ESG

Trump Administration Sends Anti-DEI Requests to European Countries

April 01, 2025

After receiving requests from the Trump Administration to abandon Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI") measures, several European countries voice their disagreement.
SEC Will No Longer Defend Climate Reporting Rules

March 31, 2025

The U.S. Securites and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has announced that it will end its "legal defense of its climate disclosure rules," saying that the rule was "costly and unnecessarily intrusive."
Greenpeace Looses Decade-Old Law Suite

March 20, 2025

A jury in North Dakota has ruled that Greenpeace must pay millions in damages to the pilieline company Energy Transfer for its role in protests almost a decade ago.
UBS Delays Net Zero Targets

March 20, 2025

In its 2024 Sustainability Report, UBS has pushed back its net zero target dates from 2025 to 2035, stating that the change is primarily due to UBS's acquisition of Credit Suisse.
The Future of Stakeholder Capitalism

March 07, 2025

Under the United States' new Trump administration, Robert Darwall of the National Center for Energy Analytics, analyzes the future of stakeholder capitalism, including the likely fate of ESG and DEI agendas.
Wells Fargo Abandons Emissions Goals

March 04, 2025

The U.S. Bank Wells Fargo announced that it is dropping its 2050 net zero emissions goals for financed activities, and will focus on "providing capital for clients' existing energy plans" instead.
The Future of ESG in Europe

February 18, 2025

Following President Trump's myriad of anti-ESG-related Executive Orders, Paul Thorpe makes some predictions on the future of ESG in Europe.
Bud Light: A DEI Cautionary Tale

February 18, 2025

In a new book, Anson Fredericks, former AB InBev executive, warns what can happen when corporations put ESG above stakeholder interests.
SEC Will Not Enforce Climate Disclosure Rule

February 12, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has announced that it will not force public companies to publish climate-related risks associated with their operations, as required by a rule passed in March 2024.
Google Abandons DEI Goals

February 07, 2025

In a memo to its employees, Google has changed its policies regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI"), no longer citing that as a goal which it will pursue.