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    Majority of fashion brands won’t meet their emissions goals: report

    About two-thirds of fashion businesses are behind on their own decarbonization schedules, according to a new analysis from McKinsey.

    By Lauren Schenkman • April 11, 2024
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    SEC reiterates no scope 3 in final climate rule

    Agency officials are starting to educate industry stakeholders and investors on the paused rule’s required disclosures, while defending it in court.

    By April 9, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from ESG Dive

    This year has shaped up to be a formative one for ESG, from the U.S. pulling out of major climate agreements to federal agencies recalibrating their approach to sustainability under the new administration.

    By ESG Dive staff
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    Two-thirds of ‘sustainable’ passive funds are supporting fossil fuel expansion: Reclaim Finance

    Greenwashing threatens efforts to advance sustainability goals, researchers from the climate nonprofit say.

    By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 8, 2024
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    RBC joins Citi, JPMorgan in disclosing green financing ratios

    New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced this week that the shareholder proposals put forward by the city’s retirement system have been pulled at all three banks.

    By April 5, 2024
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    SEC stays climate-risk disclosure rule as it works through legal challenges

    The agency maintains that the regulation is within the agency’s authority and said it “will continue vigorously defending the Final Rules’ validity in court.”

    By April 4, 2024
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    Climate rule ‘mandates disclosures not financially material to investors,’ says SEC Commissioner

    Commissioner Mark Uyeda’s comments Tuesday mirrored his March 6 testimony opposing the passage of the agency’s climate disclosure rule.

    By April 4, 2024
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    Regulation compliance and curbing emissions were key themes at Responsible Business USA 2024

    Panel discussions centered on decarbonizing supply chains, navigating a complex political climate, preparing emissions disclosures and more.

    By April 3, 2024
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    Citi says 71% of energy clients lack substantive transition plan or ‘ability to execute’

    The bank made the disclosure in its latest climate report in response to a proposal that had been put forward by shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.

    By April 1, 2024
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    SEC asks 8th Circuit not to pause climate rule pending challenges

    The agency said Liberty Energy and Nomad Proppant Services have “identified no imminent harm” that would justify halting the rule’s implementation.

    By March 29, 2024
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    Mississippi hits BlackRock with cease and desist order over ESG investments

    The secretary of state accused the world’s largest asset manager with securities fraud and said it could face a multimillion-dollar administrative penalty.

    By March 28, 2024
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    SEC climate rule ‘consistent’ with global trends despite backlash, experts say

    Panelists at Responsible Business USA 2024 said the agency’s disclosure regulation was “not a radical thing,” in spite of the flurry of lawsuits filed against it, as similar rules already exist.

    By March 27, 2024
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    SEC battles climate disclosure rule legal challenges

    The agency faces nine petitions to the rule consolidated in the U.S. Eighth Circuit of Appeals, including suits collectively co-filed by 25 states.

    By , Updated Aug. 20, 2024
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    The SEC makes the call: Climate risk equals financial risk

    When the SEC’s climate disclosure rule is paired with other climate reporting directives, the shift within the financial landscape will be monumental.

    By Bob Hinkle • March 27, 2024
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    Citi agrees to disclose green financing ratios, following JPMorgan

    The New York City comptroller has withdrawn shareholder proposals with the two banks. The measure faces votes at four other banks.

    By March 25, 2024
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    SEC to face all climate rule challenges in U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals

    The agency had nine legal challenges to its rule requiring public companies to disclose certain climate risks consolidated into one venue.

    By March 22, 2024
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    Flexing for the planet: How Walmart crushed its supplier emissions target

    The retail giant leaned on education, financing and recognition to get its supply chain on board with Project Gigaton, a sustainability executive with the company told Supply Chain Dive.

    By Ben Unglesbee • March 22, 2024
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    House GOP continues to hammer SEC over climate rule

    The House Financial Services Committee questioned the agency’s authority to promulgate the climate disclosure regulation both in the chamber and on the road.

    By March 21, 2024
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    Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee sue SEC to block climate rule, build on Republican-led backlash

    The trio of states, led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, have asked a federal court to review the rule and stop the agency from “overstepping its authority.”

    By March 20, 2024
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    Federal appeals court pauses SEC climate rule implementation

    The climate disclosure regulation is now on pause pending a review from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, as the first of multiple challenges yields action.

    By March 19, 2024
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    Net-Zero Banking Alliance updates disclosure guidance, extends to capital markets

    The UN-aligned group also stressed that all member banks should act and set climate targets independently, following a flurry of antitrust allegations.

    By March 14, 2024
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    As You Sow stays the course with plastic reduction resolutions despite ESG headwinds

    “I think this is a really difficult year for shareholder resolutions,” said Kelly McBee, circular economy manager at As You Sow. To date, its 2024 consumer packaging efforts target Altria, Amazon and others.

    By Maria Rachal • March 14, 2024
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    Determining if GHG is material to your company: KPMG’s ESG audit leader

    Maura Hodge said companies will need to take a quantitative and qualitative approach to gauge whether to disclose scope 1 and scope 2 emissions.

    By March 13, 2024
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    SEC’s climate disclosure rule: from proposal to approval

    A look at the agency’s two-year journey to finalizing the rule amid a backdrop of conflicting opinions on its authority.

    By , March 13, 2024
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    10 Republican-led states file lawsuit to block SEC’s climate disclosure rule

    The challenge, led by West Virginia, was announced before the ink could dry on the agency’s final rule.

    By March 8, 2024
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    Gender diversity on boards correlates with high credit quality: Moody’s

    Investors seek greater gender and racial diversity on corporate boards, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    By Jim Tyson • March 8, 2024