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Financial Services Committee to hold four ESG hearings this week

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Man with a mission

Household debt should be a national agenda item and legal support is required to manage the problem comprehensively, says Piti Tantakasem, chief executive of TMBThanachart Bank (ttb), in an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post.

Bangkok Post

Who decides what ESG is and how to make investments greener – new research

More than 30 US states have proposed or implemented legislation in recent years to stop the government and its pension funds from investing in environmental social and governance (ESG) funds. These products integrate ESG issues into their investment strategies, which mainly involve buying stocks but also bonds.

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New Mexico Energy Transition Proposal Would Violate Ban on ‘Fossil Fuel Development’

Program at San Juan College School of Energy would certify “clean” fossil fuels.

Capital & Main

House Republican introduces bill opposing ESG in retirement funds

Ballotpedia

Republican attacks on ESG aren't stopping companies in red states from going green

Conservatives attack financial firms that consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues. But companies in red states won't stop trying to operate more sustainably.

WEKU

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, who faced intense backlash for championing ESG, says he’s ‘ashamed’ the topic has become politicized

The billionaire CEO of the world’s largest asset manager said ESG has become politically “weaponized.”

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The ‘S’ in ESG could change the world. We just don’t know how to measure it

Typically, people do not grow out of poverty in 10 years–it’s more like a generation. A.I. can analyze the subtle dynamics that effect change.

Fortune

North Carolina becomes latest state to challenge ESG

Ballotpedia

U.S. lawmakers seem ready to hold A.I. developers accountable

There's surprising bipartisan agreement on two hot-button issues: A.I. and China.

Fortune

Turning adversity into opportunity is key to unlocking Scottish tech success

A venture capitalist makes the argument for investment outside of London

Insider UK

Elon Musk blasts ESG after tobacco stocks beat Tesla

Clever use of diversity and inclusion policies have helped bump up the score of Philip Morris International, makers of Marlboro, even as 8 million are estimated to die annually from cigarettes.

Fortune

NYC Comptroller Decries Politicization Of ESG

In an interview last week, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander argued against the politicization of ESG

Zenger

US slips in supply-chain ranks after child-labor violations

The U.S. has joined a list of mostly emerging-market countries where ESG supply-chain risks are “high,” after the world’s richest economy failed to provide adequate protections for vulnerable populations including migrant children, according to a fresh study.

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Bangkok Post

Thai ESG bond market set to increase funding

Funds mobilised by the issuance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds in Thailand are expected to expand from the current outstanding value of more than 583 billion baht, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA).

Ballotpedia

Biden administration pushes back

Fortune

Rethinking auditing and transparency in the age of A.I.

In today’s world of increasing disclosures, such as ESG and cybersecurity, the responsibility of the internal audit continues to expand and has become even more critical.

Fortune

The SEC regulations on climate disclosures are an opportunity for business, as well as a cost

Businesses that get to grips with ESG risks will have an advantage over their peers.

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Fortune

How Home Depot's CEO is navigating the remodeling decline as consumers delay big repairs

Home Depot's CEO is prioritizing its digital operations and finding new consumers as Americans pull back on home improvement projects.

Fortune

'ESG' is dead. Long live E, S, and G.

The acronym "ESG" has become a hot button and a distraction. But the work isn't going anywhere.

The Conversation

Republicans' anti-ESG attack may be silencing insurers, but it isn’t changing their pro-climate business decisions

Over recent months there has been an orchestrated pushback against investors and insurers who integrate the risks of climate change into their business models. That pushback – emanating from Republican-led states – is having an impact on how companies speak publicly. But whether it will affect their efforts to respond…

Fortune

U.S. multinationals will be subjected to Europe's ESG rules—like it or not

Europe is embracing ESG as the U.S. backs away from the controversial term.

Ballotpedia

ESG pressure on CFO decision-making

The Independent UK

Millennial Money: Does ESG actually do any good?

Both sides of the political spectrum have their say about ESG: It’s either just a label that costs more, or it’s saving the world

TechRadar

The elephant in the boardroom: Why we can’t purpose wash cybersecurity

While organizations may make bold claims about caring about security, there’s a clear vacuum of responsibility at the very top that is preventing meaningful change.

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