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Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

ESG-friendly US equities have been underperforming. Why?
Measuring the value of virtue
Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

Moral Money
Can Polman and Branson help CEOs overcome ‘shyness’ on human rights? Premium content
Also in today’s newsletter, investors’ clean energy play on the AI boom
Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

Exchange traded funds
ESG ETFs fail to shine over past 10 years
Scientific Beta findings contradict view that sustainable strategies can steer investors towards ‘winners’
Tuesday, 26 September, 2023

Unhedged
Anti-ESG investing
And the unkillable rates-growth stocks argument
Tuesday, 26 September, 2023

Asset managers turn to ‘green hushing’ on sustainable funds
European vehicles drop ESG-related labels amid regulatory and reputational concerns
Monday, 25 September, 2023

Deutsche Bank’s DWS to pay $25mn to settle SEC probes
Asset manager’s settlement with US regulator includes historic $19mn penalty over greenwashing allegations
Monday, 25 September, 2023

Moral Money
The death of carbon neutrality? Premium content
Also in today’s newsletter, ‘Burning Man for climate geeks’
Friday, 22 September, 2023

‘Sustainable’ debt pioneer ditches controversial ‘blue bond’ label
The Nature Conservancy drops term that has been criticised for suggesting all money raised goes to marine conservation
Friday, 22 September, 2023

Sovereign bonds
Brazil aims to raise $2bn from debut sustainable bond sale
Green debt issuance will be a test of investor appetite for Lula’s environmental agenda
Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

Climate legislation
EU to ban ‘climate neutral’ claims by 2026
Brussels to crack down on greenwashing of consumer products
Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

Moral Money
How regulators have relinquished their work to corporate executives Premium content
Also in today’s newsletter, is the World Bank ready to embrace radical reform for blended finance?
Friday, 15 September, 2023

BP PLC
How Bernard Looney’s career at BP unravelled
Chief executive’s abrupt exit has left oil major facing questions over its culture
Friday, 15 September, 2023

Alice Ross
Share divestment isn’t the answer to greener investment
Selling up means giving up a seat at the table
Friday, 15 September, 2023

Boom in ‘sustainable’ debt fuels scrutiny of green labels
Many deals fund polluters or projects unrelated to climate goals as banks chase trillion-dollar environmental finance targets
Wednesday, 13 September, 2023

Moral Money
How California’s landmark emissions bill could change global standards Premium content
Also in today’s newsletter, a Brexit silver lining?
Tuesday, 12 September, 2023

Unhedged
Instacart is hard to value Premium content
And ESG doesn’t work
Monday, 11 September, 2023

Moral Money
Investors pressure Nike on wages allegedly owed to factory workers Premium content
Also in today’s newsletter, Africa’s ‘staggering’ finance gap
Friday, 8 September, 2023

Moral Money
Investing in the world’s poorest country Premium content
Also in today’s newsletter, Singapore’s central bank head calls for action on carbon pricing and blended finance
Thursday, 7 September, 2023

Exchange traded funds
Amundi increases sustainable investments levels on 46 ETFs
Some funds managed by Europe’s largest listed asset manager will rise from 1% to 35%
Friday, 1 September, 2023

Moral Money
Why the ESG agenda is sputtering in Japan Premium content
Also in today’s newsletter, Wall Street regulators target the carbon offset market
Thursday, 31 August, 2023

Environment
In the woke wars, there are no winners
Anti-ESG, anti-anti-ESG
Wednesday, 30 August, 2023

Moral Money
What does ‘transition finance’ actually mean? Premium content
Also in today’s newsletter, investor jitters hit renewable energy stocks
Monday, 28 August, 2023

Vanguard Group Inc
Vanguard’s backing for green and social proposals falls to 2%
Asset manager joins BlackRock in cutting support for investor resolutions it considers ‘overly prescriptive’
Sunday, 27 August, 2023

Executive Pay
Investors warn ‘fluffy’ ESG metrics are being gamed to boost bonuses
Majority of S&P 500 companies use environmental, social or governance criteria to guide pay
Saturday, 26 August, 2023

BlackRock Inc
BlackRock hit by backlash after fall in environmental and social votes
New York City comptroller accuses $9.4tn asset management group of giving in to ‘war against ESG’

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