ESG

EU Faces Pressure to Scale Back ESG Requirements

January 22, 2025

Amidst mounting criticisms by France, one of the European Union's biggest economies, pressure for the EU to rethink its ESG reporting requirements continues to grow.
NZAM Suspends Activities

January 21, 2025

Following the withdrawal of BlackRock from the Net-Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, the group announced that it will be suspending activities pending a review.
Federalist Exposes Climate Cartel's Stacking of Exxon Board with Fossil Fuel Haters

January 21, 2025

A recent House Judiciary Committee report shows how climate activist directors have infiltrated the board of ExxonMobil.
BlackRock Agrees to Increase Transparency Regarding ESG Investment Funds

January 21, 2025

In a settlement between the state of Tennessee and BlackRock made on Friday, the investment firm agreed to act in the investors' best financial interests, eliminating additional undisclosed ESG objectives that may not be financially beneficial to investors.
OECD Accuses BlackRock of Committing Environmental and Human Rights Abuses

January 17, 2025

The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has alleged that BlackRock has increased investments in companies implicated in damaging the environment and the rights of native communites.
Switzerland May Expand ESG Reporting Requirements to More Closely Align with International Standards

December 17, 2024

The Swiss government has launched a consultation on new, more extensive sustainability-related disclosure requirements to better address "international developments" by aligning Swiss disclosure requirements to "internationally recognized standards".
More Companies Dropping Bonus Plans Associated with DEI

July 23, 2024

Financial Times reporter Patrick Temple-West discusses the growing trend for big employers to walk back certain DEI measures.
Loper Bright: What this Decision Means for ESG

July 10, 2024

In light of of the United States Supreme Court decision on Loper Bright, the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance considers how this affects ESG, and how it fits in to larger global trends of ESG regulation.
Firms Still Pushing Climate-Related Disclosure Rule, Despite Legal Questions

June 21, 2024

As the SEC pauses its Climate-Related Disclosure Rule amidst questions over its legality, regulators and climate activists continue to push for more extensive reporting standards.
Companies Risk Falling on Social Credit Scores for not Following Woke Agenda

April 19, 2023

Executives at companies like Nike and Kate Spade are being forced to invest in the woke agenda or risk failing in their social credit score produced by Corporate Equality Index or CEI, which is overseen by the Human Rights Campaign.