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    Trump’s Call to End Quarterly Reports Gets Unlikely Support From Climate-Conscious Investors

    2025-09-16

    Investing.com: A call by Donald Trump to ditch quarterly corporate reporting has received cautious support from an unlikely source: international investors pushing business to do more on longer-term sustainability issues, many lambasted by the U.S. president.

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    VC Giants Join Forces to Scale Climate Tech Startups

    2025-09-15

    KnowESG: Fourteen venture capital and growth equity firms with $60 billion in assets launch a collaborative climate tech fund. The All Aboard Coalition aims to bridge the “valley of death” for clean tech startups scaling from early-stage to commercial deployment.

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    Neuberger Berman Joins Blackstone in Backing Sustainability Software Provider Sphera

    2025-09-12

    ESG News: Sphera, the Chicago-based sustainability and operational risk management software firm, has secured a new round of growth capital from Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions, adding a second major institutional backer alongside Blackstone.

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    BlackRock’s Support for Environmental, Social Proposals Dips to Less Than 2% in 2025

    2025-09-11

    ESG Dive: Average shareholder support for environmental and social proposals has declined over the past four proxy seasons from a 2021 high of 33%, according to a proxy preview report released last year. 

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    SEC Chair Warns IFRS Foundation Over Support for International Sustainability Standards Board

    2025-09-11

    ESG Today: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may reconsider its rules allowing foreign companies to file financial statements using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) accounting standards due to the IFRS Foundation’s formation and backing of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), according to a warning issued by SEC Chair Paul Atkins.

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    Wall Street Regulator Says It Has Concerns Over European ESG Rules

    2025-09-10

    MSN/Reuters: Wall Street's top regulator criticized two recent European laws on companies' disclosures of their environmental, social and governance impacts, underscoring the shift in U.S. financial regulation since President Donald Trump took office.

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    Vanguard Supports No Environmental, Social Proposals For Second Straight Year

    2025-09-04

    Yahoo Finance: Vanguard, the world's second-largest asset manager, reported last week that it supported no environmental or social shareholder proposals at U.S. portfolio companies during the most recent proxy season.

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    Neuberger Berman Joins Blackstone as Investor in Sustainability Software Provider Sphera

    2025-09-03

    ESG Today: Blackstone-backed sustainability and operational risk management software platform Sphera announced a “significant growth investment” from Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions (NBCS).

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    Standard Chartered Appoints Roger Charles as Head of Sustainability Initiatives

    2025-09-02

    ESG News: Standard Chartered has appointed Roger Charles as Head of Sustainability Initiatives, Coverage, within its Corporate & Investment Banking team.

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    Preliminary Injunction Halts Enforcement of Texas’ Latest Anti-ESG Law

    2025-09-02

    Yahoo Finance: A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Texas Senate Bill 2337, which targeted proxy advisory firms and restricted use of ESG factors, preventing implementation of the law that was set to take effect Sept. 1.

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