Morningstar CEO tackles ESG politics: ‘It’s about choice and empowerment’
Kunal Kapoor addresses backlash, BDS concerns and the future of sustainability
Emile Hallez
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Morningstar CEO on ESG politics, future of sustainability
‘We’re not trying to make value judgments,’ Kunal Kapoor says
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Investors like ESG and want advisers’ help with it
Nearly 90% said they would like advisers to help them with allocations
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Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule
The effort, the latest in an overall anti-ESG push from conservatives, is largely symbolic
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Vanguard gives fund shareholders some proxy-voting power
Republicans have criticized the big asset managers over their proxy-voting practices
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Morningstar launches ESG 401(k)
The Pooled Employer Plan, aimed at small businesses, is designed around ESG
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DOL’s ESG rule hit with long-shot lawsuit
A legal challenge to the agency’s rule on investments in retirement plans was inevitable, lawyers say
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US politicians are running on the anti-ESG agenda
Across the pond the backlash is just getting started with legislation clamping down on ESG
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The unexpected benefits of inflation on climate and equity
Clean energy costs have come down, and employment in the green economy is resilient
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Transparent gender data paves way for reaping gender-driven results
Counting the number of women leading a company is harder than it looks
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Dems launch sustainable investment caucus
The effort is in part a response to anti-ESG measures
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Banks lagging on clean energy pushed to explain net-zero goals
GFANZ members are the biggest funders of oil and gas, which seems to go against net-zero goals