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UK regulator working on investor sustainability preferences policy; BlackRock's Fink says he has dropped the use of the term ESG.
The latest developments in sustainable finance: 15% support for climate lobbying proposal at Toyota; ASIC tells firms to prepare to adopt ISSB standards.
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The latest developments in ESG-related funds: Morningstar flags 27 ‘anti-ESG’ funds; impak Analytics launches five ESG-impact indices and ETFs.
The latest developments in sustainable finance: US big six directors linked to polluting firms; AIIB issues climate adaptation bond.
See which financial companies have ended up on lists of alleged boycotters across the states that have published so far.
US House committee announces attorney general hearing on ESG, $10trn coalition calls for more action on plastics.
Traditionally viewed as staid and boring, investors are increasingly looking at the muni market as a source of sustainable asset – but will the ESG backlash strike a crippling blow?
US responsible investment firm cites legal and compliance concerns over net-zero pledge.
New York City Office of the Comptroller, CalSTRS, Franklin Templeton, Generation Investment Management, and Patagonia among 200+ signatories of statement.
The latest developments in sustainable finance: Texas blacklists HSBC for energy policy; investors stepped up decarbonisation in 2022 despite energy crisis, Robeco finds.