Illustration by Maggie Chiang Summary. ESG is at an inflection point. It has come to represent a broad and inchoate aspiration for what business should be doing beyond maximizing shareholder value. With ESG advocates on the defensive, business leaders need a new roadmap to determine which … Post In […] Click here to view original […]

The number of asset owners who feel the boom in ESG regulation is interfering with their ability to implement sustainability policies has more than halved over the past year. That’s according to a survey of 303 asset owners from across the globe, conducted by FTSE Russell. “Fewer asset owners […] Click here to view original

Cooley LLP In case it escaped your notice a few months back—as it did mine— Bloomberg is now reporting that the SEC has “quietly disbanded” its Enforcement Division’s Climate and ESG Task Force. You remember the task force? Back in 2021, when Allison Herren Lee was Acting Chair of […] Click here to view original

Asset owners across the globe are no longer so worried about the availability and quality of ESG data, leading many of the largest firms to expand their sustainable investing programs, a report out this week shows. FTSE Russell, the global index provider, said its 2024 survey of asset owners […] Click here to view original

In what may be a final effort before the elections, the Republican-led House of Representatives on Sept. 18 approved legislation to prevent the use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions for retirement plans. In this latest salvo, the House on a near party-line vote […] Click here to view original

Anderson P.C. logo The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently dissolved its Climate and ESG Enforcement Task Force, signaling a notable shift in the Commission’s regulatory focus. Formed in 2021 under Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee, the Task Force played a central role in SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s push […] Click here to view original