the court to rule on rule on petitions filed against the rules.

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