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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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    Fed Blocks Tough Global Climate-Risk Rules for Wall Street Banks

    2024-04-03

    BNN Bloomberg: US regulators, led by the Federal Reserve, have thwarted a push to make climate risk a focus of global financial rules, according to people familiar with the matter.

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    Canadian Firms are Risking Investor Lawsuits Due to ESG Fraud

    2024-03-22

    Wealth Professional: While greenwashing is commonly called out by investors and consumers, a more sinister and potentially damaging trend is emerging, ESG fraud, and its scale is highlighted in a new report from KPMG in Canada.

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    US House Panel Subpoenas ESG Corporate Activist Group

    2024-03-22

    Yahoo Finance: A U.S. House of Representatives panel has subpoenaed the head of an activist group that pressures companies over environmental, social and corporate governance issues to appear for a March 28 deposition, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

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    Texas Schools Fund Pulls $8.5 Billion From BlackRock Over ESG Policies

    2024-03-20

    MSN: A Texas schools fund said it told BlackRock it would terminate a contract to manage around $8.5 billion of state money due to the energy investment policies of the world's largest asset manager.

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    Canada Releases Proposed IFRS-Based Sustainability Reporting Standards

    2024-03-14

    ESG Today: The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) announced the release of new proposed standards for companies to report sustainability and climate-related information, based on the recently released sustainability disclosure standards by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

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    Canadian Banks Face ESG-Related Proposals at AGMs, But Little New on Climate

    2024-03-13

    BNN Bloomberg: Canadian banks face another round of shareholder proposals focused on environmental, social and governance issues at their annual meetings this year, but little new on climate.

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