“You have these woke corporations who are dictating how people should invest,” Indiana Treasurer Daniel Elliott told a local radio station. “You have these folks from New York City and Europe and California dictating how Hoosiers’ investments should be invested. And that’s a problem.” The battle over ESG investing […] Click here to view original […]

“Blue Chip Companies Are Ditching ESG Terms From Their Loans,” reads a Dec. 18 Bloomberg news headline. It’s become a trend this year as American investors and companies have realized that environmental, social and governance, or ESG, investing produces lower returns and represents a worldview divorced from real science […] Click here to view original

Some $1.1bn of the total of $1.4bn, has been invested in CATL, the world’s biggest EV and energy storage battery manufacturer, Ignites analysis shows Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the ESG investing myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Environmental, social and governance funds […] Click here to view original

Wiley Rein LLP On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a lengthy opinion, vacated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of Nasdaq’s board diversity rules in Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC . The court found Nasdaq’s regulations […] Click here to view original

Sustainability Published an hour ago Submitted by Workiva ESG Talk: Unpacking Scope2 and Scope 3 Emissions. In this episode of ESG Talk, we’re replaying the last two segments from the Climate Week series. Frank Koch, CEO of Swiss Steel Group, and Alberto Carrillo Pineda, CTO of the Science Based […] Click here to view original

This year’s most-read articles reveal a changing of investor sentiment The past 12 months have been a time of intense change – you don’t need me to tell you that. We’ve seen a change of administration in the US, UK and many more countries, military conflicts continue and the […] Click here to view original