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    The Toughest ESG Rule Yet Puts EU on Collision Course With US

    2023-07-13

    BNN Bloomberg: The woman in charge of getting Europe’s toughest piece of ESG legislation through the bloc’s parliament says she’s confident the US will embrace the global accountability the bill introduces, once politicians stop being distracted by lobbyists.

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    Lawmakers Tussle Over GOP Efforts to Thwart ESG Investing

    2023-07-12

    CNBC: House lawmakers clashed over federally mandated environmental, social and governance disclosure requirements for companies rolled out amid concerns over growing climate disasters.

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    Franklin Templeton Launches Two Sustainable Thematic ETFs

    2023-07-07

    ESG Clarity: Franklin Templeton has launched two sustainable thematic ETFs, the Franklin Future of Food UCITS ETF and Franklin Future of Health and Wellness UCITS ETF.

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    House Republicans Probe BlackRock, Vanguard on Their ESG Policies

    2023-07-07

    Yahoo Finance: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and two other House Republicans fired off letters to financial industry giants including BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., and State Street, contending that their efforts to combat climate change could violate US antitrust law.

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    Asset Managers, Banks Want Tougher ESG Reporting Rules for Firms

    2023-07-06

    BNN Bloomberg: Asset managers have launched a coordinated appeal to get the European Union to rework planned ESG reporting rules, as investors worry the current proposal doesn’t give them the data they need to make informed decisions and avoid greenwashing.

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    Toyota Taps US ESG Bond Market to Fund Electric-Car Push

    2023-07-06

    Yahoo Finance: Toyota Motor Corp. sold socially conscious debt denominated in dollars for the first time in two years as the Japanese carmaker looks to boost its production of electric vehicles to compete with Tesla Inc.

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    ESG Veteran Says Recession Odds Expose Leverage Trap in Strategy

    2023-07-05

    BNN Bloomberg: A recession is coming, and ESG investors may be among those who stand to lose the most. That’s according to James Penny, the chief investment officer of TAM Asset Management and a veteran of ESG investing who correctly predicted the upheaval last year that hit funds dedicated to environmental, social and governance strategies.

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    Carlyle to Take Over £400 Million ESG Consultancy Anthesis

    2023-06-30

    BNN Bloomberg: Carlyle Group Inc. is buying a majority stake in sustainability consultancy Anthesis as the buyout firm seeks to take advantage of rising demand for specialist advice on environmental issues.   

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    BlackRock's Fink Says He's Stopped Using 'Weaponised' Term ESG

    2023-06-26

    US News: BlackRock boss Larry Fink, at the forefront of the business world's adoption of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards, has stopped using the term, saying it has become too politicized.

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    ESG Advocates Say GOP Backlash Gives Industry an Opportunity

    2023-06-26

    BNN Bloomberg: All of the Republican-led backlash against ESG investing has presented the industry with an opportunity to reinvent itself. At least that’s the view of several ESG supporters at a marquee sustainable-investing conference in Boston.

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