BlackRock sustainability policy and engagement leader to depart
Paul Bodnar, who had advised former President Obama on climate, joined BlackRock in 2021
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Growing demand for diversity investment products
Cerulli finds firms are developing more products focused on equal opportunities and gender issues
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BNY files for Women’s Empowerment ETF
Subadviser Newton Investment Management screens and selects companies
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JP Morgan firm buys $500m in land, partly for carbon capture
The purchase includes 250,000 acres in the Southeast
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Gap between net-zero pledges and action at many companies
CEOs drag down net-zero action by ignoring operations managers
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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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Shell accused of greenwashing by climate group in SEC claim
The company is accused of inflating its figures for renewable energy spending
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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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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance says no to carbon credits
The group is also requiring members to set targets for private equity
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Morningstar launches ESG 401(k)
The Pooled Employer Plan, aimed at small businesses, is designed around ESG