Earlier this week, a Republican bill aimed at preventing pension funds from making investment decisions on the grounds of climate change considerations passed in both houses of Congress. While many expect President Biden to veto the bill and have it all done with, the existence of this bill is […] Click here to view original […]
Meeting requirements: While certification is critical, local timber industry players are also working to improve social and labour issues under the ESG standards. COMPANIES along the timber value chain are increasingly aiming to prove that the forest-based materials they use come from legal and sustainable sources. They are seeking […] Click here to view original
A deeply rooted approach to investing and social action is taking its lumps. Often known as E.S.G. investing, this approach takes its name from the environmental, social and governance factors that are used by millions of people in countless investment, business, lifestyle and government policy decisions every day. In […] Click here to view original
On Wall St., ‘Socially Responsible’ Is Common Sense. In Congress, It’s Political. Read More »
State Senator Bryan Hughes, a Republican from Texas. A Texas lawmaker is seeking to broaden the fight against ESG policies by imposing further limits on the types of investments state pension fund managers can make and restricting shareholder proposals that would dictate insurance companies’ business with oil and gas […] Click here to view original
Texas anti-ESG push is coming for insurers and pension funds in new bills Read More »
President Joe Biden and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, talk just before they enter the Senate Democratic Caucus lunch on Thursday in the United States Capitol. By Micaela Hanson Capital News Service WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is poised to veto legislation that would roll back an administration […] Click here to view original
Biden to veto bill blocking use of ESG in retirement plan investments Read More »
“Brownfield” is the technical name for an underused or abandoned industrial or commercial property. Brownfields can range from old factories to vacant warehouses; from defunct gas stations to former dry cleaning establishments. Many brownfields are contaminated with potentially dangerous waste. Solvents and waste oil, for example, might be found […] Click here to view original
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