Investors wary of portfolio companies’ ESG reports
Most institutional investors say companies cherry pick data, raising greenwashing worries
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US funds have larger carbon footprints than European peers
American firms are also committing lower initial percentages of AUM to net zero
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Oregon’s pension is getting the net-zero treatment
Measure comes as conservative states have all but banned ESG in public pensions
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Trading app Fennel seeks to win customers with ESG data
The subscription-based service provides climate and another data on stocks
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JPM, Wells Fargo grilled again for sponsoring anti-ESG group
The banks have sponsored an event held by the State Financial Officers Foundation
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Carbon markets: Transparency is improving but action should be priority
Investment professionals react to announcements made around carbon markets and trading at COP27
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SEC’s proxy-reporting rule could illuminate fund voting
Funds will have to disclose voting in a standardized format
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Climate change could cut asset values by more than half
The costs of acting sooner are much lower than those of delaying action, Willis Towers Watson found
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US government to make suppliers disclose emissions
Companies with big government contracts would have to report Scope 3 emissions
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GFANZ and guidelines: Key takeaways from Finance Day
Implementation COP aims to work out the practicalities of mobilizing finance
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Morningstar CEO Kapoor on ESG opportunities for advisers
‘This language of ESG is a way to change that conversation and have connectivity through generations,’ Kapoor says
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Midterms’ consequences for ESG
Regulators will press on with their climate agendas, as will anti-ESG politicians