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Florida House passes bill banning ESG in government investments

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a priority of Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, the Florida House on Friday passed a measure that would prevent consideration of “environmental, social and governance” standards in investing government money. The Republican-controlled House voted 80-31 to approve the bill (HB 3) targeting what is known […] Click here to view original […]

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How the anti-ESG movement is failing to gain a foothold in corporate America

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This year’s proxy season – the time between mid-April and mid-June when most large, publicly traded companies host their annual meeting and shareholders vote on various resolutions – will test how far the anti-ESG movement sweeping the US is gaining a foothold in corporate America. To date, the anti-ESG […] Click here to view original

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Investors File Record Number Of ESG Shareholder Resolutions, Report Says

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Investors are expressing their growing interest in addressing ESG issues with the filing of a record number of shareholder resolutions to be considered this proxy season, according to As You Sow, the Sustainable Investment Institute and Proxy Impact in the Proxy Preview 2023 report released Wednesday. Investors filed 542 […] Click here to view original

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No, Biden’s veto does not require pensions to be invested in ESG funds

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President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency on Monday, March 20, protecting his administration’s rule about investment choices for retirement plans. The current Department of Labor rule allows retirement fund managers to take into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment choices. Some […] Click here to view original

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House GOP fails to override Biden veto of ESG investing ban

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House failed Thursday to override President Joe Biden’s first veto — of a Republican-led bill that would have banned the consideration of environmental, social or governance issues in retirement and other investment decisions. Republicans failed to mount the necessary two-thirds votes needed in the […] Click here to view original

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Viewpoint: How Environmental—Social—Governance (ESG) screens can be manipulated to promote misleading science and damage sustainability efforts

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Credit: iStock While the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investor point system has had a bit of a rough time over the last year, the great and the good at the World Economic Forum in Davos are determined to push through an ESG 2.0 – a kinder and gentler […] Click here to view original

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