View from the US: ESG industry begins to defend against ‘woke’ investment critics
‘Firms should not be shying away from saying ESG strategies are seeking long-term value and seeking risk’
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ESG industry begins to defend against ‘woke’ investment critics
Amid a growing anti-ESG movement, sustainable investors want to correct misinformation
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Texas publishes fund blacklist for state pensions
BlackRock, UBS, Schroders and others are called out by the state
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iShares files for Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF
Portfolio companies ‘support energy efficiency and emissions mitigation’
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Anti-ESG funds launch to capitalize on backlash
Fledgling ETF provider Strive Asset Management hopes to compete with ETF giants for proxy voting power
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BlackRock fund buys organics-to-energy recycler
Vanguard Renewables says it has mitigated about 500,000 tons of emissions since 2014
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BlackRock hires Kaminker from Lombard Odier
Chris Kaminker taking up the post of deputy head of sustainable investing at US asset management giant
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BlackRock hires Kaminker from Lombard Odier
Chris Kaminker taking up the post of deputy head of sustainable investing at US asset management giant
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Support in some proxy votes falls amid record season
It’s not just BlackRock that is less supportive of shareholder proposals, Morningstar finds
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BlackRocks adds two ESG funds to MyMap range
Takes the number of ESG-focused funds in £7.8trn manager’s multi-asset range to three
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BlackRock hires regional sustainability heads
Ewa Jackson’s EMEA sustainable solutions team makes three hires
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Who’s afraid of ESG?
There is a struggle to define ESG, and opponents are using that to their advantage