The battle against ESG moves to US courts

State AGs and ESG: Political Whiplash for Policymakers and ...

After years of financial and investment firms solidifying their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) bona fides, the political push-and-pull ...

Exxon is taking its shareholders to court as the anti-ESG backlash ...

Darren Woods, the chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp. attends the COP 28 climate conference in Dubai in December. Hollie Adams—Bloomberg/Getty ...

Political spat over climate risks in investments gets hotter | AP News

Republicans from North Dakota to Texas are ramping up their criticism of “ESG investing,” a fast-growing movement that says it can pay dividends ...

AG Reyes Highlights His Commitment to Fighting BlackRock's ESG ...

This week, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, a national leader in the fight against the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement, ...

ESG in 2023: A Mid-Year Review | Insights

ESG gained momentum, with new government support for green investing, proposals for standards governing sustainability in financial ...

SEC to Move Quickly on Proposed ESG Disclosures - K&L Gates

According to Chairman Gary Gensler, an ESG disclosure rulemaking is a “top priority.” Accordingly, we expect the Commission could issue a ...

The battle against ESG moves to US courts – Private Funds CFO

ESG threat is at the board level, Seyfarth attorneys claim. Plaintiff's bar, regulators scanning disclosures carefully, lawyers warn in ...

Opposition to environmental, social, and corporate governance ...

This section contains a selection of state government activities opposing ESG investing, especially in the management of public funds such as pensions. The ...

How the Republicans Borrowed a Bogus Antitrust Theory to Protect ...

President Reagan would have found today's Republican majority unrecognizable. Through environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) investment ...

Businesses could face ESG uncertainty under Trump presidency

The anticipated roll back of climate law and regulation in the US could cause a compliance issue for businesses active on both sides of the ...

Who killed the ESG party? | FT Film - Financial Times

Asset managers are no longer boasting about their environmental, social and governance credentials after poor performance, greenwashing scandals and a ...

Red and Blue States Take Sides in Federal ESG Fight

Many red states have adopted measures that punish private companies and asset managers for discriminating against non-ESG investment funds.

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Attorney General Paxton has joined an Ohio-led cert-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, pushing back against the wrongly-decided Title IX ruling from ...

Wall Street Goes to Court on Missouri ESG Rule; Swaps Plan Draws ...

23 vote to finalize one of its more contentious rules, which puts new oversight on hedge funds, private equity and venture capital firms. It's a ...

'Strong, state-based network' fuels opposition to ESG investment

Bryan Hughes, seen here at a committee hearing in 2021, quizzed asset managers BlackRock and State Street in December 2022 about their companies ...

The next phase of ESG and Moral Money - Financial Times

Also in today's newsletter, an environmental battle goes to France's supreme court.

Missouri Asks Court To Uphold ESG Transparency Rules - Strive

This Week: Missouri asks court to uphold rule requiring investment advisors disclose ESG practices to clients; Strive analyzes the semiconductor ...

Shell wins appeal against a landmark climate ruling and Norfolk ...

The appeals court in The Hague said Shell had a responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect people from global warming. But it ...

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The DOL's ESG rule survived in court. Does it matter?

Half the states in the country suing the DOL won't get the agency to budge on its new rule that allows retirement plan fiduciaries to consider ESG factors.