476 articles by Lamar Johnson

• CleanCapital nabs $300M in debt financing for portfolio growth

  Jan. 16, 2026

• Microsoft signs record soil carbon removal deal to cut emissions

  Jan. 15, 2026

• eBay unveils climate transition plan to reach 2045 net-zero target

  Jan. 14, 2026

• VC firm Superorganism raises over $25M to back biodiversity startups

  Jan. 13, 2026

• SEC director backs investment advisers using AI for proxy voting

  Jan. 12, 2026

• Meta inks trio of nuclear deals to support AI ambitions

  Jan. 9, 2026

• 4 trends that will shape ESG in 2026

  Jan. 8, 2026

• JPMorgan eschews proxy advisers for internal AI tool

  Jan. 7, 2026

• Energy-as-a-service provider Redaptive closes $216M financing for novel securitization

  Jan. 6, 2026

• Alphabet acquires clean energy developer Intersect for $4.75B

  Jan. 5, 2026

• Mercedes settles emissions-cheating lawsuits for nearly $150M

  Dec. 23, 2025

• NYC pension delays vote to drop BlackRock, Fidelity

  Dec. 22, 2025

• Frontier inks $44.2M deal with biowaste carbon removal company

  Dec. 19, 2025

• EU Parliament approves pact to alter sustainability reporting laws

  Dec. 17, 2025

• SBTi opens pilot for power sector net-zero standard

  Dec. 16, 2025

• Trump issues EO targeting proxy advisers, including ISS, Glass Lewis

  Dec. 15, 2025

• Google, CalSTRS, others back $462M funding round for geothermal plant

  Dec. 12, 2025

• CARB releases draft text for California’s climate disclosure regulations

  Dec. 10, 2025

• EU legislators reach agreement to simplify sustainability reporting

  Dec. 9, 2025

• Green economy now worth over $5 trillion annually: report

  Dec. 5, 2025

• Amazon taps clean energy, greentech investments to reduce carbon footprint

  Dec. 4, 2025

• Food giant Kellanova leans on regenerative agriculture to slash supply chain emissions

  Dec. 3, 2025

• How Meta is ramping up cleantech investments amid the AI boom

  Dec. 1, 2025

• NYC comptroller urges city pensions to drop BlackRock, other managers over climate concerns

  Nov. 26, 2025

• Microsoft ditches publishing ‘traditional’ diversity and inclusion report this year

  Nov. 25, 2025

• Varaha CEO talks carbon removal projects, climate tech and sustainable agriculture

  Nov. 21, 2025

• Carbon project developer Varaha nabs $30M to scale regenerative agriculture

  Nov. 21, 2025

• JPMorgan Chase enhancing due diligence for clients in the Amazon region

  Nov. 19, 2025

• SEC won’t weigh in on most no-action requests this proxy season, including ESG submissions

  Nov. 17, 2025

• EU Parliament votes to weaken corporate sustainability laws

  Nov. 14, 2025

• HSBC waters down interim targets in updated net-zero transition plan

  Nov. 12, 2025

• SBTi’s latest draft standard proposes flexible, scope-specific target setting

  Nov. 10, 2025

• Shell, Mitsubishi invest $17M in hybrid direct air capture startup

  Nov. 6, 2025

• JBS invests $1.1M to boost climate-smart agriculture, settle lawsuit with New York

  Nov. 4, 2025

• Science-based climate targets boost corporate reputation, decarbonization pace: report

  Nov. 3, 2025

• Microsoft inks deal to remove atmospheric CO2 using mine waste

  Oct. 31, 2025

• NZAM drops 2050 goals for signatories, aims to relaunch next year

  Oct. 30, 2025

• Google bets on sustainable investments, deals to slash rising emissions

  Oct. 29, 2025

• Sustainable startup Electra inks deals with Meta, others to scale low-carbon iron

  Oct. 21, 2025

• State AGs probe Big Tech’s use of renewable energy certificates

  Oct. 17, 2025

• SEC’s updated shareholder proposal rules could exclude E+S submissions: Atkins

  Oct. 16, 2025

• Amazon to use mass timber-built delivery facility as sustainability lab

  Oct. 14, 2025

• Climate Week NYC 2025: Perspectives on prioritizing sustainability in a politicized environment

  Oct. 10, 2025

• Keeping track of California’s climate disclosure laws as 2026 deadlines loom

  Oct. 8, 2025

• Climate risk ‘cannot be about politics,’ say sustainable investors seeking bipartisan collaboration

  Oct. 7, 2025

• NZBA votes to cease all operations, abandon membership model

  Oct. 3, 2025

• Government shutdown could delay clean energy guidance, permitting: Crux

  Oct. 2, 2025

• Conferences ESG and sustainability professionals should attend in 2026

  Oct. 1, 2025

• ‘Regional fragmentation’ confuses sustainability requirements, experts say

  Sept. 29, 2025

• Chances of US passing a carbon border tariff law are ‘non-trivial,’ Dem. senator says

  Sept. 25, 2025

• Climate Week NYC 2025 commences with slate of disaster response, green infrastructure deals

  Sept. 24, 2025

• Schneider Electric inks carbon removal deal with Climeworks

  Sept. 19, 2025

• Texas attorney general probes ISS, Glass Lewis over ESG, DEI

  Sept. 18, 2025

• Google inks deal to remove carbon dioxide, measure waste-generated methane emissions

  Sept. 17, 2025

• EPA proposes ending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

  Sept. 15, 2025

• SEC chair targets IFRS priorities, shares concerns on ‘prescriptive’ EU sustainability laws

  Sept. 12, 2025

• BlackRock’s support for environmental, social proposals dips to less than 2% in 2025

  Sept. 11, 2025

• SBTi issues draft power sector net-zero standard

  Sept. 8, 2025

• Vanguard supports no environmental, social proposals for second straight year

  Sept. 4, 2025

• BlackRock calls out state officials for ‘politicization’ of public pensions

  Sept. 3, 2025

• Preliminary injunction halts enforcement of Texas’ latest anti-ESG law

  Sept. 2, 2025

• NZBA will vote to abandon membership model after industry exodus

  Aug. 27, 2025

• CARB to propose California’s long-awaited climate-risk disclosure regulations this fall

  Aug. 25, 2025

• Democrat finance officials push asset managers to reaffirm commitment to manage climate risks

  Aug. 22, 2025

• Google, Kairos Power deal aims for Tennessee nuclear reactor by 2030

  Aug. 21, 2025

• California’s climate disclosure laws survive preliminary injunction request

  Aug. 20, 2025

• Meta, Silicon Ranch partner on solar farm for South Carolina data center

  Aug. 19, 2025

• GOP attorneys general probe Science Based Targets initiative

  Aug. 15, 2025

• Nuveen raises $1.3B for energy and power infrastructure fund

  Aug. 13, 2025

• BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street bid to dismiss coal antitrust case fails

  Aug. 11, 2025

• ISS Sustainable Solutions acquires geospatial risk modeling firm

  Aug. 6, 2025

• Meta turning to mass timber to build more sustainable data centers

  Aug. 5, 2025

• State finance officials press US asset managers to denounce ESG, climate

  Aug. 4, 2025

• CleanCapital acquires 64-project solar portfolio from Greenbacker

  July 30, 2025

• ISS, Glass Lewis sue Texas AG over state’s newest anti-ESG law

  July 29, 2025

• Trump’s SEC distances itself from Biden-era ESG, climate rulemaking

  July 25, 2025

• Meta leans on $900M Enbridge solar investment to power Texas data centers

  July 24, 2025

• OBBB signing creates ‘compelling event’ for corporate solar initiatives: Redaptive CEO

  July 23, 2025

• SBTi unveils final net-zero standard for financial institutions

  July 22, 2025

• Mastercard reports declining emissions and rising revenue for second straight year

  July 21, 2025

• How Microsoft is leaning on carbon removal solutions to cut its climate footprint

  July 21, 2025

• BlackRock integrates RepRisk’s ESG data into portfolio management software

  July 17, 2025

• US companies quietly maintaining, boosting sustainability investments in 2025: report

  July 16, 2025

• California’s 2026 climate-risk reporting deadlines are here to stay: KPMG

  July 14, 2025

• HSBC departs Net-Zero Banking Alliance, following US banks

  July 11, 2025

• Microsoft signs offtake deal for waste-to-energy facility CCS retrofit

  July 9, 2025

• European Commission proposes simplifying sustainability taxonomy

  July 8, 2025

• JPMorgan launches carbon market blockchain app

  July 7, 2025

• Google’s emissions still rising, despite data center decarbonization, energy procurement progress

  July 2, 2025

• House committee clears bill to limit retirement fund managers from using ESG factors

  July 1, 2025

• Over 200 actors call on SAG-AFTRA pension to divest fossil fuels

  June 25, 2025

• $1.4B in new clean energy factories, projects canceled in May: E2

  June 24, 2025

• SBTi calls on companies to pilot new net-zero standard

  June 23, 2025

• Datamaran launches product for ESG risk, compliance management

  June 20, 2025

• Banks reverse course, increase fossil fuel investments in 2024: report

  June 18, 2025

• SEC withdraws proposed rules on ESG disclosures, shareholder submissions

  June 16, 2025

• Meta signs geothermal power deal for New Mexico data centers

  June 13, 2025

• Companies are ‘very struck’ by SBTi’s net-zero standard draft changes: Sustainability Roundtable Inc.

  June 13, 2025

• Amazon expands recycled water use at US data centers

  June 11, 2025

• GOP lawmakers reiterate asks for clean energy credit tweaks in reconciliation bill

  June 9, 2025

• Honeywell, Samsung subsidiary, others create SAF Technology Alliance

  June 6, 2025

• Meta, Constellation ink 20-year nuclear power deal to support AI goals

  June 5, 2025

• BlackRock removed from Texas divestment list after climate alliance exits

  June 4, 2025

• Vanguard to add four more funds to investor proxy choice program

  June 3, 2025

• How Washington D.C.’s first climate week came together

  June 2, 2025

• Labor Dept. drops Biden-era ESG fiduciary rule

  May 29, 2025

• FTC, DOJ weigh in on Republican states’ coal antitrust case against ‘Big Three’ asset managers

  May 28, 2025

• House-passed budget bill sparks concerns from clean energy industry

  May 27, 2025

• Microsoft tops Google for ‘world’s largest biochar carbon removal’ deal

  May 22, 2025

• FedEx buys SAF from Neste for express cargo delivery at LAX

  May 21, 2025

• Pennsylvania judge dismisses county climate lawsuit against oil majors

  May 20, 2025

• GOP supporters of IRA clean energy credits outline reconciliation bill recommendations

  May 19, 2025

• Congressional Dems press US financial institutions on climate alliance exits

  May 16, 2025

• Why a former ESG skeptic is teaching fiduciaries impact investing at MIT

  May 15, 2025

• Financing gaps for biodiversity conservation persist as corporations look to nature-based solutions

  May 14, 2025

• Google announces deals for nuclear projects, cutting superpollutants

  May 12, 2025

• DC’s first climate week highlights net-zero innovations and challenges

  May 9, 2025

• Central bank climate coalition releases near-term scenario planning tool

  May 8, 2025

• How CSOs should use AI for sustainability: KPMG’s US ESG lead

  May 8, 2025

• Prioritizing sustainability remains the ‘elephant in the room’ for AI: DC Climate Week

  May 6, 2025

• Policy, tax uncertainty holding back US clean energy development

  May 2, 2025

• DC Climate Week opens with calls to innovate approach to sustainability

  April 30, 2025

• More anti-DEI shareholder proposals fail at Goldman Sachs, Levi’s

  April 28, 2025

• Google signs first offshore wind deal in Asia Pacific region

  April 24, 2025

• Mastercard announces solar, geothermal projects for its facilities

  April 23, 2025

• Labor Dept. considers rescinding Biden-era ESG fiduciary rule

  April 22, 2025

• Energy regulator grants BlackRock renewed authorization for large utility investments

  April 18, 2025

• SEC approves first US ‘green’ stock exchange

  April 17, 2025

• Microsoft signs pair of large-scale carbon removal deals with CO280, Terradot

  April 16, 2025

• NZBA scraps requirement for banks to strictly target a 1.5°C warming scenario

  April 15, 2025

• UN reaches deal on global shipping net-zero standard in spite of US opposition

  April 14, 2025

• J.P. Morgan Asset Management closes $1.5B climate, forests fund

  April 11, 2025

• EU legislators work to simplify sustainability reporting requirements

  April 10, 2025

• Trump EO targets state climate, emissions and ESG policies

  April 9, 2025

• Institutional Shareholder Services subsidiary launches sustainability bond ratings

  April 8, 2025

• Dutch investor AIP Management invests $500M in US solar producer

  April 7, 2025

• EU parliament votes to ‘stop the clock’ on sustainability reporting

  April 4, 2025

• Meta signs 10-year forestry-based carbon offtake deal

  April 3, 2025

• House GOP asks SEC to rescind ESG disclosures, names rules

  April 2, 2025

• European Council adopts proposal to delay sustainability reporting

  March 31, 2025

• SEC withdraws defense of climate-risk disclosure rule

  March 28, 2025

• ING becomes first global bank with SBTi-validated targets

  March 27, 2025

• JLL acquires renewable energy banking firm Javelin Capital

  March 26, 2025

• Amazon launches carbon credit service through sustainability hub

  March 25, 2025

• JPMorgan rebrands DEI, leaves Net-Zero Asset Managers initiative

  March 24, 2025

• BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street seek dismissal of red states’ coal antitrust suit

  March 21, 2025

• SBTi releases draft of updated corporate net-zero standard

  March 20, 2025

• SEC pushes back Names Rule compliance dates

  March 18, 2025

• EU sustainability, supply chain simplification efforts face ‘split’ parliament, experts say

  March 17, 2025

• US banks turn to SEC to dodge climate, social shareholder proposals

  March 14, 2025

• Amazon, Google, Meta join pledge to help triple global nuclear capacity

  March 13, 2025

• Supreme Court won’t hear lawsuit on Democrat-led states’ climate litigation

  March 12, 2025

• 21 House Republicans oppose cutting clean energy credits to pay for tax cuts

  March 11, 2025

• Microsoft buys 1.5M tonnes of carbon credits from Climate Impact Partners

  March 10, 2025

• IRA funding freeze has put ‘many’ clean energy projects on pause

  March 7, 2025

• State Street ditches board diversity requirement, completes Big Three DEI retreat

  March 6, 2025

• Goldman Sachs launches biodiversity bond fund to support SDGs

  March 4, 2025

• BlackRock ends diversity goals, merges DEI team into ‘Talent and Culture’

  March 3, 2025

• One of UK’s largest pension funds picks Amundi, Invesco to manage bulk of its portfolio

  Feb. 28, 2025

• EU adopts omnibus proposal, trims sustainability reporting requirements

  Feb. 27, 2025

• Apple shareholders emphatically reject anti-DEI proposal

  Feb. 26, 2025

• SEC updates guidance on ESG engagement disclosures, prompts temporary confusion

  Feb. 25, 2025

• Recent DEI shifts represent an ‘evolution’ of the practice: Bridge

  Feb. 24, 2025

• Dems ask SEC, DOL to not issue anti-ESG rules: Exclusive

  Feb. 20, 2025

• CSDDD is a ‘non-tariff barrier’ for US companies: House Financial Services Chair

  Feb. 19, 2025

• Federal judge sides with Biden Labor Dept. on ESG fiduciary rule

  Feb. 18, 2025

• The SEC has requested to delay climate rule arguments. What’s next?

  Feb. 13, 2025

• Accenture rolls back DEI goals to comply with Trump’s EOs

  Feb. 12, 2025

• Acting SEC chair asks court not to schedule climate rule arguments

  Feb. 11, 2025

• Google contracts over $100M in carbon removal credits in 2024

  Feb. 7, 2025

• ESG encountering widening ‘gulf’ between US and European investors: Morningstar

  Feb. 5, 2025

• Vanguard dilutes diversity guidelines for US board proxy voting

  Feb. 4, 2025

• Republican officials urge SEC, DOL to adopt anti-ESG, DEI rules

  Feb. 3, 2025

• Banks improving clean energy finance ratios, still well-short of net-zero pace: report

  Jan. 31, 2025

• Developments driving the ESG, sustainability industry in 2025

  Jan. 31, 2025

• Rockefeller grant strengthens push for nature-related disclosures

  Jan. 30, 2025

• Trump pauses renewable projects leasing on federal lands, waters

  Jan. 29, 2025

• BlackRock launches brown to green material fund to back low-carbon transition

  Jan. 28, 2025

• State AGs threaten financial institutions over ESG, DEI policies

  Jan. 27, 2025

• Tech industry works to meet AI’s energy demands as ESG use cases grow

  Jan. 24, 2025

• BlackRock and Tennessee reach settlement on ESG suit

  Jan. 22, 2025

• Trump pulls US from Paris Agreement — again — in packed day one slate

  Jan. 21, 2025

• Google inks pair of ‘largest biochar carbon removal deals to date’

  Jan. 17, 2025

• Federal judge rules against American Airlines in 401(k) ESG lawsuit

  Jan. 15, 2025

• NZAM suspends all activities after BlackRock’s exit

  Jan. 14, 2025

• Meta joins chorus of DEI rollbacks, cutting roles and programs

  Jan. 13, 2025

• BlackRock leaves NZAM as Wall Street runs from climate groups

  Jan. 10, 2025

• 5 ESG trends sustainability professionals should monitor in 2025

  Jan. 9, 2025

• SBTi appoints EY corporate sustainability partner as next CEO

  Jan. 8, 2025

• JPMorgan becomes latest major US bank to exit NZBA

  Jan. 7, 2025

• Big Oil urges Supreme Court to weigh in on Honolulu climate case

  Jan. 6, 2025

• Walmart to miss 2025, 2030 emissions reduction targets

  Dec. 20, 2024

• White House targets 61-66% GHG reductions by 2035

  Dec. 19, 2024

• PG&E gets $15B from DOE’s loan office for hydropower, battery buildout

  Dec. 18, 2024

• More than 70 investors have left Climate Action 100+ since GOP probe: House Judiciary

  Dec. 17, 2024

• Texas AG sues 3M, DuPont over PFAS-linked products

  Dec. 16, 2024

• Meta signs quartet of solar purchase agreements with Invenergy

  Dec. 11, 2024

• What’s driving governance support as E+S approval dips: Diligent Market Intelligence

  Dec. 6, 2024

• Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls for mandated scope 3 emissions disclosures

  Dec. 5, 2024

• BlackRock, Temasek venture leads $35M funding round for ConnectDER

  Dec. 4, 2024

• Anti-ESG firm Strive launches direct indexing product

  Dec. 3, 2024

• BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street sued by Texas, red states

  Dec. 2, 2024

• Homium’s new chief impact officer wants to build a homeownership asset class

  Nov. 27, 2024

• Phillips 66 indicted over alleged wastewater dumping violations in LA

  Nov. 26, 2024

• CalPERS over halfway to $100B climate goal, urged to stop buying Exxon bonds

  Nov. 25, 2024

• US clean energy investments hit record-high in Q3: Rhodium

  Nov. 22, 2024

• Wells Fargo’s latest innovation cohort to focus on building decarbonization

  Nov. 21, 2024

• Oil quartet including BP, Shell invest $500M in energy access, clean cooking

  Nov. 20, 2024

• Vanguard’s updated investor proxy choice program includes anti-ESG voting option

  Nov. 19, 2024

• JPMorgan unveils green financing ratio following shareholder proposal

  Nov. 18, 2024

• American Petroleum Institute gives Trump a deregulatory policy wishlist

  Nov. 15, 2024

• Only 16% of global companies on track for 2050 net-zero goals: Accenture

  Nov. 14, 2024

• ExxonMobil urges Trump not to withdraw from Paris Agreement again

  Nov. 13, 2024

• SEC charges Invesco $17.5M for misleading ESG statements

  Nov. 11, 2024

• Why Vycarb is focused on capturing carbon dioxide from the East River

  Nov. 8, 2024

• Clean energy, sustainable investors brace for second Trump presidency

  Nov. 7, 2024

• SEC says funds mischaracterizing use of ESG factors

  Nov. 6, 2024

• Marsh to insure carbon credits against counterfeits, fraud

  Nov. 5, 2024

• SEC says Vanguard can nix human rights shareholder proposals from 2025 proxy materials

  Nov. 4, 2024

• Election 2024: Harris, Trump present ‘diametrically opposed’ impacts on ESG

  Nov. 1, 2024

• Morgan Stanley adjusts climate targets with Paris Agreement goal slipping

  Oct. 30, 2024

• SEC panel urged to back shareholder rights, proposal process

  Oct. 29, 2024

• Microsoft clinches ocean-based carbon removal deal with Ebb Carbon

  Oct. 28, 2024

• Morgan Stanley inks carbon removal deal with Climeworks

  Oct. 25, 2024

• BlackRock targeted for greenwashing in ClientEarth complaint

  Oct. 24, 2024

• NYC comptroller proposes stopping pensions’ private market investments in fossil fuels

  Oct. 23, 2024

• JPMorgan hires NOAA climate scientist to lead climate advisory practice

  Oct. 22, 2024

• DOL, red states reprise stances on Loper Bright’s effect on ESG rule

  Oct. 21, 2024

• Climate Week NYC 2024: a retrospective on major announcements, deals

  Oct. 21, 2024

• NFL stadiums face $11 billion climate risk price tag by 2050: report

  Oct. 18, 2024

• IBM acquires Prescinto to bolster renewable energy asset management capabilities

  Oct. 17, 2024

• JPMorgan Chase, Capital One commit $260M to Arizona solar project

  Oct. 16, 2024

• CFTC issues final voluntary carbon market guidance

  Oct. 15, 2024

• ExxonMobil, Texas ink deal for nation’s largest offshore CO2 storage site

  Oct. 14, 2024

• Amazon announces trio of climate fund investments for e-waste, low-carbon construction

  Oct. 11, 2024

• Greenwashing cases fall for first time in 6 years, but high-severity filings surge: report

  Oct. 10, 2024

• US energy transition path currently in line with 2.6 degrees Celsius temperature rise: BNEF

  Oct. 9, 2024

• US banks largely lagging on implementing best practices for net-zero: Exclusive

  Oct. 8, 2024

• How asset managers can integrate climate into their investment decisions: State Street, Impax

  Oct. 7, 2024

• BlackRock scores win in ex-employee’s suit alleging discrimination in pursuit of DEI, ESG

  Oct. 4, 2024

• Dem AGs: ‘We were on the verge of losing this messaging battle’ on ESG

  Oct. 2, 2024

• ESG and sustainability conferences to keep watch for in 2025

  Oct. 1, 2024

• Now is the time to ‘lean into’ decarbonizing transportation sector: Biden climate advisor

  Sept. 26, 2024

• Climate Week NYC 2024 kicks off with carbon removal deals, green banking coalition

  Sept. 24, 2024

• State Street reduces support for E + S proposals, following other Big Three asset managers

  Sept. 23, 2024

• House GOP passes pair of anti-ESG bills targeting ‘woke’ investment policies

  Sept. 20, 2024

• BlackRock, Microsoft, others form AI and energy infrastructure investment partnership

  Sept. 19, 2024

• Under 25% of Vanguard’s 2024 proxy pilot participants chose ESG-centered policies

  Sept. 18, 2024

• House GOP members probing federal membership in green finance network

  Sept. 17, 2024

• EPA issues violation notice to ADM over carbon sequestration permit

  Sept. 16, 2024

• SEC disbands its climate and ESG enforcement task force

  Sept. 13, 2024

• House Financial Services panel hearing probes proxy advisors’ ESG influence

  Sept. 12, 2024

• BofA closes $205M tax equity deal for carbon capture, clean fuel credits

  Sept. 11, 2024

• FERC greenlights BlackRock’s $12.5B purchase of Global Infrastructure Partners

  Sept. 10, 2024

• Nasdaq partners with Crux to help companies access clean energy tax credits

  Sept. 9, 2024

• Morgan Stanley drops plastic pollution financing goal

  Sept. 6, 2024

• Where Climate Action 100+ stands after member exodus, GOP probes

  Sept. 6, 2024

• CleanCapital, Sunrock to deploy solar, battery storage in US communities

  Sept. 5, 2024

• Coca-Cola must face greenwashing lawsuit: D.C. Appeals Court

  Sept. 4, 2024

• Vanguard supported zero E+S proposals in 2024: report

  Sept. 3, 2024

• 5 keys to strong organizational sustainability governance: MorganFranklin Consulting

  Aug. 30, 2024

• American Sustainable Business Council sues Texas over anti-ESG law

  Aug. 29, 2024

• Meta inks geothermal deal for data centers

  Aug. 28, 2024

• Deer Park water owner has microplastics greenwashing suit dismissed

  Aug. 27, 2024

• BlackRock hit with cease-and-desist by Indiana secretary of state

  Aug. 26, 2024

• First national U.S. green bank launches with IRA funding

  Aug. 23, 2024

• BlackRock’s support for E+S proposals whittles away in 2024 proxy season

  Aug. 22, 2024

• Friend or foe: Unpacking what the amicus briefs say about the SEC’s climate rule

  Aug. 20, 2024

• Federal judge issues permanent injunction on Missouri anti-ESG rules

  Aug. 16, 2024

• United Airlines gets sustainable fuel greenwashing lawsuit tossed

  Aug. 15, 2024

• Standard Chartered unveils account linking clients’ rates to their ESG performance

  Aug. 14, 2024

• Anti-ESG proposals drove the increase in ESG proxy submissions: Morningstar

  Aug. 13, 2024

• Louisiana gives NZBA members underwriting approval despite anti-ESG law

  Aug. 12, 2024

• Blackstone acquires majority stake of renewables engineering firm

  Aug. 9, 2024

• SEC defends its authority for climate disclosure rule in court

  Aug. 8, 2024

• Biden administration appealing injunction against LNG pause

  Aug. 7, 2024

• Nat’l Association of Counties defends against attacks on its fiduciary duties

  Aug. 6, 2024

• House Republicans issue final ESG Working Group report

  Aug. 5, 2024

• Window to repeal SEC climate disclosure rule closes

  Aug. 2, 2024

• House Judiciary probes Climate Action 100+ members as ESG investigation continues

  Aug. 1, 2024

• Approval rates for environmental, social proposals continue to crater despite record submissions

  July 31, 2024

• SBTi: ‘Clear risks’ to using carbon credits to offset emissions

  July 30, 2024

• Olympics aim to boost UN’s sustainable development goals

  July 29, 2024

• State of the Labor Dept. ESG rule in a post-Chevron landscape

  July 26, 2024

• JPMorgan appoints new global head of sustainable solutions

  July 25, 2024

• Deloitte partners with property management platform for decarbonization solution

  July 24, 2024

• Oklahoma judge permanently blocks state’s anti-ESG law

  July 23, 2024

• Challenge to Labor Dept. ESG rule kicked back to lower court

  July 22, 2024

• Vanguard clients ask new CEO to prioritize climate risk

  July 19, 2024

• ‘Polarizing’ state laws risk ‘fragmenting’ system: bank regulator

  July 18, 2024

• AWS, Google, Meta, Microsoft, more push for digital infrastructure emissions transparency

  July 17, 2024

• Sustainability experts: ‘Start preparing now’ for SEC climate rule, other disclosure regulations

  July 16, 2024

• BlackRock updates climate stewardship policies, targeting $150B in funds

  July 15, 2024

• House panel approves FY25 budget that strikes Labor Dept. ESG rule

  July 12, 2024

• SBTi calls on financial institutions to pilot net-zero standard

  July 11, 2024

• Labor Department, challengers argue over ESG rule’s tiebreaker standard post-Chevron

  July 10, 2024

• American Airlines CEO sounds alarm on aviation sector decarbonization

  July 9, 2024

• 38% of public companies ‘significantly misaligned’ to net-zero: Morningstar

  July 8, 2024

• Labor Department’s ESG rule trial to serve as litmus test for Chevron decision

  July 3, 2024

• Generative AI gains foothold in ESG landscape

  July 2, 2024

• Google invests in BlackRock-owned solar company to aid net-zero goals

  July 1, 2024

• IFRS partners with World Bank member to improve emerging market disclosures

  June 28, 2024

• ISSB aims to further streamline climate disclosures

  June 26, 2024

• BlackRock becomes first firm on Indiana treasurer’s ESG watchlist

  June 25, 2024

• Bloomberg launches CSRD data tool as reporting deadlines begin to loom

  June 24, 2024

• Morningstar index targets LGBTQ+ inclusive companies

  June 21, 2024

• Citi calls carbon emissions report from environmental group ‘misleading’

  June 20, 2024

• Federal court dismisses ExxonMobil lawsuit against activist shareholder

  June 18, 2024

• How Supplier.io’s collaboration with CDP boosts supply chain transparency

  June 17, 2024

• BlackRock launches ‘transition aware’ funds overseas, as it shies away from ESG in US

  June 14, 2024

• Witnesses combat House panel report of ‘collusion’ on decarbonization

  June 13, 2024

• House Judiciary: Climate groups and activists ‘colluding’ on decarbonization

  June 12, 2024

• Vanguard says ExxonMobil made a ‘compelling case’ for its shareholder lawsuit

  June 11, 2024

• SEC asks organizations to complete diversity self-assessment

  June 10, 2024

• Senate panel worries climate change is pushing insurance markets to the brink

  June 6, 2024

• Sierra Club, NRDC drop legal challenges to SEC climate rule

  June 5, 2024

• Vermont sends climate change tab to fossil fuel companies

  June 4, 2024

• IFRS, GRI seek full interoperability as global jurisdictions align with ISSB

  June 3, 2024

• ExxonMobil’s ongoing war on ESG

  June 3, 2024

• SBTi tightens target-setting guidelines for financial institutions

  May 31, 2024

• White House looks to bolster carbon market credibility

  May 30, 2024

• ExxonMobil CEO, board slate approved despite public opposition

  May 29, 2024

• American Airlines pilot’s anti-ESG lawsuit certified as class action

  May 28, 2024

• JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley shareholders modestly support Indigenous rights, climate proposals

  May 24, 2024

• Shell shareholders approve diluted climate strategy at annual meeting

  May 23, 2024

• Delta’s 2023 emissions exceeded pre-pandemic levels as air travel bounced back: report

  May 22, 2024

• Anti-ESG laws hurting Texas economically, unpopular with voters: research

  May 21, 2024

• BlackRock, State Street retain Oklahoma pension system contracts after anti-ESG law pause

  May 20, 2024

• Schneider Electric purchases IRA tax credits from solar manufacturer

  May 17, 2024

• BlackRock shareholders appoint Aramco CEO to board, despite pushback

  May 16, 2024

• Congressional Democrats urge SEC to finalize ‘critical’ ESG greenwashing rule

  May 15, 2024

• Global banks have spent $6.9 trillion on fossil fuels since 2016: report

  May 14, 2024

• Challenge to SEC’s enhanced proxy reporting rule dismissed by appeals court

  May 13, 2024

• 81% of companies not covered by CSRD still plan to comply: Workiva

  May 7, 2024

• Former Google workers file labor board complaint, say protest-related firings were illegal

  May 3, 2024

• BlackRock shareholders urged to oppose Aramco CEO’s board re-appointment

  May 2, 2024

• Indigenous rights, climate proposals receive votes at Citi, Wells Fargo meetings

  May 1, 2024

• Citi achieves $441B of its $1 trillion sustainable finance 2030 goal: report

  April 30, 2024

• UN’s Net-Zero Insurance Alliance disbands and rebrands

  April 29, 2024

• BlackRock, Temasek decarbonization venture raises $1.4B

  April 26, 2024

• BofA, Goldman clean energy ratio proposals fail, despite some shareholder support

  April 25, 2024

• Oklahoma group raises red flag on anti-ESG law as Republicans weigh rollback

  April 24, 2024

• Apple reports it’s halved emissions since 2015 for goal of carbon neutrality by 2030

  April 22, 2024

• Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance’s updated target-setting to cover all private assets

  April 19, 2024

• House GOP spearheads legislation to strike down SEC climate disclosure rule

  April 18, 2024

• German energy company RWE issues first pair of US green bonds for $2B

  April 17, 2024

• SBTi walks back carbon offset policy changes after staff backlash

  April 16, 2024

• Capital One shareholders urged to approve scope 3 target-setting proposal

  April 15, 2024

• SBTi to allow for expanded carbon credit use in net-zero plans despite staff opposition

  April 12, 2024

• House GOP begins congressional challenge to SEC climate disclosure rule

  April 11, 2024

• Chevron leads $45M investment in carbon removal company Ion Clean Energy

  April 10, 2024

• SEC reiterates no scope 3 in final climate rule

  April 9, 2024

• RBC joins Citi, JPMorgan in disclosing green financing ratios

  April 5, 2024

• SEC stays climate-risk disclosure rule as it works through legal challenges

  April 4, 2024

• Powell: Fed tracks emerging ‘material’ risks, but not a climate policymaker

  April 4, 2024

• Southwest Airlines acquires DOE-backed SAFFiRE Renewables

  April 3, 2024

• Goldman renewables spinoff MN8 Energy secures $325M investment

  April 2, 2024

• Citi says 71% of energy clients lack substantive transition plan or ‘ability to execute’

  April 1, 2024

• SEC asks 8th Circuit not to pause climate rule pending challenges

  March 29, 2024

• Mississippi hits BlackRock with cease and desist order over ESG investments

  March 28, 2024

• SEC battles climate disclosure rule legal challenges

  March 27, 2024

• Labor Dept. responds to Republican AGs appeal of ESG 401(k) rule

  March 26, 2024

• Citi agrees to disclose green financing ratios, following JPMorgan

  March 25, 2024

• SEC to face all climate rule challenges in U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals

  March 22, 2024

• House GOP continues to hammer SEC over climate rule

  March 21, 2024

• Morningstar launches indexes on companies’ transition to low carbon economy

  March 20, 2024

• Federal appeals court pauses SEC climate rule implementation

  March 19, 2024

• KKR announces $3B takeover of European renewable energy producer Encavis

  March 18, 2024

• Support for ESG proposals fell by a third since 2021 record: Report

  March 15, 2024

• Net-Zero Banking Alliance updates disclosure guidance, extends to capital markets

  March 14, 2024

• Determining if GHG is material to your company: KPMG’s ESG audit leader

  March 13, 2024

• SEC’s climate disclosure rule: from proposal to approval

  March 13, 2024

• Massachusetts pension fund updates ESG proxy voting policies

  March 12, 2024

• Appeals court upholds oil permitting pause in California’s Kern County

  March 11, 2024

• 10 Republican-led states file lawsuit to block SEC’s climate disclosure rule

  March 8, 2024

• Conflicting views on SEC’s authority set the tone for climate disclosure rule vote

  March 7, 2024

• SEC approves final climate disclosure rule, starts compliance countdown

  March 6, 2024

• SEC drops scope 3 from final climate rule, takes phased approach to scope 1 and 2 reporting

  March 6, 2024

• A primer on the SEC’s climate disclosure rule ahead of its vote

  March 5, 2024

• Mounting ESG scrutiny could affect revenues, reputation: BlackRock

  March 4, 2024

• West Virginia warns 6 banks they’re headed for restricted list over fossil fuel stances

  March 1, 2024

• American Airlines pushes back after failed dismissal of pilot’s anti-ESG lawsuit

  Feb. 29, 2024

• House GOP launches new probe into ESG investing

  Feb. 28, 2024

• ExxonMobil forges ahead with lawsuit against ESG investors

  Feb. 27, 2024

• American Airlines must face pilot’s lawsuit over ESG investments

  Feb. 26, 2024

• Push for climate policy and adaptation lead concerns at GreenBiz24

  Feb. 21, 2024

• Exclusive: Carbon management platform Gravity Climate joins ESG Data Convergence Initiative

  Feb. 20, 2024

• BlackRock expands voting choice program to individual investors

  Feb. 16, 2024

• GreenBiz24: US companies seek to understand EU CRSD impact

  Feb. 15, 2024

• GreenBiz24: Insurance industry must incentivize climate change adaptation

  Feb. 14, 2024

• Sustainability experts called to ‘LEAD’ a push for climate policy at GreenBiz24

  Feb. 13, 2024

• Barclays ceases direct funding of new fossil fuel projects

  Feb. 12, 2024

• NFL vs. AFL: Common DEI opponent tries to tackle league’s Rooney Rule

  Feb. 9, 2024

• EU passes domestic clean energy act, trailing US supply chain and climate bills

  Feb. 8, 2024

• ESG to be a ‘major’ M&A driver in 2024: Norton Rose Fulbright

  Feb. 7, 2024

• US sustainable funds saw net outflows in 2023: Morningstar

  Feb. 6, 2024

• Arjuna Capital, Follow This pull Exxon climate proposal after lawsuit

  Feb. 5, 2024

• Allianz launches platform tracking pathways, investments needed for net-zero

  Feb. 2, 2024

• Sustainable investments are still rising, so are greenwashing concerns: Morgan Stanley

  Feb. 1, 2024

• Global standard-setter proposes ethics guidelines to curb greenwashing risks

  Jan. 31, 2024

• A dozen state GOP agriculture heads probe Net Zero Banking Alliance members’ climate targets

  Jan. 30, 2024

• The ESG industry outlook on 2024: Climate disclosure rules, proxy voting and more

  Jan. 30, 2024

• Texas AG bans Barclays from state municipal bonds over ESG

  Jan. 29, 2024

• Global Reporting Initiative updates biodiversity reporting standards

  Jan. 26, 2024

• 2024 proxy outlook: What’s driving the ESG proposal approval dip?

  Jan. 25, 2024

• Ocean carbon capture startup Captura raises $21M

  Jan. 24, 2024

• ExxonMobil sues ESG investors to block climate proposals

  Jan. 22, 2024

• New Hampshire bill would make use of ESG in investments a felony

  Jan. 22, 2024

• House GOP says SEC is overstepping authority, cannot demand climate disclosures

  Jan. 19, 2024

• Exclusive: Pro-ESG group tallies $150M in Big Oil donations to Republicans opposing SEC climate rule

  Jan. 18, 2024

• John Kerry leaving White House climate post, per multiple reports

  Jan. 17, 2024

• BlackRock buys Global Infrastructure Partners, makes $12.5B bet on infrastructure market

  Jan. 16, 2024

• Chesapeake, Southwestern Energy create new oil giant with $7.4B merger

  Jan. 12, 2024

• Rhodium: US greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2023, despite economic growth

  Jan. 11, 2024

• Missouri’s bid to dismiss anti ESG-rules suit is denied

  Jan. 10, 2024

• 4 ESG trends that set the tone for 2024

  Jan. 10, 2024

• Spearmint Energy brings its first Texas battery energy storage plant online

  Jan. 9, 2024

• SEC rules Disney, Apple can’t dodge AI shareholder proposals

  Jan. 8, 2024

• LG Energy unveils 10 grid-scale battery storage projects for 2024

  Jan. 5, 2024

• Chevron blames regulations, cleanups for $4B write-off in Q4

  Jan. 4, 2024

• Pattern Energy scores $11B for large-scale clean energy project

  Jan. 3, 2024

• New York finalizes climate-risk guidance for financial institutions

  Dec. 22, 2023

• EU Council reaches agreement on new ESG rating rule

  Dec. 21, 2023

• Wyoming to require disclosure of the use of social investment factors

  Dec. 20, 2023

• How IBM’s Sustainability Accelerator’s latest cohort is tackling water management

  Dec. 19, 2023

• Banks are excluded from EU’s human rights, due diligence regulation — for now

  Dec. 19, 2023

• Treasury releases sustainable aviation fuel tax credit guidance

  Dec. 18, 2023

• Goldman Sachs to liquidate Paris-aligned climate ETF in new year

  Dec. 15, 2023

• Clean energy developer energyRe raises $1.2B for expansion

  Dec. 14, 2023

• Companies setting their own carbon prices without global standard: Reuters

  Dec. 13, 2023

• Vanguard, Arjuna Capital issued House Judiciary subpoenas over ESG probe

  Dec. 12, 2023

• Nuns take on big guns, sue Smith & Wesson board over AR-15 sales

  Dec. 11, 2023

• Gensler: EU regulations would take precedence without SEC climate rule

  Dec. 8, 2023

• Final SEC climate disclosure rule pushed to April 2024

  Dec. 7, 2023

• COP28 Finance Day rundown: US pledges $3B to Green Climate Fund, think tank launches

  Dec. 6, 2023

• Marriott works with Google to make its events more neuroinclusive for attendees

  Dec. 5, 2023

• Disney says ESG policies could cut into profits

  Dec. 4, 2023

• House Republicans say climate disclosure rule puts Science Based Targets initiative outside oversight

  Dec. 1, 2023

• JPMorgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs and others launch task force to scale financing for UN’s sustainable goals

  Nov. 30, 2023

• 3M, other chemical manufacturers score win in PFAS case

  Nov. 29, 2023

• Bloomberg tool to map data based on UN Sustainable Development Goals

  Nov. 28, 2023

• NYU’s Stern calls for system overhaul in ESG ratings

  Nov. 27, 2023

• Global Reporting Initiative proposes climate change, energy standards

  Nov. 22, 2023

• Southwest Airlines updates sustainability strategy to meet 2050 net-zero goal

  Nov. 21, 2023

• BlackRock nabs $1B for energy transition infrastructure fund

  Nov. 20, 2023

• Environmental groups call on FTC to stop pair of Big Oil mergers

  Nov. 17, 2023

• Verizon launches annual industry wide climate risk survey

  Nov. 17, 2023

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

  Nov. 16, 2023

• FDIC proposes adoption of Fair Hiring in Banking Act

  Nov. 15, 2023

• Banks might dodge EU’s supply chain sustainability regulations

  Nov. 14, 2023

• ESG and sustainability conferences to keep on your radar for 2024

  Nov. 13, 2023

• BlackRock invests $550M in Occidental’s industrial-scale direct air capture plant

  Nov. 13, 2023

• Environmental disclosure platform CDP to align with Europe’s sustainability standards

  Nov. 10, 2023

• Democrats take control of Virginia legislature, clouding governor’s climate, abortion plans

  Nov. 9, 2023

• House Republicans argue Labor Department ESG rule runs afoul of tax code

  Nov. 8, 2023

• Apple makes strides towards reaching 2030 carbon neutrality goal in Q4

  Nov. 7, 2023

• Texas Comptroller adds 5 companies to divestment list for fossil fuel stance

  Nov. 6, 2023

• House Judiciary subpoenas ESG, net-zero advocates alleging antitrust violations

  Nov. 3, 2023

• Bain-backed data infrastructure tool ESG Flo bags $5.25M

  Nov. 2, 2023

• Bloomberg launches AI tool to help businesses navigate climate risks

  Oct. 31, 2023

• Republican AGs continue fight against Biden ESG rule

  Oct. 30, 2023

• Final TCFD report notes growth in climate disclosures as task force disbands

  Oct. 27, 2023

• Trio of federal agencies update bank guidelines for financial climate risks

  Oct. 26, 2023

• After years of confusion, global ESG reporting frameworks are coalescing

  Oct. 26, 2023

• $2.7B in assets pulled from sustainable funds market: Morningstar

  Oct. 25, 2023

• UN-backed alliance members now represent $9.5T in assets under management: report

  Oct. 24, 2023

• 7 ESG trends influencing corporate strategy

  Oct. 23, 2023

• SEC drops ESG from exam priorities for 2024

  Oct. 19, 2023

• Citigroup’s $1B racial equity program gets Labor Department greenlight

  Oct. 18, 2023

• BlackRock decarbonization venture with Temasek reached $1B in climate tech investments in Q3

  Oct. 13, 2023

• Greenwashing growing in frequency and complexity: report

  Oct. 11, 2023

• BlackRock creates net-zero investment after axing pair of ESG funds

  Oct. 9, 2023

• 22 Republican state attorneys general accuse a financial services climate alliance of potential antitrust violations

  Sept. 18, 2023

• From ‘ableism’ to ‘woke’: Institute of Hospitality publishes DEI glossary

  Sept. 14, 2023

• Investor coalition lobbies standard setter to prioritize human and workers’ rights

  Sept. 11, 2023

• Vanguard joins BlackRock in pouring cold water on ESG proposals

  Sept. 1, 2023