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The ESG Battle Continues: State Enforcement Ramps Up

State agencies have continued to be active in enforcing their laws against financial services companies while attorneys general challenge federal laws ...

The ESG battle: 4 key states shaping regulatory discourse in the US

The ESG battle: 4 key states shaping regulatory discourse in the US. Left-leaning California and New York and conservative-led Florida and Texas ...

​ESG Battlegrounds: How the States Are Shaping the Regulatory ...

When it comes to ESG in the United States, among the most dramatic developments is an ideological battle unfolding at the state level, ...

ESG Is Under Attack. How Should Your Company Respond?

This guide can help you determine what different categories of critics are advocating for, uncover their motivations, and gauge their authenticity.

The Democratic battle plan on ESG | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten

But throughout the sessions, Democrats characterized Republican opposition to ESG as anti-capitalist, discouraging market choice and investor ...

Fighting the ESG Agenda

What is ESG? ESG describes a set of investment standards the far-left imposes on companies to advance climate and/or social justice issues, and 71% of all ...

Has the ESG Backlash Reached Its Peak? What's Next?

explore the emerging backlash against anti-ESG policies, the legal battles, and why ESG continues to thrive despite political resistance.

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

The battle against ESG moves to US courts · Raising the bar for plaintiffs · 'Don't call it ESG' · 'The trend is very clear' · ESG threat is at ...

A Nation Divided: The ESG Fight at the Federal and State Level

As of August 2023, 22 states have adopted some form of ESG legislation. 18 of these states have adopted anti-ESG laws, while only 4 have adopted pro-ESG laws.

House Republicans Come Out Swinging Against ESG Movement In ...

A battle is being waged in the halls of Congress over the future of America's energy security and Wall Street's role in shaping it. House ...

Show Me the Green: The Battle for Investor Trust in ESG Funds

Environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) funds enable earnest investors to align their money with their values. Some believe that ESG funds can promote ...

ESG Investors Are Going to War | The New Republic

The investment vehicles have stoked right-wing rage for being “woke.” But with these funds bulking up on military money, it's hard to know what that term means ...

Dem AGs: 'We were on the verge of losing this messaging battle' on ...

Mayes said her fellow Democrat AGs picked up their pro-ESG messaging to counter the Republican Attorneys General Association, which she and ...

ESG investment battles recede as geopolitics take center stage

ESG investment battles recede as geopolitics take center stage ... The number of client phone calls regarding environmental, social and governance ...

Investors fear fog of denial if Trumpites intensify war on ESG

The party refuses to act on climate change and has tried to prevent investors even considering environmental, social and governance issues — ...

Despite BlackRock's retreat, the ESG battle hasn't been won - UnHerd

BlackRock would be laying off 600 employees as it looks to de-emphasise its ESG activities. The firm had lost 10% of its $10 trillion AUM.

The next front in the ESG wars is governance - Axios

Engine 1's victory: Just three years ago, ExxonMobil lost a proxy fight with an activist investor, resulting in three climate-minded directors ...

Climate Investors Warn the Right Is Winning the War on ESG

US fund giants JPMorgan Asset Management, State Street Global Advisors and Pacific Investment Management Co. withdrew from CA100+ this month.

How ESG became part of America's culture wars - The Economist

War in the Middle East · The World Ahead 2024 · Climate change ... How ESG became part of America's culture wars. A focus on social issues ...

Anti-ESG legislation seen facing uphill struggle to become law

... fight over ESG in public investments is far from over and may even be just beginning.” Indeed, the pro and opposition forces will stay ...