Global ESG Summit: investment firms have incentives to fight climate change
Several factors are driving asset managers to take a role in the fight against climate change
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Goldman, BNY Mellon join ESG fund stampede
The two firms announced four new exchange-traded fund products between them
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Pimco, Fidelity shun net-zero alliance
The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero is finding it can’t attract some of the top names in asset management
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SEC should look at oil CEOs with pay tied to ESG metrics: Warren
The senator said companies seem to be using ‘easily manipulated metrics’ to get executives higher payouts
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Amundi unveils its ‘ESG Plan 2025’
Amundi launches a new social and climate action plan to accelerates its support of environmental transition
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The difference between serving shareholders and stakeholders
B Lab and Natura &Co join the pod to explain what it means for a business to serve all the people and places it touches, rather than just its shareholders
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Brookfield sees ‘massive’ opportunities in energy shift
The transition from old to new energy forms means investors have a chance to bet on which technologies will prevail
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Rich clients get more ‘S’ options at $8bn firm
Seattle-based Laird Norton Wealth Management is working with Calvert and Parametric on equity strategies that emphasize social issues
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U.S. companies aiming for 100% renewables still use fossil fuel
The supplies of clean energy aren’t sufficient to meet the companies’ total demand, an academic study finds
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Climate alliance falls short on shareholder votes
Research shows most members aren’t directly voting on climate resolutions at annual shareholder meetings
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Investors need to go beyond net-zero pledges
Climate-focused investors shouldn’t take corporate pledges at face value
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Cathie Wood’s ARK launches ESG ETF
The new fund, the ARK Transparency ETF, arrives as Wood’s favored tech stocks finally catch a break